Why is Patient Safety in Its Own Bucket?
Susan E. Mazer, Ph.D
MARCH 17, 2017
I have always wondered why patient safety is talked about by itself. As if all other procedures, policies, and practices are not about safety. And why should patient safety be separate from the patient experience? For staff, patient safety is a lot like playing in tune for a musician. Because regardless of how much technique, fluency, knowledge, years, or whatever else one can claim, if a musician doesn’t play in tune, it’s tragic — both for the music and the audience.
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