Achieving Safe Health Care: Delivery of Safe Patient Care at Baylor Scott & White Health

Winner of a 2016 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!

A recent article published in the Journal of Patient Safety estimated that more than 400,000 lives are lost each year due to preventable patient events in American hospitals. Preventable patient safety events are the third leading cause of death in the United States. While most health care organizations know they need to improve patient safety, most lack an understanding of the steps required to develop and implement an eff...