Whose job is it to take the lead

The leader s role is to define the healthcare safety issue for the organization and the terms of the organization s engagement with it. The leader marshals the constituencies that must cooperate to create a strong safety climate and an organizational culture that supports safety. In subsequent chapters we address how this is done well, what it is made up of, and how such efforts are measured. 

In the next chapter we present a model for understanding healthcare safety that untangles the complexity and arms you with a useful way to think about the issues. It lays the groundwork for understanding exactly what you need to do to lead healthcare safety improvement and build a strong safety climate in your organization. 

Seeing the right thing to do to reach objectives and motivating the organization, whether it is a team or a corporation, to do these things effectively. Safety leadership is exercised by decision making, which is shaped by the beliefs of the leader and demonstrated by his or her behavior. 

The set of mechanisms that reduce or eliminate exposures to hazard in the working interface. Different organizations classify these mechanisms in different ways, but they usually include hazard recognition and mitigation, incident root cause analysis, training, regulations, procedures, policies, and safety improvement programs. 

The environment in which exposure to hazards is created, mitigated.or eliminated, and where adverse events occur or are prevented. Not just the bedside and other clinical settings but also the laboratory, magnetic resonance imaging unit, hallway,patient shuttles, etc.- any place staff, patients,and. or technology interact 

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