One of the most important interventions is for hospital leadership to get the hospital's board involved with safety and quality. Not only does the board have fiduciary responsibility for the organization, but they have responsibility for quality and safety as well. Accordingly, it is crucial for the board to explicitly make safety and quality a top priority. Boards are typically comprised of mostly nonclinical individuals, so hospital leaders and staff will need to educate them.

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