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INTERVIEW

In Conversation With… Paul H. O'Neill, MPA

Mr. O'Neill served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush and, prior to that, chairman and CEO of Alcoa. We spoke with him about workplace safety and its relationship to patient safety and organizational excellence.

PERSPECTIVE

Workplace Safety in Health Care

Ross W. Simon and Elena G. Canacari, RN

This piece explores how a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center combined tools and techniques used in manufacturing along with continuous improvement to develop a process to identify, prioritize, and mitigate hazards in health care settings.

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