The Field Journal

Writing from the institutional line.

Essays and notes on patient safety, healthcare operations, technology, and the practical work of keeping decisions connected to the people who live with them.

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Patient Safety and the Slack in the Institutional Line

Patient safety begins when institutions treat ordinary operational friction as information, keep frontline signals connected to decisions, and act before harm repeats.

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