An article on the Becker's Hospital Review website lists 50 experts who are leading the field of patient safety. The list includes professionals from healthcare organizations, national organizations, universities and other institutions that focus on improving patient safety and quality of care. Those included are healthcare providers, advocates, administrators, researchers and professors who have demonstrated a commitment to patient safety, the article said.

The first 10 names on the list (alphabetically) are:

• James P. Bagian, MD, PE. Director for the Center for Health Engineering and Patient Safety, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor).

• David W. Bates, MD, MSc. Senior Vice President for Quality and Safety and Chief Quality Officer at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization (Boston).

• Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP. Former CMS Administrator (Baltimore). 

• Karl Bilimoria, MD, MS. Director of Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago).

• Leah F. Binder, MA, MGA. CEO of The Leapfrog Group (Washington, D.C.). 

• Maureen Bisognano, RN. President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (Cambridge, Mass.). 

• Doug Bonacum. Vice President of Quality, Safety and Resource Management at Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.). 

• Richard Boothman, JD. Chief Risk Officer of University of Michigan Health System (Ann Arbor). 

• Helga Brake, PharmD, CPHQ. Patient Safety Leader at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago).

• Christine Cassel, MD. President and CEO of the National Quality Forum. 

Read the article.