It’s time to put human relationships back at the center of health care when it comes to how health systems and hospitals approach safety, according to the authors of a recent Mayo Clinic Proceedings commentary.

Doing so would not only improve health system safety and resilience, but also help eliminate some of the sources that are contributing to the high rates of physician burnout.

The approach involves shifting toward a safety mindset and framework that safeguards against human fallibility and empowers physicians to find creative and adaptive solutions that can be tailored to a patient’s individual needs.