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Establishing a Patient Safety Culture, Part Three
Mary Beth Edmond
Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on quality in healthcare. Part one described the Juran Model for Patient Safety, and part two identified elements of a patient safety officer...
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Establishing a Patient Safety Culture, Part Two
Mary Beth Edmond
Editor's note: Part one of this three-part series on patient safety, "Establishing a Patient Safety Culture," offered an overview of the Juran Model for Patient Safety. Part Two takes a closer look...
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Establishing a Patient Safety Culture, Part One
Mary Beth Edmond
Ensuring patient safety is one of the most vital and challenging roles in health care. Public reporting of preventable medical errors has forced hospitals to report their medical error numbers...