Hospital progress in reducing error: the impact of external interventions.

Steven B. Hosford

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Hospital progress in reducing error: the impact of external interventions.

April 9, 2008

Hosford SB. Hosp Top. 2008;86(1):9-19.

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Hospitals reported implementing a wide variety of quality improvement interventions to reduce medical errors. The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals were cited as a major impetus to improve safety, whereas mandatory reporting of errors was considered less important.

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