Patient safety checklist: keys to successful implementation.

Philip Fracica; Mohamed Lafeer; Marie Minnich; Raymond Fabius

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Patient safety checklist: keys to successful implementation.

August 9, 2006

Fracica P, Lafeer M, Minnich M, et al. Physician executive. 2006;32(4):46-53.

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The authors share lessons learned from implementing patient safety programs and outline the steps for successful implementation.

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