The Patient Safety Initiative at America’s Public Hospitals: The Year One Overview.

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The Patient Safety Initiative at America’s Public Hospitals: The Year One Overview.

February 9, 2011

Research Brief. Washington, DC: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems; January 2011.

This report describes a collaborative effort to engage public hospitals in patient safety work and highlights its successful outcomes.

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