When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error.

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When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error.

April 22, 2020

Ofri D. Boston, MA: Beacon Press; 2020. ISBN 9780807037881.

Human and system failures combine to result in preventable patient harm. This book highlights the need for frontline error mitigation tactics such as checklists and electronic health record improvements to be implemented in conjunction with comprehensive system reforms to result in lasting change.

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