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Evaluating the Patient Safety Indicators: how well do they perform on Veterans Health Administration data?
Rosen AK, Rivard P, Zhao S, et al. Med Care. 2005;43:873-884.

Investigators found the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Patient Safety Indicators to be a useful tool for understanding the epidemiology of adverse events in the Veterans Health Administration.
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