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Using medical malpractice closed claims data to reduce surgical risk and improve patient safety.
Manuel BM, Greenwald LM. Bull Am Coll Surg. March 2007;92:27-30.

The authors describe a risk management strategy using closed claims data to identify risk exposures and inform patient safety educational efforts.
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