A comprehensive grassroots model for statewide safety improvement.

Maulik S. Joshi; Vahé A. Kazandjian; Paul Martin; William Minogue; Debbie Christian; Nicole Silverman; Margaret M. Toth

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A comprehensive grassroots model for statewide safety improvement.

December 14, 2005

Joshi MS, Kazandjian VA, Martin P, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(12):671-677.

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The authors describe key initiatives of the Maryland Patient Safety Center, a 2005 Eisenberg award winner, and propose that their approach can be used as a model for patient safety programs in other states.

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