Ounce of prevention: to reduce errors, hospitals prescribe innovative designs.

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Ounce of prevention: to reduce errors, hospitals prescribe innovative designs.

May 17, 2006

Naik G. Wall Street Journal. May 8, 2006; A1.

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This article reports on innovations implemented at a Wisconsin hospital to improve patient safety and how other institutions are redesigning their hospitals with safety in mind.

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