AHRQ quality and safety initiatives.

Carolyn M Clancy

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AHRQ quality and safety initiatives.

June 1, 2005

Clancy CM. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(6):354-6.

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director Carolyn Clancy briefly presents the agency's patient safety activities. Highlights include the Patient Safety Improvement Corps and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

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