Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Health IT Portfolio.

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Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Health IT Portfolio.

February 27, 2013

Rockville,MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2010. AHRQ Pub. No. 10-P004.

This publication summarizes a funding initiative to enhance quality and safety in ambulatory care through health information technology.

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