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Better medical office safety culture is not associated with better scores on quality measures.

January 11, 2012

Hagopian B, Singer ME, Curry-Smith AC, et al. J Patient Saf. 2012;8(1):15-21.

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This survey of 24 urban primary care clinics found that stronger safety culture (as measured by the Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture) did not predict higher performance on measures of chronic disease management or provision of preventive services.

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