Clinical risk management in hospitals: strategy, central coordination and dialogue as key enablers.

Matthias Briner; Tanja Manser; Oliver Kessler

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Clinical risk management in hospitals: strategy, central coordination and dialogue as key enablers.

April 18, 2012

Briner M, Manser T, Kessler O. J Eval Clin Pract. 2013;19(2):363-369.

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This Swiss survey identifies key organizational factors that help hospitals establish a comprehensive clinical risk management service.

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