Close calls in patient safety: should we be paying closer attention?

Albert W. Wu; Clifford M. Marks

Commentary

Close calls in patient safety: should we be paying closer attention?

October 8, 2013

Wu AW, Marks CM. CMAJ. 2013;185(13):1119-20.

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This commentary highlights the value of analyzing near misses in preventing errors and includes several examples of close-call reporting systems.

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