A comprehensive perinatal patient safety program to reduce preventable adverse outcomes and costs of liability claims.

Kathleen Rice Simpson; Carol C. Kortz; Eric Knox

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A comprehensive perinatal patient safety program to reduce preventable adverse outcomes and costs of liability claims.

October 28, 2009

Simpson KR, Kortz CC, Knox E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35(11):565-74.

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An organization-wide quality improvement program resulted in reductions in perinatal adverse events over a 5-year period.

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