Could it happen here? Learning from other organizations' safety errors.

James B. Conway

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Could it happen here? Learning from other organizations' safety errors.

November 14, 2011

Conway JB. Healthcare Executive. 2008;23(6):64, 66-67.

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This brief article explains step-by-step how health care leadership can learn from failures at other organizations.

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