The creation and impact of a dedicated section on quality and patient safety in a clinical academic department.

Arthur M Boudreaux; Thomas R Vetter

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The creation and impact of a dedicated section on quality and patient safety in a clinical academic department.

January 30, 2013

Boudreaux AM, Vetter TR. Academic Medicine. 2012;88(2).

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This commentary describes the design, implementation, and results of a team dedicated to improving quality and safety in an anesthesia department and highlights outcomes of their performance improvement projects.

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