Final five: ASCs told to target patient safety.

Gina Rollins

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Final five: ASCs told to target patient safety.

January 2, 2008

Rollins G. Hospitals & health networks. 2007;81(12):53-4, 56, 1.

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This article discusses a National Quality Forum initiative endorsing quality measures that can be publicly reported to elucidate the safety of ambulatory surgical care.

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