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Framework for direct observation of performance and safety in healthcare.

November 29, 2017

Catchpole K, Neyens DM, Abernathy J, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(12):1015-1021.

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Efforts to measure and monitor patient safety improvement can help reveal how work is actually done. This commentary reviews observational study techniques to provide a framework and interactions to consider for researchers seeking to develop observational studies in health care.

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