Hospitalists as emerging leaders in patient safety: targeting a few to affect many.

Scott A Flanders; Samuel R Kaufman; Sanjay Saint; Vikas I Parekh

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Hospitalists as emerging leaders in patient safety: targeting a few to affect many.

August 31, 2005

Flanders SA, Kaufman SR, Saint S, et al. J Patient Saf. 2005;1(2):78-82.

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The authors describe a statewide consortium of inpatient physicians dedicated to quality and safety improvement in Michigan. The consortium's focus is on translating patient safety research into practice and sharing information among participating institutions.

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