I-CaRe: a case review tool focused on improving inpatient care.

Jennifer Huang Lee; Arpana Vidyarthi; Niraj L Sehgal; Andrew D Auerbach; Robert Wachter

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I-CaRe: a case review tool focused on improving inpatient care.

February 4, 2009

Lee JH, Vidyarthi A, Sehgal NL, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35(2):115-119, 61.

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This article describes the development and implementation of a tool for retrospective case review by hospitalists.

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