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Identifying and Understanding Ways to Address the Impact of Racism on Patient Safety in Health Care Settings.

August 31, 2022

Schulson LB, Thomas AD, Tsuei J, et al. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation; 2022

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Clinical leaders have unique viewpoints on front-line care challenges. This report includes results of an environmental scan and expert interviews that examined how racism, bias, and patient safety intertwine to affect incident reporting, safety culture, and adverse event data collection.

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