Identifying Risks and Monitoring Safety: the Role of Patients and Citizens.

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Identifying Risks and Monitoring Safety: the Role of Patients and Citizens.

November 6, 2013

O'Hara J, Isden R. London, UK: Health Foundation; October 2013.

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This report examines how a framework for measuring and monitoring safety can be applied to engage patients in improvement efforts.

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