The impact of health system membership on patient safety initiatives.

Eric W Ford; Jeremy C Short

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The impact of health system membership on patient safety initiatives.

January 9, 2008

Ford EW, Short JC. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012;33(1):13-20.

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This study describes the relationship between the configuration of health systems and their adoption of safety initiatives such as computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and intensive care unit staffing.

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