Implementation of patient centeredness to enhance patient safety.

Karin Janine Berntsen

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Implementation of patient centeredness to enhance patient safety.

January 31, 2006

Berntsen KJ. J Nurs Care Qual. 2006;21(1):15-19.

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The author reviews the six aims in the Institute of Medicine report Crossing the Quality Chasm and applies the rules to several case studies to illustrate gaps in their implementation.

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