Improvement of Pennsylvania healthcare consumers' awareness of patient safety.

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Improvement of Pennsylvania healthcare consumers' awareness of patient safety.

March 19, 2014

Munn J. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2014;11:23-29.

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Patients are increasingly being asked to assume a role in ensuring their own safety. This report explores patients' adoption of practices meant to help improve their safety and found that 8 of the 10 suggested tactics are actively used by health care consumers in Pennsylvania.

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