Improving patient safety in radiology: concepts for a comprehensive patient safety program.

Lane F Donnelly; Julie M Dickerson; Martha A Goodfriend; Stephen Muething

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Improving patient safety in radiology: concepts for a comprehensive patient safety program.

May 12, 2010

Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, et al. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2010;31(2):67-70.

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This article describes how one institution targeted interventions at both error reduction and safety culture to improve patient safety performance.

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