Making use of mortality data to improve quality and safety in general practice: a review of current approaches.

Richard Baker; Emma Sullivan; Janette Camosso-Stefinovic; Aly Rashid; Azhar Farooqi; Hanna Blackledge; Justin Allen

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Making use of mortality data to improve quality and safety in general practice: a review of current approaches.

April 25, 2007

Baker R, Sullivan E, Camosso-Stefinovic J, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16(2):84-9.

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The investigators analyzed the literature and found that mortality data are not systematically used to inform improvements in general practice.

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