Measurement of quality and assurance of safety in the critically ill.

Peter Pronovost; Bryan Sexton; Julius Cuong Pham; Christine A Goeschel; Bradford D Winters; Marlene R Miller

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Measurement of quality and assurance of safety in the critically ill.

April 8, 2009

Pronovost P, Sexton B, Pham JC, et al. Clin Chest Med. 2009;30(1):169-79, x.

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This commentary discusses how challenges in measuring patient safety may stall improvement efforts. The authors describe a framework for evaluating safety measures and offer recommendations for future research.

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