Medical Error Reporting System Could Boost Patient Safety.

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Medical Error Reporting System Could Boost Patient Safety.

September 21, 2005

Ebright PR; Rapala K. Indianapolis, IN: Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University - Purdue University; 2005.

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This brief report discusses important issues for policy makers in developing a statewide incident reporting system.

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