Patient safety in the ambulatory OB/GYN setting.

Patrice M Weiss; Eric Swisher

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Patient safety in the ambulatory OB/GYN setting.

August 29, 2012

Weiss PM, Swisher E. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2012;55(3):613-9.

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This commentary details strategies to improve safety in ambulatory obstetric care, such as test result tracking and risk management.

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