Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: what you need to know.

Rod J Rohrich

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Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005: what you need to know.

February 22, 2006

Rohrich RJ. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006;117(2):671-2.

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The author summarizes key components of the legislation, as well as questions and issues that he feels still need to be addressed.

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