Patient safety: lessons learned.

James P. Bagian

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Patient safety: lessons learned.

March 1, 2006

Bagian JP. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36(4):287-90.

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The author summarizes the systemwide approaches to safety that can be learned from high reliability organizations such as aviation.

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