Patient safety perceptions: a survey of Iowa physicians, pharmacists, and nurses.

Jonathan Durbin; Mary Mincer Hansen; Ronda Sinkowitz-Cochran; Denise Cardo

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Patient safety perceptions: a survey of Iowa physicians, pharmacists, and nurses.

February 15, 2006

Durbin J, Hansen MM, Sinkowitz-Cochran R, et al. Am J Infect Control. 2006;34(1):25-30.

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The investigators surveyed health care providers to determine their perceptions on patient safety in the health care system. They found that clinicians believed systemwide interventions and stronger patient involvement would improve safety.

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