Patient safety performance: reversing recent declines through shared profession-wide system-level solutions.

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Patient safety performance: reversing recent declines through shared profession-wide system-level solutions.

January 18, 2023

James BC, Savitz L, Fairbanks RJ, et al. NEJM Catalyst. December 12, 2022.

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The COVID-19 pandemic revealed fractures in health care systems worldwide. The authors advocate for enhanced use of systems-focused and organization-centric strategies to improve patient safety through universal application of best practices.

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