Patient Safety Toolkits.

Toolkit

Patient Safety Toolkits.

October 30, 2013

AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement; Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care; AAAHC.

This collection of toolkits provides resources to support safety in ambulatory care and includes information about fall prevention and surgical checklists.

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