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Commentary
Pragmatic insights on patient safety priorities and intervention strategies in ambulatory settings.
December 6, 2017
Sarkar U, McDonald KM, Motala A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(12):661-670.
Patient safety in the ambulatory setting is gaining traction as a focus of research and improvement efforts. Discussing the methods and results of an AHRQ Technical Brief, this commentary summarizes expert opinion on the report to propose recommendations for a research strategy on ambulatory patient safety. The authors outline patient safety practices relevant to the ambulatory setting and suggest activities to advance improvement efforts in outpatient care, such as measure development and use of health information technologies.
