Procedures should promote patient safety.

Patrice Spath

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Procedures should promote patient safety.

August 23, 2006

Spath P. Hospital peer review. 2006;31(8):113-6.

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This article discusses the importance of developing practical procedures in hospital care and how to design procedures that promote safety.

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