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Don't be fooled by the illusion of patient safety.

May 18, 2005

Spath P. Hosp Peer Rev. 2005;30(5):69-71.

The author examines the pros and cons of using root cause analysis to drive system safety improvement. She cautions against “stopping short” by only identifying problems but not supporting initiatives to fix them.

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