Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement.

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Rapid response teams and continuous quality improvement.

November 25, 2009

Dailey MS, Durkin S, Gulczynski B, et al. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. Nov/Dec 2009;6:28-31.

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This study discusses how analysis of rapid response team calls identified a recurrent pattern of medication errors, and describes the steps taken to prevent such errors.

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