Reducing Errors in Health Care: Translating Research Into Practice.

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Reducing Errors in Health Care: Translating Research Into Practice.

March 6, 2005

Rockville, MD: Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ Publication No. 00-PO58.

This fact sheet on medical errors provides information based on current research. Patients at risk, types of medical errors, and ways to improve and promote patient safety are discussed. References to programs and publications on medical errors and patient safety are provided.

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