Reduction in pediatric identification band errors: a quality collaborative.

Shannon Connor Phillips; Michele Saysana; Sarah Worley; Paul D Hain

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Reduction in pediatric identification band errors: a quality collaborative.

August 22, 2012

Phillips SC, Saysana M, Worley S, et al. Pediatrics. 2012;129(6):e1587-93.

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A multi-institution collaborative quality improvement project, based on a prior intervention, successfully reduced the incidence of patient misidentification errors.

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