Teaming up to prevent 'crashes': some hospitals give patients the power to get extra help, stat.

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Teaming up to prevent 'crashes': some hospitals give patients the power to get extra help, stat.

September 19, 2007

Wang SS. Washington Post. August 31, 2007.

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This article discusses the advent of rapid response teams and describes how several hospitals have empowered patients or their families to initiate them.

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