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.

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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