The tipping point: the relationship between volume and patient harm.

Alberta T Pedroja

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The tipping point: the relationship between volume and patient harm.

November 12, 2008

Pedroja AT. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(5):336-41.

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This analysis correlated hospital incident reports to measures of hospital volume and found a relationship between incidents leading to patient harm and increased hospital volume.

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