Commentary On the trail of quality and safety in health care. Citation Text: Grol R, Berwick DM, Wensing M. On the trail of quality and safety in health care. BMJ. 2008;336(7635):74-6. doi:10.1136/bmj.39413.486944.AD. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL January 23, 2008 Grol R, Berwick DM, Wensing M. BMJ. 2008;336(7635):74-6. View more articles from the same authors. This article addresses the gap in health care quality and safety research and offers a list of topics for future study. The authors argue that the research community's attitude about this field of study must change. PubMed citation Available at Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Grol R, Berwick DM, Wensing M. On the trail of quality and safety in health care. BMJ. 2008;336(7635):74-6. doi:10.1136/bmj.39413.486944.AD. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Safety and risk management interventions in hospitals: a systematic review of the literature. October 28, 2009 Organizational culture, team climate and diabetes care in small office-based practices. October 8, 2008 Effectiveness of patient care teams and the role of clinical expertise and coordination: a literature review. September 16, 2009 What 'patient-centered' should mean: confessions of an extremist. June 3, 2009 Diagnostic excellence through the lens of patient-centeredness. December 8, 2021 An interview with Donald Berwick. November 29, 2006 Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals. December 21, 2005 Improving patient care. My right knee. March 6, 2005 The science of improvement. March 19, 2008 Disseminating innovations in health care. 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Safety and risk management interventions in hospitals: a systematic review of the literature. October 28, 2009
Organizational culture, team climate and diabetes care in small office-based practices. October 8, 2008
Effectiveness of patient care teams and the role of clinical expertise and coordination: a literature review. September 16, 2009
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