The Commonwealth Fund Quality Improvement Colloquium: Patient Safety Five Years After To Err Is Human.

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The Commonwealth Fund Quality Improvement Colloquium: Patient Safety Five Years After To Err Is Human.

March 27, 2005

Washington DC: National Academy of Sciences; November 4, 2004.

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Experts participating in this event evaluated the progress made since the release of To Err is Human, and the steps needed to improve safety moving forward. This page includes archived video, transcripts, and presentation slides from the event as well as participant biographies.

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