The growing role of the Patient Safety Officer: implications for risk managers.

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The growing role of the Patient Safety Officer: implications for risk managers.

March 6, 2005

Chicago, IL: American Society of Healthcare Risk Management; 2004.

This report describes the development of the Patient Safety Officer (PSO), its role in health care, and how it might be most effectively implemented in organizations. Educational venues and opportunities to prepare an individual for the position are included in the text.

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