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Process changes to increase compliance with the Universal Protocol for bedside procedures.
Barsuk JH, Brake H, Caprio T, Barnard C, Anderson DY, Williams MV. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:947-949.
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A quality improvement process that included forcing functions resulted in significantly improved adherence to the Universal Protocol for prevention of wrong-site procedures.
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