Commentary Improving patient safety: moving beyond the "hype" of medical errors. Citation Text: Forster AJ, Shojania KG, van Walraven C. Improving patient safety: moving beyond the "hype" of medical errors. CMAJ. 2005;173(8):893-4. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL October 26, 2005 Forster AJ, Shojania KG, van Walraven C. CMAJ. 2005;173(8):893-4. View more articles from the same authors. The authors advocate for a method of detecting adverse events and evaluating their clinical significance to better inform patient safety interventions. PubMed citation Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Forster AJ, Shojania KG, van Walraven C. Improving patient safety: moving beyond the "hype" of medical errors. CMAJ. 2005;173(8):893-4. 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