Implementing a Program of Patient Safety in Small Rural Hospitals.

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Implementing a Program of Patient Safety in Small Rural Hospitals.

January 16, 2008

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2004.

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This AHRQ-funded Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety (PIPS) project report presents an implementation structure for medication safety and safety culture development in small rural hospitals.

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