Hospitalists as Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety: lessons learned and future directions.

Scott Flanders; Samuel R. Kaufman; Sanjay Saint; Vikas Parekh

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Hospitalists as Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety: lessons learned and future directions.

February 25, 2009

Flanders S, Kaufman SR, Saint S, et al. J Patient Saf. 2009;5(1):3-8.

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This study analyzes findings from a 2-year program to share best practices and train hospitalists as patient safety champions in a consortium of nine Michigan hospitals.

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