Commentary The intensive care unit, patient safety, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Citation Text: Clancy CM. The intensive care unit, patient safety, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(5):348-51. 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 4, 2006 Clancy CM. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(5):348-51. View more articles from the same authors. The author discusses AHRQ–funded research and initiatives that focus on sleep deprivation, incident reporting, and staffing to reduce error in the intensive care unit. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Clancy CM. The intensive care unit, patient safety, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(5):348-51. 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