Leadership by example: IOM report calls for U.S. to become more visible in quality arena.
The federal government--as both a regulator and the largest healthcare purchaser in the country--should take advantage of its "influential position" to promote quality standards and patient safety for the entire healthcare sector, according to a report released this fall by the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Enhancing Federal Healthcare Quality Programs.
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