Path to safety: benefits of the 2005 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act.
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act offers healthcare providers an important opportunity to: Develop a patient safety evaluation system. Establish staff accountabilities, internal reporting processes, and collection/analysis protocols. Ensure legal protection for the process.
McBride
Debra
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Aon Healthcare, Minneapolis, USA. Debra_McBride@ars.aon.com
Greening
Audrey
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Redmond
David
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D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States