Controversy and quality improvement: lingering questions about ethics, oversight, and patient safety research.
Six ethical and regulatory issues are relevant to the Michigan ICU safety program and checklist and to evidence-based patient safety initiatives in general.
Kass
Nancy
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Berman Institute of Biothics, Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. nkass@jhsph.edu
Pronovost
Peter J
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Sugarman
Jeremy
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Goeschel
Christine A
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Lubomski
Lisa H
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Faden
Ruth
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D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics*; D032984:Ethics, Research; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000941:ethics; D006761:Hospitals / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008824:Michigan; D017751:Safety Management