[A proposal of the medical profession for the prevention of medical errors].
In 2002 the Agency for Quality in Medicine developed an "action plan" to improve patient safety that can be summarized neatly as "Sensitize, inform, discuss and implement strategies". The following publication describes both the goals of this action plan and some of its implemented measures.
Rohe
Julia
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Arztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin, Berlin. rohe@azq.de
Diel
Franziska
F
Klakow-Franck
Regina
R
Thomeczek
Christian
C
D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*