Effectiveness of a community collaborative for eliminating the use of high-risk abbreviations written by physicians

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 147-153

  Leonhardt, Kathryn Kraft ^a,b   Botticelli, Joseph ^b,c,d  

^a AURORA HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b Milwaukee Patient Safety Collaborative   (United States)

^c CARDINAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviations; Collaborative; Patient safety; Physician prescribing patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749851926     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jps.0000235387.01031.36     Document Type: Article

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