The science of safety improvement: Learning while doing

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 699-701

  Clancy, Carolyn M ^a   Berwick, Donald M ^b  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^b Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE;

EID: 79956342539     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-10-201105170-00013     Document Type: Editorial

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