Improving patient safety through transparency

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1677-1679

  Kachalia, Allen ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; RESPONSIBILITY; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 84886740710     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1303960     Document Type: Article

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