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March 23, 2022 - August 4, 2021
Patient safety and quality improvement: ethical principles for a regulatory … The impact of electronic communication of medication discontinuation (CancelRx) on medication safety … December 2, 2020
Inviting patients to identify diagnostic concerns through structured … The impact of electronic communication of medication discontinuation (CancelRx) on medication safety … February 26, 2014
E-prescribing: a focused review and new approach to addressing safety
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September 23, 2020 - diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic use, and patient … November 12, 2014
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October 12, 2022 - This before and after study evaluated the impact of the VA’s Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) on characteristics … May 19, 2021
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October 30, 2019 - We spoke with him about his insights
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OB? … with a really high or a really low C-Section rate, it tells you something about the
other quality indicators … A lot of patient safety and quality improvement work is like this where
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