AHRQ Patient Safety Network: 2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Patient Safety.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network





2014 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report: Chartbook on Patient Safety.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2015. AHRQ Publication No. 15-0007-2-EF.

The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports review analysis specific to tracking patient safety challenges and improvements in areas of focus such as hospital-acquired infections. This set of tools includes summaries drawn from the reports for use in presentations to enhance distribution and application of the data.

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