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A Patient Safety Rounds pilot program at clinics affiliated with a large research and education institution.

Savely SM, Muraca PW, Eller MF, Aljehani N, Kathuria N. J Patient Saf. 2015 Jun 22; [Epub ahead of print].

This study describes a pilot program to introduce patient safety rounds at a group of outpatient clinics. These rounds identified many patient safety issues and were viewed as a success by participants, but the program was discontinued following the departure of key leadership.

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