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Patient safety and quality improvement: terminology.

Pereira-Argenziano L, Levy FH. Pediatr Rev. 2015;36:403-413.

To Err Is Human provided an initial set of definitions for patient safety, human error, and quality improvement terms. This review summarizes common terminology and overarching theories used in patient safety work and examines their applicability in error reduction efforts in pediatric care.

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