Implementing the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) to improve patient safety in an academic primary care practice. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Implementing the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) to improve patient safety in an academic primary care practice. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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Implementing the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) to improve patient safety in an academic primary care practice.

Pitts SI, Maruthur NM, Luu N, et al. Jt Comm Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43:591–597.

Comprehensive unit-based safety programs have been shown to enhance safety in acute care settings. The investigators adapted this program for a primary care setting and report that safety culture improved following implementation of standard work and safety training. The authors did not report on patient outcomes.

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