When mistakes happen. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

When mistakes happen. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Newspaper/Magazine Article
 
• Published December 2018

When mistakes happen.

Beck DL. ASH Clinical News. December 1, 2018.

This article provides an overview of efforts to understand and improve patient safety and covers topics such as the epidemiology of error, its impact on the individuals involved, and the importance of transparency in healing and learning from mistakes.

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