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COVID-19 and patient safety- lessons from 2 efforts to keep people safe.

Wachter RM. COVID-19 and patient safety- lessons from 2 efforts to keep people safe. JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(2):127-128. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7527.

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January 24, 2024
Wachter RM. JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(2):127-128.
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System failures affecting individuals or populations provide lessons for learning and improvement. This discussion of commonalities between medical error and COVID-19 shares how data and stories, appropriate mental models, risk assessment and communication, and consistent, focused effort by the front line and leaders should be harnessed to address unexpected yet likely challenges to both patient safety and public health.

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Wachter RM. COVID-19 and patient safety- lessons from 2 efforts to keep people safe. JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(2):127-128. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7527.

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