Deciphering harm measurement.

Gareth Parry; Amelia Cline; Don Goldmann

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Deciphering harm measurement.

May 5, 2015

Parry G, Cline A, Goldmann D. JAMA. 2012;307(20):2155-6.

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This editorial discusses methods to measure patient harm in the United States and advocates for consensus on one system of analysis to understand patient safety progress.

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