A new frontier in patient safety.

Joseph McCannon; Donald M. Berwick

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A new frontier in patient safety.

August 17, 2016

McCannon J, Berwick DM. JAMA. 2011;305(21):2221-2.

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Highlighting goals and strategies of the Partnership for Patients program, this commentary discusses challenges to improving patient safety.

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