Overview of progress on patient safety.

Peter Pronovost; Christine G. Holzmueller; Christopher S. Ennen; Harold E. Fox

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Overview of progress on patient safety.

May 21, 2019

Pronovost P, Holzmueller CG, Ennen CS, et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204(1):5-10.

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The first in a new patient safety series, this article reviews efforts to improve safety in obstetrics and gynecology, provides a framework for research, and offers suggestions to enhance safety in the specialty.

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