Patient Safety Organizations: a new paradigm in quality management and communication systems in healthcare.

Douglas B Dotan

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Patient Safety Organizations: a new paradigm in quality management and communication systems in healthcare.

July 22, 2009

Dotan DB. J Clin Engineer. 2013;34(3):142-146.

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This commentary discusses patient safety organizations as learning organizations—groups that are able to effectively adapt to change.

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