Patient safety: the synergy of technology and behavior.

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Patient safety: the synergy of technology and behavior.

February 27, 2008

Yarbrough C, Rypkema S. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. January/February 2008.

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This article describes how one Veterans Affairs hospital employed teamwork, checklists, and technology and successfully reduced hospital-acquired infections.

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