Process changes to increase compliance with the Universal Protocol for bedside procedures.

Jeffrey H. Barsuk; Helga Brake; Timothy Caprio; Cynthia Barnard; Denise Y. Anderson; Mark Williams V

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Process changes to increase compliance with the Universal Protocol for bedside procedures.

June 1, 2011

Barsuk JH, Brake H, Caprio T, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(10):947-9.

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A quality improvement process that included forcing functions resulted in significantly improved adherence to the Universal Protocol for prevention of wrong-site procedures.

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