Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers.

Kathryn A. Wood; Sumant R. Ranji; Brigid Ide; Kathleen Dracup

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Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers.

January 3, 2017

Wood KA, Ranji SR, Ide B, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35(9):475-82, 437.

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This survey characterizes the types of rapid response systems in academic tertiary care hospitals in the United States and discusses barriers to implementation as well as successes achieved by the teams.

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