Responding to patient safety incidents: the "seven pillars."

T. B. McDonald; L. A. Helmchen; K. M. Smith; N. Centomani; A. Gunderson; D. Mayer; W. H. Chamberlin

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Responding to patient safety incidents: the "seven pillars."

July 30, 2012

McDonald TB, Helmchen LA, Smith KM, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):e11.

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This article describes one institution's principles for reporting, investigating, analyzing, and disclosing adverse events.

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