Using external errors to signal a clear and present danger.

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Using external errors to signal a clear and present danger.

June 10, 2018

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 6, 2008;13:1-2.

This article addresses the biases inherent when hearing reports of errors at other institutions and explains the importance of learning from such failures to stimulate improvement.

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