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VHA National Patient Safety Improvement Handbook.

January 17, 2012

A handbook developed by the VA and the National Center for Patient Safety that provides guidance on how to limit opportunities that adversely impact patient safety and care. The strategies discussed incorporate the use of root cause analysis, a tool designed to understand and communicate safety-related issues.

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