Ambulatory Quality and Compliance Insider, October 2008, Universal Protocol: Q&A with Peter B. Angood
Ambulatory Quality and Compliance Insider, October 1, 2008
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Editor’s note: HCPro’s sister publication Briefings on The Joint Commission recently conducted an e-mail interview with Peter B. Angood, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, FCCM, vice president and chief patient safety officer at The Joint Commission (formerly JCAHO). Angood provided the following insights into the Universal Protocol™.
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