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Joint Commission and AHRQ release special report

Hospitalist Leadership Connection, November 14, 2007

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and The Joint Commission released findings about risks to patient safety and healthcare quality in a supplement to the November issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. The report says that worker fatigue, poor patient flow, and low nurse staffing levels all contribute to decreased quality of care.

To obtain a copy of the report, call 800/358-9295 or email AHRQPubs@ahrq.hhs.gov.

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