Top patient safety concerns touch on IT, patient identification issues
Patient Safety Monitor, July 1, 2016
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This year’s list of top patient safety concerns proves that health systems continue to battle health IT implementation issues, while also struggling with patient safety stalwarts like disinfection, medication errors, and even patient identification.
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