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| Quality Improvement Report |
| May 2008 |
| Prevention, not punishment, key to patient safety |
| There's good news for hospitals scrambling to meet The Joint Commission's (formerly JCAHO) new culture of safety standard, which goes into effect in January 2009: The government is here to help-and the tools and guidance are free.
Standard LD.3.10 calls on organizations to assess and set up a culture of safety and quality. But if hospitals just stop at assessment and don't make meaningful changes, they may be doing more harm than good. |
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