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How can clinicians measure safety and quality in acute care?
Pronovost PJ, Nolan T, Zeger S, Miller M, Rubin H. How can clinicians measure safety and quality in acute care? Lancet. 2004;363(9414):1061-1067.

Evidence suggests that the greatest opportunity to improve outcomes for patients will probably come not from discovering new treatments but from learning how to deliver existing effective therapies. This article presents a practical method for caregivers to learn from routine practice using evaluation of performance and frequent feedback.



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