Wrong-site, wrong-patient surgeries persist
Healthcare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement 18(1): 4-6
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 1541-1052 PMID: 21265384 Document Number: 651064
Communication errors cited in 100% of cases. Carrots and sticks' needed to engender cultural change. Staff members must be mentally engaged and accept accountability.
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