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Safety and Risk Management Interventions in Hospitals: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Medical Care Research and Review, 09/29/09

Duckers M et al. – The collected evidence on risk reduction concerns a variety of interventions to reduce medication errors, fall incidents, diagnostic errors, and adverse events in general. Most studies reported positive effects; however, interventions were often multifaceted, and it was difficult to disentangle their impact. This made it difficult to draw generic lessons from this body of research. More rigorous evaluations are needed, in particular, of continuous learning and safety analysis techniques.

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