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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf · Jun 2010
Editorial CommentRapid response systems: a mandatory system of care or an optional extra for bedside clinical staff.
Two articles in this issue describe different approaches to implementing a rapid response system--one approach involving a wide-ranging marketing plan, the other entailing a policy change to make activation mandatory.
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Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf · Jan 2010
Editorial CommentA patient-centered approach to detecting harm in adverse drug events.
Systematic safety reviews such as the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System should help usher in change to a more transparent and safe health system.