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Digging Into the Patient Safety Risks From Hospital Mergers
Jul 20, 2018
In addition, PSQH featured the research team’s collaboration to produce a free toolkit that includes guides to aid healthcare organizations when holding crucial conversations during a merger.
Citation for the Full-text Article
Palmer J. Digging into the patient safety risks from hospital merger. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare. July 2o, 2018.
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