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Going to a ‘Messy Place’ Together to Prevent Mistakes
May 13, 2015
Duration: 2:13
This podcast is an episode of Patient Safety Updates (now Safety Net). You can find other episodes and subscribe using the links to the right.
Providers don’t need all the answers if they want to protect their patients from medical harm, just a willingness to focus on some unpleasant realities. Dr. Glenn Focht of Children’s Hospital has more than hope on his side.
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