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In Conversation With Susan Haas MD, MSc
Mar 01, 2019
CRICO supported and partnered with Ariadne to study the trend of health systems getting larger and more integrated, the risks to patient safety, and ways to mitigate these risks.
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In conversation with… Susan Haas, MD, MSc. AHRQ PSNet. March 2019.
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