Video
The RAP Process was a Gift
Jul 01, 2015
Duration: 57 seconds
Pat Folcarelli, Director of Patient Safety at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, talks about the opportunity the RAP provided for tapping into feedback from colleagues to impact changes.
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