Dr. Pronovost, medical director of Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Innovation in Quality Patient Care in Baltimore, said partnerships between academic medicine and industry medicine, teamwork training, checklists and transparency may help increase patient safety and healthcare quality.
Read the Wall Street Journal report on barriers to patient safety improvements.
Read more coverage on patient safety:
– Rep. Questions Kathleen Sebelius on Plans for ASC Quality Reporting
– Study: Higher Nurse Staffing Levels Can Reduce Infection Rates
– Making Patient Safety Initiatives Profitable
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