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An opportunity for hospitalists to improve patient care

kevinmd.com

If the safety movement teaches us anything, it tells us that we must accept inconvenient news and then first do a root cause analysis.

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RT @kevinmd: An opportunity for hospitalists to improve patient care http://t.co/VmnvL2B6

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Major health care reform calls for significant government role - Boston.com

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