Evidence report/technology assessment
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Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep) · Mar 2013
ReviewMaking health care safer II: an updated critical analysis of the evidence for patient safety practices.
To review important patient safety practices for evidence of effectiveness, implementation, and adoption. ⋯ The evidence supporting the effectiveness of many patient safety practices has improved substantially over the past decade. Evidence about implementation and context has also improved, but continues to lag behind evidence of effectiveness. Twenty-two patient safety practices are sufficiently well understood, and health care providers can consider adopting them now.