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Medical errors: Where are we now?.

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Nursing Management, 37 (10): 50 - 54 (2006)

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The article discusses medical errors because of complex system errors and evolution in healthcare, according to the Institute of Medicine and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations of the U.S. The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 encourages healthcare providers to report medical errors and near misses to patient safety organizations through the national patient safety database without fear of being sued or compromising a patient's legal rights.

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