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Physicians come out on the winning end of 80% of malpractice claims that end in jury verdicts, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hos...

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Archive > August, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 8

Safety

Power to the Patients

Carol Roth, RN, JD

When it comes to improving safety, your patients soon will go from being missing links to key ingredients.

JCAHO's 2007 National Patient Safety Goals encourage patients' active involvement in their own care. Effective Jan. 1, NPSG 13 focuses on patient involvement as a safety strategy. The goal also includes a new requirement that organizations "define and communicate the means for patients and their families to report concerns about safety."

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