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Archive > November, 2009 Vol. X, No. 11

Letters & E-mails

Where's the eye protection?

The Cost of Neglecting Safety
In your October Manager's Guide to Patient Safety, you published "6 Keys to Improved Medication Safety" (page 9) and "Can Wrong-site Surgery Happen on Your Watch?" (page 18). They are both excellent. However, I think that your articles regarding safety or lack of safety should include the cost of not performing safety procedures properly, either due to penalties or due to claims.

Dan Sandel
Chairman and CEO
Sandel Medical Industries
info@sandelmedical.com

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