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Article: Making health care safer for all: MHA Keystone Center for patient safety & quality.(Health Care Trends)
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- April 1, 2009
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While faced with continuing uncertainties regarding the state and national economies, growing optimism can be found in the high-quality, life-saving and cost-lowering health care services delivered in Michigan hospitals. These patient safety successes, which have been featured in state and national media and The New England Journal of Medicine, speak to Michigan hospitals' primary agenda to provide the safest, highest quality care to all patients.
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In 2003, Michigan hospitals voluntarily launched a pioneering initiative to improve health care quality, save lives and lower costs by identifying new ways to reduce medical errors. ...