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Review
. 2021 Feb;30(2):141-145.
doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011390. Epub 2020 Jul 16.

Fighting a common enemy: a catalyst to close intractable safety gaps

Hardeep Singh  1 , Dean F Sittig  2 , Tejal K Gandhi  3
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Review

Fighting a common enemy: a catalyst to close intractable safety gaps

Hardeep Singh et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: crisis management; health policy; information technology; patient safety; safety culture.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Dr Gandhi is an employee of Press Ganey Associates LLC.

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Potential use of COVID-19 as a catalyst to accelerate the Diffusion of Innovations curve for patient safety.
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