Medical Teamwork and Patient Safety: The Evidence-based Relation. Figure 2

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Figure 2. The Donabedian Model of Patient Safety^a

Donabedian model of patient safety. Go to Text Description [D] for details.

Adjust structure and process to eliminate or minimize risks of health care-associated injury, before they have an adverse event-impact on the outcomes of care.

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^a Adapted from Donabedian, 1980.¹⁰⁷

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Figure 2. The Donabedian Model of Patient Safetya

Figure 2. The Donabedian Model of Patient Safety^a