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Mistake-Proofing the Design of Health Care Processes

Figure 2.2. Increasing the number of rules can lead to increased error rates

Chart showing Error event report rate plotted against number of rules, showing skill-based and rule-based errors.

Source: Adapted from Chiu, Frick.10

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