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Where Medical Errors Occur and How to Avoid Them (Audio/Video item)
Navigating the Health Care System
Patients who are involved in their health care get better quality care and better results. These videos on Navigating the Health Care System feature Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Director Dr. Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., encouraging patients to ask questions of their doctor, nurse or pharmacist and to speak up if they have concerns about medications, tests, or procedures.
Duration: 2 min. 39 sec.
Where Medical Errors Occur and How to Avoid Them (SWF) [ - 2 min. 39 sec.]
Page last reviewed May 2010
Internet Citation: Where Medical Errors Occur and How to Avoid Them: Navigating the Health Care System.
May 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/news/columns/navigating-the-health-care-system/video-errors/index.html
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