Mistake-proofing the Design of Health Care Processes. Figure 2.2

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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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