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Making Healthcare Safe: The Story of the Patient Safety Movement.

June 9, 2021

Leape LL. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature; 2021. ISBN: 9783030711252.

The publication of “Error in Medicine” by Dr. Lucian Leape marked a pivotal step in the launch of the modern patient safety movement. In this publication, Dr. Leape shares insights stemming from his notable career in safety to outline milestones in the current effort to reduce patient harm due to medical mistakes.

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