Sources for Further Research
Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard for Care
This report, released by the IOM, describes a detailed plan to facilitate the development of data standards applicable to the collection, coding and classification of patient safety information.
"Medicare in the 21st Century: Building a Better Chronic Care System"
This final report of the Study Panel on Medicare and Chronic Care in the 21st Century is about how Medicare could improve care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions.
National Academy of Social Insurance, January 2003
kaiserEDU: "Reducing Medical Errors"
This issue module provides background information on efforts to reduce medical errors including key data, reports and more.
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