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Compliance to Patient Safety Culture

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Health care regulation and compliance create an effective framework for safety; however the time has come to synchronize high reliability concepts and shift the focus to strategies that will achieve a culture of safety.

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    Kendra L. Moldenhauer BSN, RN & Peggy Alder

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Moldenhauer, K.L., Alder, P. (2014). Compliance to Patient Safety Culture. In: Stahel, P., Mauffrey, C. (eds) Patient Safety in Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4369-7_13

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