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Use All Available Data Including Med-mal Claims to Improve Patient Safety
Feb 20, 2020
Leaders from a Candello data partner, UMass Memorial Health Care, share how using the Candello data CBS helped two of their diverse departments to successfully align their claims management efforts to reduce risk and improve patient safety.
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Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety. Use all available data, including med-mal claims, to improve patient safety. Patient Safety Beat. 2020 February 20.
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