American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ACOG committee opinion: patient safety in obstetrics and gynecology. Number 286, October 2003: Committee on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Abstract
Emphasis on patient safety has increased in the past few years mostly in response to the Institute of Medicine report To Err Is Human:Building a Safer Health System. Obstetrician-gynecologists should incorporate elements of patient safety into their practices and also encourage others to use these practices.
Source and rights
Published by International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2004. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
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At a glance
- Organisation
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Published
- 2004
- Applies to
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Scope
- National
- Journal
- International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
- PubMed
- 15293358
- Added to Prognia
- 23 July 2026
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