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Article published January 19, 2009

Video Feature: Jean DerGurahian on quality, patient safety


Posted: January 19, 2009 - 12:01 am ET
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Modern Healthcare reporter Jean DerGurahian, based in Chicago, covers patient safety and quality-of-care issues among other sectors. What are her sources saying about trends in the year ahead?

Last year, the quality field introduced a wide range of clinical-improvement initiatives to help reduce medical errors. Expect those efforts to become much more targeted and specific to medical outcomes as quality proponents focus on improving episodes of care. Also look for the development of quality standards that measure how well providers treat patients from the time they enter an emergency room until they meet with their primary-care doctors for follow-up visits.

To learn more, please view the accompanying video or read Modern Healthcare’s Jan. 5 business outlook Special Report either in print or online.

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