January 1, 2008
The OR’s New Year’s resolution: Improve safety of anticoagulants
Reduce the likelihood of patient harm associated with the use of anticoagulation therapy. That is a Joint Commission 2008 National Patient Safety Goal requirement, to be fully implemented by January 2009. The 1-year phase-in includes defined milestones during 2008.
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