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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference


Reasons for Chaos

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  • One time orders
  • Little patient history
  • No other safety mechanism in place
  • Changing gears
  • Inpatients/outpatients co-mingling
  • 4 times as many ED visits as OR in US!

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