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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Addressing health care errors under Medicare (E)

Addressing health care errors under Medicare (E)

June 1, 1999

The Secretary should work with providers and other stakeholders to identify and promote effective and efficient processes, structures, and activities for reducing preventable errors and to set progressive targets for improvement in patient safety through Medicare’s quality improvement programs.

Appeared in: June 1999 - Chapter 3

Topics: Quality.