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Dr. Flanders discusses the challenges of hospitalized patient care

SHM president says hospitalists can act as change agents

Scott Flanders, MD, FHM, director of the hospitalist division, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor; thinks HM has tackled many of the patient-safety issues noted in the 1999 IOM report. He also says HM should continue to redesign strategies to continue to improve outcomes; "This is a long road—a marathon, not a sprint."

 

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