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Published 11 years, 11 months ago
Description
In April 2006 one of the largest hospitals in the Netherlands hit the national headlines with the exposure of “scandalously” poor results for cardiac surgery.
Melvin Samsom, CEO of the hospital, explains how the high death rates galvanised quality improvement and innovative change, transforming it into a model for patient participation.
Read more about the transformation at:
http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5765