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Home>Newsroom>Press Kits>Preventing Errors Relating to Commonly Used Anticoagulants
Preventing Errors Relating to Commonly Used Anticoagulants
September 17, 2008

Read transcript of the September 24, 2008 Press Conference.

  • News Release: Joint Commission Alert:  Prevent Blood Thinner Deaths and Overdoses
  • Sentinel Event Alert - Issue #41: Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants


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  • Mark R. Chassin, MD - President, The Joint Commission
  • Diane D. Cousins - Vice President, Department of Healthcare Quality and Safety, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)


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