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emergency rooms  

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  • Emergency departments (EDs) are a unique context in which to study communication and its impact on important health outcomes such as patient safety. Communication problems have been cited by the Joint Commission as the most common reason for sentinel patient safety events that result in medical error. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Communication; Emergency Rooms]

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