The IOM Health Professions Education report highlighted patient safety concerns as:
a. A normal risk in professional practice.
b. A result of disciplinary silos.
c. A reflection of frontline staff.
d. Related to systems errors.
ANS: B
The IOM Health Professions Education report (2004) highlighted the education of health disciplines in silos as a major concern in patient safety and endorsed five recommendations.
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