Assistive Technology Uptime as a Patient-Safety Standard

This Viewpoint describes how assistive technology repair times and the share of days an essential mobility device is functional should be measurable patient safety standards.

Corresponding Author: Henry Bair, MD, Wills Eye Hospital, 840 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107 (henry.c.bair@gmail.com).

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