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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Medical errors are hard for doctors to admit, but it's wise to apologize to patients.
Jain M. Washington Post. May 27, 2013.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Medical malpractice: why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?
Sanghavi D. Boston Globe Magazine. January 27, 2013.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Software for symptoms.
Borzo J. Wall Street Journal. May 23, 2005:R10.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Robots help keep doctors up on skills.
Bohan S. Oakland Tribune. January 27, 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Fixing America's hospitals.
Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.
COMMENTARY
Constitutional arguments in favor of modifying the HCQIA to allow the dissemination of physician information to healthcare consumers.
Chernitsky LA. Wash Lee Law Rev. Spring 2006;63:737-776.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The best medical care in the U.S.
Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Cause of death: sloppy doctors.
Caplan J. Time.com. January 15, 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Confronting a colleague who covers up a medical error.
Brody H. Am Fam Physician. 2006;73:1272, 1274.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
When doctors say, "We're sorry."
Eisenberg D. Time Magazine. August 15, 2005;166:50.
BOOK/REPORT
Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care.
Makary M. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Press; 2012. ISBN: 9781608198368.
AUDIOVISUAL
Hospital Medication Errors Commonplace.
Palca J. National Public Radio. July 28, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
A pinpoint beam strays invisibly, harming instead of healing.
Bogdanich W, Rebelo K. New York Times. December 28, 2010;A1.
STUDY
Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products.
Wolf MS, King J, Jacobson K, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:1587-1593.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Doctors say patients who lie may put their health at risk.
Johnson CK. USA Today. January 19, 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
'Wrong site' surgeries on the rise.
Davis R. USA Today. April 17, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.
Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.
AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION
Mix-up: baby nursed by wrong mother.
Cisneros N. ABC-7/KGO-TV. June 10, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Sarasota Memorial Hospital reviewed after restrained patient dies.
Gulliver D. Sarasota Herald Tribune. November 7, 2006:BS1.
COMMENTARY
Prevent medication errors: a New Year's resolution: teaching patients about their medications.
Polzien G. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:59-62.
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