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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (371)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (547)

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•Non-Health Care Professionals (780)

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•Hospitals (1841)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Standards, audits, and saying I'm sorry: an engineer's family proposes solutions.

Wojcieszak D. Patient Safety Qual Healthc. May/June 2005;2:6, 8-9.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.

AUDIOVISUAL

Hospital-acquired infections.

Moss-Coane M, O'Connell K, Fishman N. Radio Times. April 28, 2011.

BOOK/REPORT

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance.

Gawande A. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books; 2007. ISBN: 0805082115.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

The Partnership for Healthcare Excellence.

1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420, Boston, MA 02120.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient advocates take action: vigilance required to reduce medical errors.

Graham J. Chicago Tribune. August 28, 2007;Tempo section:6.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Noah's story: please listen.

Lord T. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. March/April 2012;9:38-41,44.

COMMENTARY classic

classic

Healthcare in a land called PeoplePower: nothing about me without me.

Delbanco T, Berwick DM, Boufford JI, et al. Health Expect. 2001;4:144-150.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

More families hear apologies following medical mistakes.

Greene L. St. Petersburg Times. August 19, 2008.

AUDIOVISUAL

Notre Dame students design to save lives.

McFadden M. WNDU. February 21, 2012.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

Austin, TX: Texas Medical Institute for Technology and the Quaid Foundation; 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Tackling tube misconnections.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. June 27, 2007:D3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Aftercare tips for patients checking out of the hospital.

Alderman L. New York Times. June 18, 2010;B6.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing America's hospitals.

Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.

BOOK/REPORT

Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions.

Osei-Anto A, Joshi M, Audet AJ, Berman A, Jencks SF. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, The John Hartford Foundation, Health Research and Educational Trust; January 25, 2010.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Transitions of Care (TOC) Portal.

The Joint Commission.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors harm huge number of patients. What will it take to make America's hospitals safer?

Sternberg S. US News & World Report. August 28, 2012.

TOOLS/TOOLKIT

Condition Help.

Pittsburgh, PA: UPMC Shadyside Hospital; 2012.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

SAFE CARE Patient Safety Education Program.

Mableton, GA: Safe Care Campaign.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

UPMC alert gives patients a voice in care.

Fabregas L. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. May 19, 2006.

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