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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Baby's death spotlights safety risks linked to computerized systems.

Graham J, Dizikes C. Chicago Tribune. June 27, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Radiation offers new cures, and ways to do harm.

Bogdanich W. New York Times. January 24, 2010:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Nurse accidentally kills premature son of swine flu victim in Spain.

Tremlett G. Guardian.co.uk; July 13, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.

Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. May 8, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dennis Quaid's Quest.

Grant M. AARP The Magazine. September/October 2010;53:48-51,90-91.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Deadly infections: hospitals can lower the risk, but many fail to act.

Consumer Reports. March 2010;75:16-21.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fatal drug mix-up exposes hospital flaws.

Davies T. Washington Post. September 22, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Global goal: reduce medical errors.

Szabo L. USA Today. August 23, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

At VA hospital, a rogue cancer unit.

Bogdanich W. New York Times. June 20, 2009;National Desk:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

U.S. inaction lets look-alike tubes kill patients.

Harris G. New York Times. August 21, 2010:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fatal 1,000-fold overdoses can occur, particularly in neonates, by transposing mcg and mg.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 6, 2007;12:1-4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors still claiming many lives.

Weise E. USA Today. May 18, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.

Altman LK. New York Times. December 11, 2001;1:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Human costs of training doctors.

Dunklin R, Goetinck Ambrose S, Egerton B. Dallas Morning News. August 1, 2010:A01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE classic

The checklist.

Gawande A. The New Yorker. December 10, 2007;83:86-95.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.

Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Parents sue over babies' heparin overdoses: infants were given too much heparin at Methodist Hospital.

Higgins W. Indianapolis Star. September 13, 2008;News section:A1

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals overhaul ERs to reduce mistakes.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. May 10, 2011:D3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A long way to go.

DerGurahian J. Mod Healthc. December 7, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dangerous infections are more likely in pediatric intensive-care units.

Consumer Reports. January 26, 2012.

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