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•Latent Errors (50)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (148)

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•Health Care Providers (241)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Brigham and Women's airing medical mistakes.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. April 9, 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lessons from America's safest hospitals.

Howard B. AARP The Magazine. April/May 2013;56:46-50,52,71.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs?

Teegardin C. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 28, 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The short life and lonely death of Sabrina Seelig.

Hartocollis A. New York Times. July 28, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff.

Eisler P. USA Today. August 16, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

With money at risk, hospitals push staff to wash hands.

Hartcollis A. New York Times. May 29, 2013:A18.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors leave devastating impact on families, professionals.

Bernhard B. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 5, 2013:A10.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals may be the worst place to stay when you're sick.

Greider K. AARP Bulletin. March 2012;53:10,12,14.

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Patient data outage exposes risks of electronic medical records.

Terhune C. Los Angeles Times. August 3, 2012:B1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

First do no harm.

Allen M. Washington Monthly. March/April 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

At Bellevue, a desperate fight to ensure the patients' safety.

Hartocollis A, Bernstein N. New York Times. November 2, 2012:A1.

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Medicare study finds teaching hospitals have higher risk of complications; findings disputed.

Rau J. Washington Post. February 12, 2012:A03.

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.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. June 5, 2012;D1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Genome detectives solve a hospital's deadly outbreak.

Kolata G. New York Times. August 22, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Healing the hospital hierarchy.

Brown T. New York Times. March 17, 2013:SR5.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The impossible workload for doctors in training.

Chen PW. New York Times. April 18, 2013.

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Hospitals leery of reporting serious errors.

Bernhard B, Kohler J. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 27, 2011:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Why don't doctors wash their hands more?

Chen PW. New York Times. September 17, 2009.

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Leapfrog hospital safety scores 'depressing.'

Clark C. HealthLeaders Media. May 9, 2013.

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