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Safety Target

•Device-related Complications (175)

•Diagnostic Errors (208)

•Identification Errors (131)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (721)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (107)

•Medication Safety (1217)

•Medical Complications (482)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (98)

•Surgical Complications (429)

•Transfusion Complications (23)

•Psychological and Social Complications (168)

Origin/Sponsor

•Africa (2)

•Asia (22)

•Australia and New Zealand (72)

•Central and South America (2)

•Europe (237)

•North America (3832)

Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (10)

•Journal Article (2726)

•Legislation/Regulation (69)

•Meeting/Conference (27)

•Newsletter/Journal (13)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (662)

•Press Release/Announcement (35)

•Special or Theme Issue (54)

•Tools/Toolkit (89)

•Web Resource (153)

•Grant (7)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (817)

•Active Errors (662)

•Latent Errors (289)

•Near Miss (66)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (1022)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (531)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (1120)

•Communication Improvement (1293)

•Human Factors Engineering (492)

•Teamwork (298)

•Specialization of Care (293)

•Logistical Approaches (329)

•Culture of Safety (530)

•Technologic Approaches (700)

•Education and Training (839)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (11)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (3185)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (2953)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (1395)

•Patients (729)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (2908)

•Psychiatric Facilities (19)

•Residential Facilities (70)

•Ambulatory Care (432)

•Outpatient Surgery (72)

•Patient Transport (28)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Survive your doctor.

Holt TE. Men's Health. November 3, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Language Barrier

Flores G. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2006.

COMMENTARY 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.

STUDY

The care transitions intervention: results of a randomized controlled trial.

Coleman EA, Parry C, Chalmers S, Min SJ. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1822-1828.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals boost patients' power as advisers.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. August 8, 2007:D1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Get me out alive.

Feldman R. The Washington Post. May 2, 2006:HE01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

UPMC alert gives patients a voice in care.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Minnesota hospitals are testing ways to reduce return trips.

Lerner M. Star Tribune. October 11, 2012.

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

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.

STUDY

Hospital discharge documentation and risk of rehospitalisation.

Hansen LO, Strater A, Smith L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:773-778.

TOOLKIT

Speak Up: Prevent Errors in Your Child's Care.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; February 2010.

STUDY

Language barriers and understanding of hospital discharge instructions.

Karliner LS, Auerbach A, Nápoles A, Schillinger D, Nickleach D, Pérez-Stable EJ. Med Care. 2012;50:283-289.

STUDY

A reengineered hospital discharge program to decrease rehospitalization: a randomized trial.

Jack BW, Chetty VK, Anthony D, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:178-187.

COMMENTARY

Privacy Gone Awry.

Pauker SG, Pauker SP. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2004.

STUDY

Afraid in the hospital: parental concern for errors during a child's hospitalization.

Tarini BA, Lozano P, Christakis DA. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:521-527.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.

STUDY

Hospitalized patients' understanding of their plan of care.

O'Leary KJ, Kulkarni N, Landler MP, et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010;85:47-52.

STUDY

Family-identified barriers to medication reconciliation.

Riley-Lawless K. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2009;14:94-101.

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