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Safety Target

•Device-related Complications (203)

•Diagnostic Errors (193)

•Identification Errors (133)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (406)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (87)

•Medication Safety (1092)

•Medical Complications (537)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (99)

•Surgical Complications (454)

•Transfusion Complications (20)

•Psychological and Social Complications (164)

Origin/Sponsor

•Africa (4)

•Asia (23)

•Australia and New Zealand (70)

•Central and South America (4)

•Europe (254)

•North America (3730)

Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (11)

•Journal Article (2474)

•Legislation/Regulation (74)

•Meeting/Conference (42)

•Newsletter/Journal (17)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (662)

•Press Release/Announcement (51)

•Special or Theme Issue (71)

•Tools/Toolkit (88)

•Web Resource (185)

•Grant (13)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (696)

•Active Errors (605)

•Latent Errors (256)

•Near Miss (60)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (1180)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (608)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (1084)

•Communication Improvement (1038)

•Human Factors Engineering (511)

•Teamwork (324)

•Specialization of Care (254)

•Logistical Approaches (273)

•Culture of Safety (641)

•Technologic Approaches (674)

•Education and Training (980)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (14)

•Complementary and Alternative Medicine (1)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (3118)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (3111)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (1564)

•Patients (712)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (2338)

•Psychiatric Facilities (19)

•Residential Facilities (76)

•Ambulatory Care (376)

•Outpatient Surgery (49)

•Patient Transport (31)

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SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Health Care Quality.

Wisc Med J. 2006:105;1-86.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

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

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

National Patient Safety Awareness Week.

National Patient Safety Foundation.

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Get me out alive.

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

BOOK/REPORT classic

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.

Gawande A. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books; 2009. ISBN: 9780805091748.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Scathing report on Kaiser kidney program. Transplant delays assailed -- Medicare threatens to end coverage.

Russell S. San Francisco Chronicle. June 24, 2006.

BOOK/REPORT

National Priorities and Goals: Aligning Our Efforts to Transform America's Healthcare.

National Priorities Partnership. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2008. ISBN: 1933875194.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety.

The Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

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

COMMENTARY

Our story.

King S. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36:284-286.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.

Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals save money, but safety is questioned.

Klein A. The Washington Post. December 11, 2005:A01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Simple mistakes, serious consequences: positive ID is no laughing matter.

Edozien L. Saferhealthcare. June 2, 2006.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MC. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:374-378.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital errors jeopardize Angola virus battle.

Grady D. New York Times. April 30, 2005.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Patient Safety Research Highlights: Program Brief.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2006. AHRQ Publication No. 06-P023.

COMMENTARY

Development of an expert system for classification of medical errors.

Kopec D, Levy K, Kabir M, Reinharth D, Shagas G. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2005;114:110-116.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fatal drug mix-up exposes hospital flaws.

Davies T. Washington Post. September 22, 2006.

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