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AUDIOVISUAL

Hospital-acquired infections.

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

COMMENTARY

As she lay dying: how I fought to stop medical errors from killing my mom.

Welch JR. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012;31:2817-2820.

BOOK/REPORT

Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: a Global Challenge, a Global Perspective.

The Joint Commission. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; May 2012.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

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

BOOK/REPORT

Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Annual Report 2010.

Nashville, TN: Tennessee Center for Patient Safety; August 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't let a hospital make you sick.

Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

COMMENTARY

Learning accountability for patient outcomes.

Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2010;304:204-205.

AUDIOVISUAL

Battling hospital-acquired infections.

Gross T. "Fresh Air." National Public Radio. January 9, 2008.

STUDY

Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series.

Kirkland KB, Homa KA, Lasky RA, Ptak JA, Taylor EA, Splaine ME. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:1019-1026.

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

Culture of resistance.

Berens MJ, Armstrong K. Seattle Times. November 16-18, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital infections hard to gauge.

Hamill SD. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 18, 2010:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs?

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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

Eisler P. USA Today. August 16, 2012.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

On the CUSP: Stop HAI.

Health Research & Educational Trust, MHA Keystone Center.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals tally their avoidable mistakes.

Rein L. Washington Post. July 21, 2009:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How American health care killed my father.

Goldhill D. The Atlantic. September 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors leave devastating impact on families, professionals.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rounding to influence.

Reinertsen JL, Johnson KM. Healthc Exec. Sept/Oct 2010;25:72-75.

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