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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient, protect thyself.

Szabo L. USA Today. February 5, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors are hard for doctors to admit, but it's wise to apologize to patients.

Jain M. Washington Post. May 27, 2013.

TOOLS/TOOLKIT

Condition Help.

Pittsburgh, PA: UPMC Shadyside Hospital; 2012.

COMMENTARY

Medication errors in family practice, in hospitals and after discharge from the hospital: an ethical analysis.

Clark PA. J Law Med Ethics. 2004;32:349-357.

AUDIOVISUAL

Avoiding medical error.

Colvin G. "The Colvin Interview." CNN. February 5, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't come back, hospitals say.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. June 7, 2011:D3.

AUDIOVISUAL

Things You Should Know Before Entering the Hospital.

Chicago, IL: Four Leaf Enterprises, Inc; 2005.

BOOK/REPORT

Adverse Health Events in Minnesota: Ninth Annual Public Report.

St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2013.

AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION

Investigation: dangers of medical recovery rooms.

Saltzman W. ABC/WPVI. February 5, 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

Through the Eyes of the Workforce: Creating Joy, Meaning, and Safer Health Care.

Roundtable on Joy and Meaning in Work and Workforce Safety, The Lucian Leape Institute. Boston, MA: National Patient Safety Foundation; 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Afraid to speak up to medical power.

Chen PW. New York Times. February 14, 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance.

Gawande A. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books; 2007. ISBN: 0805082115.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Panel set to study safety of electronic patient data.

Freudenheim M. New York Times. December 13, 2010:3B.

COMMENTARY

Electronic health records and National Patient-Safety Goals.

Sittig DF, Singh H. N Engl J Med. 2012;367:1854-1860.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

SAFE CARE Patient Safety Education Program.

Mableton, GA: Safe Care Campaign.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

UPMC alert gives patients a voice in care.

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

AUDIOVISUAL

Notre Dame students design to save lives.

McFadden M. WNDU. February 21, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Are you a great diagnostician?

Yasgur BS. Medscape Business of Medicine. March 27, 2013.

COMMENTARY

Lethal Cap.

Schillinger D. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.

COMMENTARY

Prevention of fatal opioid overdose.

Beletsky L, Rich JD, Walley AY. JAMA. 2012;308:1863-1864.

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