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REVIEW

Hospital do-not-resuscitate orders: why they have failed and how to fix them.

Yuen JK, Reid MC, Fetters MD. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:791-797.

STUDY

Comparing two safety culture surveys: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and Hospital Survey on Patient Safety.

Etchegaray JM, Thomas EJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:490-498.

COMMENTARY

Creating high reliability: a new approach for patient safety.

McGinnis L. AORN J. 2011;94:219-222.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Oops, sorry, wrong patient! A patient verification process is needed everywhere, not just at the bedside.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 10, 2011;16:1-4.

STUDY

Enhancing medication use safety: benefits of learning from your peers.

Kazandjian VA, Ogunbo S, Wicker KG, Vaida AJ, Pipesh F. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:331-335.

STUDY

Outcomes of care by hospitalists, general internists, and family physicians.

Lindenauer PK, Rothberg MB, Pekow PS, Kenwood C, Benjamin EM, Auerbach AD. N Engl J Med. 2007;357:2589-2600.

STUDY

Perceptions of hospital safety climate and incidence of readmission.

Hansen LO, Williams MV, Singer SJ. Health Serv Res. 2011;46:596-616.

STUDY

Differences in outcomes between ICU attending and senior resident physician led medical emergency team responses.

Morris DS, Schweickert W, Holena D, et al. Resuscitation. 2012;83:1434-1437.

STUDY

Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications.

Cumbler E, Wald H, Kutner J. J Hosp Med. 2010;5-83-86.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Under-mined.

Greene J. Hosp Health Netw. December 2006.

STUDY

Adverse drug events among hospitalized Medicare patients: epidemiology and national estimates from a new approach to surveillance.

Classen DC, Jaser L, Budnitz DS. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:12-21, AP1-AP9.

BOOK/REPORT classic

The Silent Treatment: Why Safety Tools and Checklists Aren't Enough to Save Lives.

Maxfield D, Grenny J, Lavandero R, Groah L. Provo, UT: VitalSmarts; 2011.

STUDY

Eradicating medical student mistreatment: a longitudinal study of one institution's efforts.

Fried JM, Vermillion M, Parker NH, Uijtdehaage S. Acad Med. 2012;87:1191-1198.

BOOK/REPORT

The Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds Guide.

Frankel AS, Grillo S, Pittman MA. Chicago, IL: Health Research and Educational Trust; 2006.

STUDY

Adverse-event-reporting practices by US hospitals: results of a national survey.

Farley DO, Haviland A, Champagne S, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:416-423.

STUDY

An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital.

Weinberg J, Proske D, Szerszen A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:317-325.

STUDY

Adoption of National Quality Forum safe practices by magnet hospitals.

Jayawardhana J, Welton JM, Lindrooth R. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:350-356.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE classic

Improving America's Hospitals—The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission.

STUDY

Multiple patient safety events within a single hospitalization: a national profile in US hospitals.

Yu H, Greenberg MD, Haviland AM, Farley DO. Am J Med Qual. 2012;27:472-479.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

10 Tips to Help Promote Patient Safety.

Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; 2013.

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