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BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2012.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

HAC Posting on Hospital Compare.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; April 2009.

STUDY

How do black-serving hospitals perform on patient safety indicators?: Implications for national public reporting and pay-for-performance.

Ly DP, Lopez L, Isaac T, Jha AK. Med Care. 2010;48:1133-1137.

BOOK/REPORT

Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0037-1-EF.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Adverse Events in Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

Levinson DR. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General; November 2010. Report No. OEI-06-09-00090.

COMMENTARY

The economics of health care quality and medical errors.

Andel C, Davidow SL, Hollander M, Moreno DA. J Health Care Finance. 2012;39:39-50.

STUDY

Effect of nonpayment for hospital-acquired, catheter–associated urinary tract infection: a statewide analysis.

Meddings JA, Reichert H, Rogers MA, Saint S, Stephansky J, McMahon LF. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:305-312.

BOOK/REPORT

Hospital Reporting Program.

Portland, OR: Oregon Patient Safety Commission.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.

STUDY

Thirty-day, all-cause readmissions for elderly patients who have an injury-related inpatient stay.

Spector WD, Mutter R, Owens P, Limcangco R. Med Care. 2012;50:863-869.

STUDY

'Global Trigger Tool' shows that adverse events in hospitals may be ten times greater than previously measured.

Classen DC, Resar R, Griffin F, et al. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011;30:581-589.

STUDY

Association of a clinical knowledge support system with improved patient safety, reduced complications and shorter length of stay among Medicare beneficiaries in acute care hospitals in the United States.

Bonis PA, Pickens GT, Rind DM, Foster DA. Int J Med Inform. 2008;77:745-753.

BOOK/REPORT

IBEAS: A Pioneer Study on Patient Safety in Latin America: Towards Safer Hospital Care.

Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2011.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Quality Study: Fourth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; April 2007.

STUDY

Exploring the causes of adverse events in hospitals and potential prevention strategies.

Smits M, Zegers M, Groenewegen PP, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e5.

COMMENTARY

The long road to ensuring patient safety in NHS hospitals.

Dyer C. BMJ. 2013;346:f3029.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Seventh Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; March 2010.

STUDY

Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with Joint Commission accreditation.

Schmaltz SP, Williams SC, Chassin MR, Loeb JM, Wachter RM. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:458-465.

STUDY

Dying for the weekend: a retrospective cohort study on the association between day of hospital presentation and the quality and safety of stroke care.

Palmer WL, Bottle A, Davie C, Vincent CA, Aylin P. Arch Neurol. 2012;69:1296-1302.

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