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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lessons from America's safest hospitals.

Howard B. AARP The Magazine. April/May 2013;56:46-50,52,71.

AUDIOVISUAL

Hospital-acquired infections.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals leery of reporting serious errors.

Bernhard B, Kohler J. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 27, 2011:A1.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

The Assertive Patient.

Health Care For All. 30 Winter Street, 10th floor, Boston, MA 02108.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals boost patients' power as advisers.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. August 8, 2007:D1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

More families hear apologies following medical mistakes.

Greene L. St. Petersburg Times. August 19, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't let a hospital make you sick.

Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Why don't doctors wash their hands more?

Chen PW. New York Times. September 17, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Leapfrog hospital safety scores 'depressing.'

Clark C. HealthLeaders Media. May 9, 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Staying safe during a hospital stay.

Graham J. Los Angeles Times. May 11, 2011.

BOOK/REPORT

Hospital Reporting Program.

Portland, OR: Oregon Patient Safety Commission.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Avoidable mistakes rise despite hospital efforts.

Colliver V. San Francisco Chronicle. June 2, 2010;A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Arrogant, abusive and disruptive — and a doctor.

Tarkan L. New York Times. December 1, 2008;Science Desk:1.

DATABASE/DIRECTORY

HospitalInspections.org

Columbia, MO: Association of Health Care Journalists.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Officials investigate infants' heparin OD at Texas hospital.

Vonfremd M, Ibanga I. ABC News.com. July 10, 2008.

AUDIOVISUAL

Take Charge of Your Hospital Stay to Avoid Medical Mistakes.

Clarke S, Savard M. Good Morning America. ABC News. March 22, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The impossible workload for doctors in training.

Chen PW. New York Times. April 18, 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

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

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