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BOOK/REPORT
Adverse Health Events in Minnesota: Ninth Annual Public Report.
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2013.
STUDY
Role of medical students in preventing patient harm and enhancing patient safety.
Seiden SC, Galvan C, Lamm R. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:272-276.
BOOK/REPORT
Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions.
Osei-Anto A, Joshi M, Audet AJ, Berman A, Jencks SF. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, The John Hartford Foundation, Health Research and Educational Trust; January 25, 2010.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving Communication During Transitions of Care.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2010. ISBN: 9781599404097.
COMMENTARY
Do Not Disturb!
Duffy FD, Cassel CK. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2007.
COMMENTARY
Safe use of cellular telephones in hospitals: fundamental principles and case studies.
Cohen T, Ellis WS, Morrissey JJ, Bakuzonis C, David Y, Paperman WD. J Healthc Inf Manag. Fall 2005;19:38-48.
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Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out.
Pronovost P, Vohr E. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press; 2010. ISBN: 9781594630644.
COMMENTARY
No excuses: the reality that demands action.
Denham C, Bagian J, Daley J, et al. J Patient Safety. 2005;1:154-169.
AUDIOVISUAL
How a simple checklist can dramatically reduce medical errors.
Pronovost PJ. On Call. IHI Open School for Health Professionals. November 3, 2008.
REVIEW
Interdisciplinary teamwork in hospitals: a review and practical recommendations for improvement.
O'Leary KJ, Sehgal NL, Terrell G, Williams MV; High Performance Teams and the Hospital of the Future Project Team. J Hosp Med. 2011 Oct 31; [Epub ahead of print].
COMMENTARY
Learning accountability for patient outcomes.
Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2010;304:204-205.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Health-care industry agrees on patient safety rules.
Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition). November 1, 2006:D1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
National Patient Safety Awareness Week.
National Patient Safety Foundation.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
State starts project to track serious hospital mistakes.
Colburn D. The Oregonian. February 1, 2006:B1.
COMMENTARY
Developing a medication patient safety program — infrastructure and strategy.
Mark SM, Weber RJ. Hosp Pharm. 2007;42:149-156.
COMMENTARY
The disruptive orthopaedic surgeon: implications for patient safety and malpractice liability. 
Patel P, Robinson BS, Novicoff WM, Dunnington GL, Brenner MJ, Saleh KJ. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011;93:e1261-e1266.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Perfect is possible.
Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.
Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.
Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.
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"July Effect": impact of the academic year-end changeover on patient outcomes. A systematic review.
Young JQ, Ranji SR, Wachter RM, Lee CM, Niehaus B, Auerbach AD. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155:309-315.
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