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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

More states shred bills for awful medical errors: patients in 23 states will no longer pay for certain mistakes, hospitals say.

Aleccia J. MSNBC News. August 12, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Many Mass. hospitals will pay for errors.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. September 17, 2007;Metro section:1A.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Minnesota is first state with policy to stop billing after medical errors.

Lerner M. Star Tribune. September 18, 2007;News section:5B.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital bracelets face hurdles as they fix hazard.

Hartocollis A. New York Times. September 25, 2008; Metropolitan Desk section: A1.

BOOK/REPORT

Adverse Events in Hospitals: Care Study of Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Two Selected Counties.

Levinson DR. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General; December 2008. Report No. OEI-06-08-00220.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medicare releases patient safety ratings for hospitals.

Rau J. Kaiser Health News. October 17, 2011.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

Austin, TX: Texas Medical Institute for Technology and the Quaid Foundation; 2010.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

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

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2009.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; January 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Avoidable mistakes rise despite hospital efforts.

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

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

Medicare says it won't cover hospital errors.

Pear R. New York Times. August 19, 2007.

STUDY

Improving situation awareness to reduce unrecognized clinical deterioration and serious safety events.

Brady PW, Muething S, Kotagal U, et al. Pediatrics. 2013;131:e298-e308.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

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

STUDY

Challenges and opportunities to prevent transfusion errors: a Qualitative Evaluation for Safer Transfusion (QUEST).

Heddle NM, Fung M, Hervig T, et al; BEST Collaborative. Transfusion. 2012;52:1687-1695.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Eighth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Reed K, May R. Denver, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; March 2011.

COMMENTARY

Debriefing medical teams: 12 evidence-based best practices and tips.

Salas E, Klein C, King H, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:518-527.

STUDY

Comprehensive stroke centers overcome the weekend versus weekday gap in stroke treatment and mortality.

McKinney JS, Deng Y, Kasner SE, Kostis JB; Myocardial Infarction Data Acquisition System (MIDAS 15) Study Group. Stroke. 2011;42:2403-2409.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals target risks of color wristbands.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. April 4, 2007:D5.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors leave devastating impact on families, professionals.

Bernhard B. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 5, 2013:A10.

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