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•Device-related Complications (129)

•Diagnostic Errors (182)

•Identification Errors (92)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (365)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (75)

•Medication Safety (1159)

•Medical Complications (332)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (80)

•Surgical Complications (344)

•Transfusion Complications (15)

•Psychological and Social Complications (123)

Origin/Sponsor

•Australia and New Zealand (67)

•Central and South America (4)

•Europe (266)

•North America (2924)

Resource Types

•Audiovisual (35)

•Bibliography (3)

•Book/Report (236)

•Clinical Guideline (6)

•Journal Article (2245)

•Legislation/Regulation (61)

•Meeting/Conference (35)

•Newsletter/Journal (16)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (355)

•Press Release/Announcement (48)

•Special or Theme Issue (61)

•Tools/Toolkit (62)

•Web Resource (146)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (731)

•Active Errors (531)

•Latent Errors (224)

•Near Miss (57)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (820)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (344)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (1031)

•Communication Improvement (866)

•Human Factors Engineering (408)

•Teamwork (250)

•Specialization of Care (229)

•Logistical Approaches (224)

•Culture of Safety (437)

•Technologic Approaches (582)

•Education and Training (640)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (14)

•Dentistry (3)

•Medicine (2139)

•Nursing (195)

•Pharmacy (463)

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Health Care Providers

•Allied Health Professionals (7)

•Clinical Technologists (28)

•Physicians (452)

•Nurses (227)

•Pharmacists (224)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1837)

•Psychiatric Facilities (15)

•Residential Facilities (63)

•Ambulatory Care (379)

•Outpatient Surgery (40)

•Patient Transport (33)

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AUDIOVISUAL

Health agency: drug errors still common.

Knox R. "All Things Considered." National Public Radio. July 20, 2006.

AUDIOVISUAL

Avoiding medical error.

Colvin G. "The Colvin Interview." CNN. February 5, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health literacy—a quality and patient safety imperative.

Foubister V. Quality Matters. November/December 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.

Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.

BOOK/REPORT classic

classic

Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series.

Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors, Aspden P, Wolcott J, Bootman JL, Cronenwett LR, eds. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2007.

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

Fixing America's hospitals.

Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.

COMMENTARY

Prevent medication errors: a New Year's resolution: teaching patients about their medications.

Polzien G. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:59-62.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The best medical care in the U.S.

Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Maternity ward at Highland under fire from patients.

Vesely R. Inside Bay Area. December 28, 2006.

AUDIOVISUAL

Remaking American Medicine.

Public Broadcasting Service. Thursdays, October 5–26, 2006, 10:00–11:00 PM (Eastern).

BOOK/REPORT

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

Golden, CO: Health Grades, Inc.; April 2006.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Health Care Quality.

Wisc Med J. 2006:105;1-86.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety.

The Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources.

BOOK/REPORT

Adverse Health Events in Minnesota: Ninth Annual Public Report.

St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Technology has transformed the VA.

Stires D. Fortune Magazine. May 15, 2006:130-132, 134, 136.

BOOK/REPORT classic

classic

Josie's Story.

King S. New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press; 2009. ISBN: 9780802119209.

BOOK/REPORT

The Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement Is Transforming Medicine.

Kenney C. New York, NY: Public Affairs; 2008. ISBN: 9781586486198.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Survive your doctor.

Holt TE. Men's Health. November 3, 2006.

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