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AWARD RECIPIENT
2006 Quest for Quality Prize.
Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Perfect is possible.
Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.
BOOK/REPORT
HealthGrades Quality Study: Third Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.
Golden, CO: Health Grades, Inc.; April 2006.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
PreventInfection.org.
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.
Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Fixing America's hospitals.
Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.
BOOK/REPORT
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.
TOOLKIT
Making Strides in Safety.
Chicago, IL: American Medical Association.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Parents asking hospital for answers in death of infant.
News 3 Las Vegas (KVBC/DT). December 7, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.
Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
National Patient Safety Awareness Week.
National Patient Safety Foundation.
BOOK/REPORT
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An Update on the Quality of American Health Care Through the Patient's Lens.
Davis K, Schoen S, Schoenbaum SC, et al. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund; April 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.
Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.
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Nurturing Creativity: 2006 MacArthur Fellows.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Get me out alive.
Feldman R. The Washington Post. May 2, 2006:HE01.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.
Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.
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Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety.
The Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
10 things your hospital won't tell you.
Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.
COMMENTARY
Our story.
King S. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36:284-286.
GRANT RECIPIENT
The MacArthur Fellows Program: Michael Cohen.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. September 20, 2005.
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