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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.
Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.
STUDY
Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications.
Cumbler E, Wald H, Kutner J. J Hosp Med. 2010;5-83-86.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide.
Frampton S, Guastello S, Brady C, et al. Derby, CT: Planetree; Camden, ME: Picker Institute; 2008.
COMMENTARY
What 'patient-centered' should mean: confessions of an extremist.
Berwick DM. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009;28:w555-w565.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES
Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants.
Sentinel Event Alert. September 24, 2008;(41):1-4.
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
Putting Patients First: Best Practices in Patient-Centered Care. 2nd ed.
Frampton SB, Charmel PA, eds. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2009. ISBN: 9780470377024.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES
ACOG Committee Opinion #320: partnering with patients to improve safety.
ACOG Committee on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Obstet Gynecol. 2005;106:1123-1125. 
TOOLKIT
Partnering with Patients and Families to Enhance Safety and Quality: A Mini Toolkit.
Bethesda, MD: Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care; 2011.
MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Third International Conference on Patient and Family-Centered Care: Partnerships for Enhancing Quality and Safety.
Institute for Family-Centered Care. July 30 - August 1, 2007; Seattle, WA.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MC. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:374-378.
COMMENTARY
Disclosing unanticipated outcomes to patients: the art and practice.
Gallagher TH, Denham CR, Leape LL, Amori G, Levinson W. J Patient Saf. 2007;3:158-165.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Empowering families in emergencies.
Spath PL. Hospital & Health Networks. February 20, 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Reducing patient harm from opiates.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 22, 2007;12:1-3.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
How safe do patients feel?
Wolosin R, Vercler L, Matthews J. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare. November/December 2005;2:40-44.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES
ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: patient safety in obstetrics and gynecology.
ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114:1424-1427.
COMMENTARY
The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety
Gibson R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Standards, audits, and saying I'm sorry: an engineer's family proposes solutions.
Wojcieszak D. Patient Safety Qual Healthc. May/June 2005;2:6, 8-9.
STUDY
Health care consumers' inclination to engage in selected patient safety practices: a survey of adults in Pennsylvania.
Marella WM, Finley E, Thomas AD, Clarke JR. J Patient Saf. 2007;3:184-189.
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