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STUDY

Engaging patients and family members in patient safety—the experience of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Wale JB, Moon RR. Psychiatr Q. Spring 2005;76:85-95.

TOOLKIT

National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit 2004.

Ann Arbor, MI: National Center for Patient Safety; 2004.

STUDY

'You have to face your mistakes in the street': the contextual keys that shape health service access and health workers' experiences in rural areas.

Allan J, Ball P, Alston M. Rural Remote Health. 2008;8:835.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Emergency Medicine Patient Safety Foundation.

11760 Atwood Road, Suite 5, Auburn, CA 95603.

STUDY

Lost in translation: challenges and opportunities in physician-to-physician communication during patient handoffs.

Solet DJ, Norvell JM, Rutan GH, Frankel RM. Acad Med. 2005;80:1094-1099.

COMMENTARY

Too Hot For Comfort

Cleland H, Wasiak J. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2007.

REVIEW

"Tech-check-tech": a review of the evidence on its safety and benefits.

Adams AJ, Martin SJ, Stolpe SF. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:1824-1833.

CLINICAL GUIDELINE

Fall prevention for older adults.

Lyons SS. University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Dissemination Core. 1996 (revised 2004 Feb). NGC:003480.

COMMENTARY

Another Fall.

Bogardus ST Jr. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2003.

REVIEW

Do professional interpreters improve clinical care for patients with limited English proficiency? A systematic review of the literature.

Karliner LS, Jacobs EA, Chen AH, Mutha S. Health Serv Res. 2007;42:727-754.

STUDY

Emergency medical services provider perceptions of the nature of adverse events and near-misses in out-of-hospital care: an ethnographic view.

Fairbanks RJ, Crittenden CN, O'Gara KG, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2008;15:633-640.

STUDY

Variation in emergency medical services workplace safety culture.

Patterson PD, Huang DT, Fairbanks RJ, Simeone S, Weaver M, Wang HE. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010;14:448-460.

STUDY

Safety Climate Survey: reliability of results from a multicenter ICU survey.

Kho ME, Carbone JM, Lucas J, Cook DJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:273-278.

STUDY

Perceived impact of duty hours limits on the fragmentation of patient care: results from an academic health center.

Keating RJ, LaRusso NF, Kolars JC. Am J Med. 2005;118:788-793.

COMMENTARY

Are you using checklists? Check!

McNellis B. JAAPA. July 2010;23:24-26, 31.

COMMENTARY

Error and patient safety: ethical analysis of cases in occupational and physical therapy practice.

Scheirton LS, Mu K, Lohman H, Cochran TM. Med Health Care Philos. 2007;10;301-311.

BOOK/REPORT

Report 6: Managing Risk and Minimising Mistakes in Services to Children and Families.

Bostock L, Bairstow S, Fish S, Macleod F. London, England: Social Care Institute for Excellence; 2005. ISBN: 1904812279.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Reportable incidents.

Barishansky RM, Glick DE. EMS Magazine. 2009 Mar;38:43-47.

COMMENTARY

Disclosure of medical errors: the right thing to do.

Schuer KM; Quality Care Committee of the AAPA. JAAPA. 2010 Aug;23:27-29.

STUDY

Patient safety in primary allied health care: what can we learn from incidents in a Dutch exploratory cohort study?

van Dulmen SA, Tacken MAJB, Staal JB, Gaal S, Wensing M, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG. Med Care. 2011;49:1089-1096.

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