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•Device-related Complications (36)

•Diagnostic Errors (46)

•Identification Errors (45)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (56)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (11)

•Medication Safety (162)

•Medical Complications (87)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (15)

•Surgical Complications (110)

•Transfusion Complications (4)

•Psychological and Social Complications (33)

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•Australia and New Zealand (3)

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•Journal Article (68)

•Legislation/Regulation (7)

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•Newspaper/Magazine Article (353)

•Press Release/Announcement (3)

•Special or Theme Issue (1)

•Tools/Toolkit (28)

•Web Resource (50)

•Grant (2)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (57)

•Active Errors (133)

•Latent Errors (49)

•Near Miss (1)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (141)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (193)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (192)

•Communication Improvement (204)

•Human Factors Engineering (64)

•Teamwork (19)

•Specialization of Care (23)

•Logistical Approaches (31)

•Culture of Safety (54)

•Technologic Approaches (91)

•Education and Training (133)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (1)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (389)

•Psychiatric Facilities (3)

•Residential Facilities (9)

•Ambulatory Care (65)

•Outpatient Surgery (13)

•Patient Transport (2)

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AUDIOVISUAL

Hospital-acquired infections.

Moss-Coane M, O'Connell K, Fishman N. Radio Times. April 28, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Little or no progress on medical mistakes in Florida.

Kestin S, LaMendola B. Sun Sentinel. July 29, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors harm huge number of patients. What will it take to make America's hospitals safer?

Sternberg S. US News & World Report. August 28, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Genome detectives solve a hospital's deadly outbreak.

Kolata G. New York Times. August 22, 2012.

COMMENTARY

Medication errors in family practice, in hospitals and after discharge from the hospital: an ethical analysis.

Clark PA. J Law Med Ethics. 2004;32:349-357.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patients, beware: 731 nurses reveal what to watch out for in the hospital.

Consumer Reports Health. September 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Small patients, big consequences in medical errors.

Tarkan L. New York Times. September 14, 2008;Health section:7.

AUDIOVISUAL classic

The faces of medical error...from tears to transparency.

The Empowered Patient Coalition; 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Pressing for better quality across healthcare.

Levey NN. Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital infections hard to gauge.

Hamill SD. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 18, 2010:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals tally their avoidable mistakes.

Rein L. Washington Post. July 21, 2009:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't let a hospital make you sick.

Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Staying safe during a hospital stay.

Graham J. Los Angeles Times. May 11, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Arrogant, abusive and disruptive — and a doctor.

Tarkan L. New York Times. December 1, 2008;Science Desk:1.

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

The impossible workload for doctors in training.

Chen PW. New York Times. April 18, 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

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

DATABASE/DIRECTORY

HospitalInspections.org

Columbia, MO: Association of Health Care Journalists.

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