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Safety Target

•Device-related Complications (45)

•Diagnostic Errors (48)

•Identification Errors (48)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (57)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (11)

•Medication Safety (208)

•Medical Complications (93)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (16)

•Surgical Complications (119)

•Transfusion Complications (4)

•Psychological and Social Complications (36)

Origin/Sponsor

•Australia and New Zealand (7)

•Central and South America (1)

Resource Types

•Journal Article (79)

•Legislation/Regulation (10)

•Meeting/Conference (1)

•Newsletter/Journal (4)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (363)

•Press Release/Announcement (22)

•Special or Theme Issue (1)

•Tools/Toolkit (34)

•Web Resource (79)

•Grant (3)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (65)

•Active Errors (140)

•Latent Errors (52)

•Near Miss (1)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (153)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (206)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (214)

•Communication Improvement (226)

•Human Factors Engineering (76)

•Teamwork (21)

•Specialization of Care (22)

•Logistical Approaches (32)

•Culture of Safety (62)

•Technologic Approaches (95)

•Education and Training (163)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (2)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (400)

•Psychiatric Facilities (3)

•Residential Facilities (9)

•Ambulatory Care (70)

•Outpatient Surgery (13)

•Patient Transport (2)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Get me out alive.

Feldman R. The Washington Post. May 2, 2006:HE01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Can high tech save your life?

Fischman J. US News and World Report. August 1, 2005;139:45,49-50,52.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Settlement to be used for hospital training in labeling medicines.

Ostrom CM. Seattle Times. September 13, 2005;Local News:B3

COMMENTARY

The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety

Gibson R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.

BOOK/REPORT

2009 National Healthcare Quality Report.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0003.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Doctor uses 'pre-flight' checklist.

Bernhard B. The Orange County Register. April 19, 2006.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing America's hospitals.

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

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medicare says it won't cover hospital errors.

Pear R. New York Times. August 19, 2007.

BOOK/REPORT

Consumer Guide to Adverse Health Events.

St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rapid response team activation by patients can mitigate errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 1, 2006:1-2.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Patient Safety First.

AORN, Inc., 2170 South Parker Rd, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80231-5711.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Guideline is skirted on obesity surgeries.

Kowalczyk L. The Boston Globe. December 22, 2005.

AWARD RECIPIENT

22 California hospitals earn top status for outstanding patient safety & health care quality.

San Francisco, CA: The Leapfrog Group; May 2, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals tally their avoidable mistakes.

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

AUDIOVISUAL

Eye to eye: Donald Berwick.

"Eye to Eye with Katie Couric." CBS News Video. February 6, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How safe do patients feel?

Wolosin R, Vercler L, Matthews J. Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare. November/December 2005;2:40-44.

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