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AUDIOVISUAL
Health agency: drug errors still common.
Knox R. "All Things Considered." National Public Radio. July 20, 2006.
AUDIOVISUAL
Avoiding medical error.
Colvin G. "The Colvin Interview." CNN. February 5, 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Health literacy—a quality and patient safety imperative.
Foubister V. Quality Matters. November/December 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.
Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.
BOOK/REPORTclassic
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.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Fixing America's hospitals.
Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.
Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.
Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety.
The Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The best medical care in the U.S.
Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Maternity ward at Highland under fire from patients.
Vesely R. Inside Bay Area. December 28, 2006.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Improving Health Care Quality.
Wisc Med J. 2006:105;1-86.
AUDIOVISUAL
Remaking American Medicine.
Public Broadcasting Service. Thursdays, October 5–26, 2006, 10:00–11:00 PM (Eastern).
BOOK/REPORT
Adverse Health Events in Minnesota: Ninth Annual Public Report.
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2013.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Technology has transformed the VA.
Stires D. Fortune Magazine. May 15, 2006:130-132, 134, 136.
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Josie's Story.
King S. New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press; 2009. ISBN: 9780802119209.
BOOK/REPORT
The Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement Is Transforming Medicine.
Kenney C. New York, NY: Public Affairs; 2008. ISBN: 9781586486198.
BOOK/REPORT
Safety First: a report for patients, clinicians and healthcare managers.
Carruthers I, Phillip P. London, UK: National Patient Safety Agency; 2006.
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