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Safety Target

•Device-related Complications (44)

•Diagnostic Errors (47)

•Identification Errors (48)

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

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (11)

•Medication Safety (204)

•Medical Complications (93)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (15)

•Surgical Complications (118)

•Transfusion Complications (4)

•Psychological and Social Complications (36)

Origin/Sponsor

•Australia and New Zealand (6)

•Central and South America (1)

Resource Types

•Journal Article (81)

•Legislation/Regulation (10)

•Meeting/Conference (1)

•Newsletter/Journal (3)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (360)

•Press Release/Announcement (21)

•Special or Theme Issue (1)

•Tools/Toolkit (32)

•Web Resource (76)

•Grant (3)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (64)

•Active Errors (141)

•Latent Errors (53)

•Near Miss (1)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (153)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (202)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (210)

•Communication Improvement (227)

•Human Factors Engineering (77)

•Teamwork (21)

•Specialization of Care (22)

•Logistical Approaches (33)

•Culture of Safety (61)

•Technologic Approaches (93)

•Education and Training (162)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (2)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (396)

•Psychiatric Facilities (3)

•Residential Facilities (8)

•Ambulatory Care (72)

•Outpatient Surgery (13)

•Patient Transport (2)

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SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Health Care Quality.

Wisc Med J. 2006:105;1-86.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing America's hospitals.

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

COMMENTARY

Our story.

King S. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36:284-286.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

The Josie King Foundation.

Tony and Sorrel King.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

The Patient Safety Group.

Boston, MA.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals boost patients' power as advisers.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. August 8, 2007:D1.

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.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

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

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2010.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Parents asking hospital for answers in death of infant.

News 3 Las Vegas (KVBC/DT). December 7, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Get me out alive.

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

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.

Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The best medical care in the U.S.

Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How safe do patients feel?

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

COMMENTARY

The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Maternity ward at Highland under fire from patients.

Vesely R. Inside Bay Area. December 28, 2006.

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