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•Device-related Complications (45)

•Diagnostic Errors (47)

•Identification Errors (48)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (59)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (11)

•Medication Safety (206)

•Medical Complications (93)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (16)

•Surgical Complications (119)

•Transfusion Complications (4)

•Psychological and Social Complications (37)

Origin/Sponsor

•Australia and New Zealand (7)

•Central and South America (1)

Resource Types

•Journal Article (84)

•Legislation/Regulation (9)

•Meeting/Conference (1)

•Newsletter/Journal (3)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (363)

•Press Release/Announcement (20)

•Special or Theme Issue (1)

•Tools/Toolkit (36)

•Web Resource (77)

•Grant (3)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (64)

•Active Errors (142)

•Latent Errors (54)

•Near Miss (1)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (153)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (207)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (214)

•Communication Improvement (228)

•Human Factors Engineering (77)

•Teamwork (21)

•Specialization of Care (22)

•Logistical Approaches (33)

•Culture of Safety (61)

•Technologic Approaches (95)

•Education and Training (166)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (2)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (401)

•Psychiatric Facilities (3)

•Residential Facilities (8)

•Ambulatory Care (74)

•Outpatient Surgery (13)

•Patient Transport (2)

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COMMENTARY

The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety

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

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals' bid to heal selves saves thousands.

P-I Staff and News Services. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. June 15, 2006:A1.

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

The best medical care in the U.S.

Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Get me out alive.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals boost patients' power as advisers.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Saving lives: hospitals have signed on to a six-part plan to avoid a multitude of unnecessary deaths.

Comarow A. US News & World Report. July 18, 2005;139:74,76,79.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Health Care Quality.

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

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

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

BOOK/REPORT

Consumer Guide to Adverse Health Events.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health-care industry agrees on patient safety rules.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition). November 1, 2006:D1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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

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

COMMENTARY

Safe use of cellular telephones in hospitals: fundamental principles and case studies.

Cohen T, Ellis WS, Morrissey JJ, Bakuzonis C, David Y, Paperman WD. J Healthc Inf Manag. Fall 2005;19:38-48.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

What drugs do you take? Hospitals seek to collect better data and prevent errors.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). May 23, 2006:D1. [reprinted on Post-Gazette.com]

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital takes a page from Toyota.

Connolly C. MSNBC News. June 3, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals move to cut dangerous lab errors.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). June 14, 2006:D1. [Reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health literacy—a quality and patient safety imperative.

Foubister V. Quality Matters. November/December 2006.

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