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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Doctor removes ovaries from wrong patient.
Bramson K, Mooney T. Providence Journal. August 18, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Surgical mistakes persist in Bay State: still a tiny fraction of total procedures.
Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. October 26, 2007;Metro section:1A.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Doctor uses 'pre-flight' checklist.
Bernhard B. The Orange County Register. April 19, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.
Altman LK. New York Times. December 11, 2001;1:1.
AWARD RECIPIENT
Nurturing Creativity: 2006 MacArthur Fellows.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Malpractice makes perfect.
Berenson RA. The New Republic. October 10, 2005;233:17-21.
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.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Get me out alive.
Feldman R. The Washington Post. May 2, 2006:HE01.
BOOK/REPORTclassic
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.
Gawande A. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books; 2009. ISBN: 9780805091748.
COMMENTARY
Surgical site verification: A through Z.
Dunn D. J Perianesth Nurs. 2006;21:317-328.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
What surgeons leave behind costs some patients dearly.
Eisler P. USA Today. March 8, 2013.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Fires during surgeries a bigger risk than thought.
Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. November 7, 2007;Health/Science section:1A.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Man falls off surgical table; St. Joseph's Hospital sued.
Smith ML, Wolfe WA. Star Tribune. July 22, 2010;News:1B.
STUDY
Parental preferences for error disclosure, reporting, and legal action after medical error in the care of their children.
Hobgood C, Tamayo-Sarver JH, Elms A, Weiner B. Pediatrics. 2005;116:1276-1286.
BOOK/REPORTclassic
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science.
Gawande A. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books; 2002. ISBN: 0805063196.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
The malpractice mess.
Gawande A. The New Yorker. November 14, 2005;81:63-71.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
'Wrong site' surgeries on the rise.
Davis R. USA Today. April 17, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
For patients, a list of hospital hazards.
Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). December 23, 2008;D2.
BOOK/REPORT
The Best Practice: How the New Quality Movement Is Transforming Medicine.
Kenney C. New York, NY: Public Affairs; 2008. ISBN: 9781586486198.
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