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•Device-related Complications (144)

•Diagnostic Errors (195)

•Identification Errors (113)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (350)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (67)

•Medication Safety (738)

•Medical Complications (401)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (90)

•Surgical Complications (443)

•Transfusion Complications (24)

•Psychological and Social Complications (95)

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•Africa (4)

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•Australia and New Zealand (50)

•Central and South America (4)

•Europe (200)

•North America (2523)

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•Audiovisual (57)

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•Special or Theme Issue (42)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (722)

•Active Errors (509)

•Latent Errors (228)

•Near Miss (51)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (779)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (318)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (868)

•Communication Improvement (710)

•Human Factors Engineering (360)

•Teamwork (225)

•Specialization of Care (209)

•Logistical Approaches (200)

•Culture of Safety (361)

•Technologic Approaches (441)

•Education and Training (577)

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Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (2068)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (2146)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (956)

•Patients (417)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1999)

•Psychiatric Facilities (13)

•Residential Facilities (64)

•Ambulatory Care (293)

•Outpatient Surgery (46)

•Patient Transport (29)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

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

COMMENTARY

Prevent medication errors: a New Year's resolution: teaching patients about their medications.

Polzien G. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:59-62.

AUDIOVISUAL

Hospital Medication Errors Commonplace.

Palca J. National Public Radio. July 28, 2006.

AUDIOVISUAL

Remaking American Medicine.

Public Broadcasting Service. Thursdays, October 5–26, 2006, 10:00–11:00 PM (Eastern).

AUDIOVISUAL

Health agency: drug errors still common.

Knox R. "All Things Considered." National Public Radio. July 20, 2006.

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.

BOOK/REPORT

Consumer Guide to Adverse Health Events.

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

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Health Care Quality.

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

AUDIOVISUAL

Avoiding medical error.

Colvin G. "The Colvin Interview." CNN. February 5, 2007.

COMMENTARY classic

Forum: The 100,000 Lives Campaign: a scientific and policy review [with IHI response].

Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ. [Reply: Berwick DM, Hackbarth AD, McCannon CJ]. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:621-627, 628-633.

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.

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

The best medical care in the U.S.

Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.

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.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

The Patient Safety Group.

Boston, MA.

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