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COMMENTARY
Crushing Chest Pain: A Missed Opportunity.
Graber M. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.
COMMENTARY
Transfusion "Slip".
Kaplan HS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.
COMMENTARY
Autopsy Revelation.
Shojania KG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.
COMMENTARY
Missed Appendicitis.
Adams JG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.
COMMENTARY
Don't Push.
Meltzer HY. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2003.
COMMENTARY
Lethal Vertigo.
Furman JM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.
REVIEW
Inpatient suicide: preventing a common sentinel event.
Tishler CL, Reiss NS. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2009;31:103-109.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficiency: A Guide For Hospitals.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-0041.
COMMENTARY
Urine a Tough Position.
Gandhi TK. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.
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X-ray Flip.
Shapiro MJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.
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Code Status Confusion.
Lo B, Tulsky JA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2003.
COMMENTARY
The Dropped Lung.
Heffner JE. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2003.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Diagnostic error in acute care.
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. 2010;7:76-86.  
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Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety.
Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:1401-1406.
COMMENTARY
The Worst Headache.
Edlow JA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2004.
REVIEW
Hospital do-not-resuscitate orders: why they have failed and how to fix them.
Yuen JK, Reid MC, Fetters MD. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:791-797.
BOOK/REPORT
2009 National Healthcare Quality Report.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0003.
COMMENTARY
Check the Bags.
Caldwell M, Dracup KA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2003.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
10 things your hospital won't tell you.
Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.
COMMENTARY
To LP or not LP.
Landrigan CP. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.
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