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ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ACOG Committee Opinion #367: communication strategies for patient handoffs.

ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2007;109:1503-1505.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ACOG Committee Opinion #398: fatigue and patient safety.

ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2008;111:471-474.

STUDY

Effect of a comprehensive obstetric patient safety program on compensation payments and sentinel events.

Grunebaum A, Chervenak F, Skupski D. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:97-105.

COMMENTARY

Not a Miscarriage.

Learman LA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.

COMMENTARY

Sick and Pregnant

El-Ibiary S. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2008.

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

BOOK/REPORT

Toward Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy: Enhancing Perinatal Health Through Quality, Safety and Performance Initiatives (TIOP III).

Berns SD, ed. White Plains, NY: March of Dimes; December 2010.

COMMENTARY

The tangible handoff: a team approach for advancing structured communication in labor and delivery.

Block M, Ehrenworth JF, Cuce VM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:282-287.

COMMENTARY

Failure to Latch

Rodriguez M., Mannel R., Frye D. MN AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2008.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:654-657.

COMMENTARY

Ectopic or Not?

Givens VM, Lipscomb GH. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2003.

STUDY

Predictors of likelihood of speaking up about safety concerns in labour and delivery.

Lyndon A, Sexton JB, Simpson KR, Rosenstein A, Lee KA, Wachter RM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21;791-799.

REVIEW

Overview of progress on patient safety.

Pronovost PJ, Holzmueller CG, Ennen CS, Fox HE. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:5-10.

STUDY

Managing disruptive behaviors in the health care setting: focus on obstetrics services.

Rosenstein AH. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204:187-192.

STUDY

Use of strategies from high-reliability organisations to the patient hand-off by resident physicians: practical implications.

Philibert I. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:261-266.

COMMENTARY

Do Me a Favor.

Williamson A. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2004.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: patient safety in obstetrics and gynecology.

ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114:1424-1427.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Medical errors and safety systems.

Pearlman MD, ed. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2010;53:471-585.

REVIEW

The case for simulation as part of a comprehensive patient safety program.

Argani CH, Eichelberger M, Deering S, Satin AJ. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012;206:451-455.

BOOK/REPORT

How-to Guide: Prevent Obstetrical Adverse Events.

Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2012.

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