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AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Parents asking hospital for answers in death of infant.

News 3 Las Vegas (KVBC/DT). December 7, 2006.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

The Josie King Foundation.

Tony and Sorrel King.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

The Patient Safety Group.

Boston, MA.

STUDY

Family-centered multidisciplinary rounds enhance the team approach in pediatrics.

Rosen P, Stenger E, Bochkoris M, Hannon MJ, Kwoh CK. Pediatrics. 2009;123:e603-e608.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety.

Matlow A, Laxer RM, eds. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2006;53:1053-1267.

COMMENTARY

Our story.

King S. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36:284-286.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Josie's Story.

King S. New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press; 2009. ISBN: 9780802119209.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Serious adverse events from accidental ingestion by children of over-the-counter eye drops and nasal sprays.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; October 25, 2012.

STUDY

Patient safety rounds in a pediatric tertiary care center.

Rinke ML, Zimmer KP, Lehmann CU, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:5-12.

STUDY

Prevalence of polypharmacy exposure among hospitalized children in the United States.

Feudtner C, Dai D, Hexem KR, Luan X, Metjian TA. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012;166:9-16.

STUDY

Parents' perceptions of medical errors.

Mazor KM, Goff SL, Dodd KS, Velten SJ, Walsh KE. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:102-107.

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.

STUDY

Standard drug concentrations and smart-pump technology reduce continuous-medication-infusion errors in pediatric patients.

Larsen GY, Parker HB, Cash J, O'Connell M, Grant MC. Pediatrics. 2005;116:e21-25.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Solutions for Patient Safety.

Ohio Business Roundtable. 41 S. High Street, Suite 2240, Columbus, OH, 43215.

STUDY

Family-identified barriers to medication reconciliation.

Riley-Lawless K. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2009;14:94-101.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Noah's story: please listen.

Lord T. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. March/April 2012;9:38-41,44.

COMMENTARY

Language Barrier

Flores G. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2006.

COMMENTARY

Failure to Latch

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

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Electronic prescribing in pediatrics: toward safer and more effective medication management.

Council on Clinical Information Technology Executive Committee. Pediatrics. 2013;131:824-826.

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