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MULTI-USE WEBSITE

PreventInfection.org.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.

TOOLKIT

POP (Paul O’Neill Pledge) Patient Safety Campaign.

Florida Health Care Coalition.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

The National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine.

Dallas, TX: American College of Emergency Physicians.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

New York City puts hospital error data online.

Kershaw S. New York Times. Sepember 7, 2007;Metro Desk section:B1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical mistakes no longer billable: bold steps taken by state to reduce hospital errors.

Smith S. Boston Globe. June 19, 2008;Metro section:1B

COMMENTARY

Establishing a culture for patient safety - the role of education.

Milligan FJ. Nurse Educ Today. 2007;27:95-102.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Screenings for staph are now the law: state first to apply mandatory testing.

Graham J. Chicago Tribune. August 21, 2007;Metro section:1.

COMMENTARY

The silence of the unblown whistle: the Nevada hepatitis C public health crisis.

Leary E, Diers D. Yale J Biol Med. 2013;86:79-87.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital errors jeopardize Angola virus battle.

Grady D. New York Times. April 30, 2005.

COMMENTARY

Sidelining safety — the FDA's inadequate response to the IOM.

Smith SW. N Engl J Med. 2007;10:960-963.

BOOK/REPORT

Enhancing Prescription Medicine Adherence: A National Plan.

Bethesda, MD: National Council on Patient Information and Education; August 2007.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Public Health Notification from FDA: Vail Products Enclosed Bed Systems.

Schultz DG. Rockville, MD: Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration. December 4, 2007.

BOOK/REPORT

Poll: Many Sick Americans Experience Significant Financial Problems and Report Their Care is not Well-Managed.

Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Public Radio, and the Harvard School of Public Health. May 21, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How hepatitis probe led to clinic: old-fashioned legwork yielded clues that came together.

Allen M. Las Vegas Sun. March 2, 2008.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Special Issue: Patient Safety.

Ergonomics. 2006;49:439-630.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Important information for the safe use of Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension.

FDA Public Health Advisory [US Food and Drug Administration Web site]. March 11, 2008.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

MRSA Infections.

Zeller JL, Burke AE, Glass RM. JAMA. 2007;298:1826.

COMMENTARY

The Wrong Shot: Error Disclosure.

Gallagher TH, Levinson W. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.

STUDY

Public perceptions and preferences for patient notification after an unsafe injection.

Schneider AK, Brinsley-Rainisch KJ, Schaefer MK, Camilli T, Perz JF, Cochran RL. J Patient Saf. 2013;9:8-12.

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