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Medical Complications

•Nosocomial Infections (247)

•Pressure Ulcers (28)

•Delirium (7)

•Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism (30)

•Patient Falls (70)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (178)

•Active Errors (80)

•Latent Errors (31)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (233)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (98)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (188)

•Communication Improvement (94)

•Human Factors Engineering (104)

•Teamwork (55)

•Specialization of Care (93)

•Logistical Approaches (47)

•Culture of Safety (92)

•Technologic Approaches (72)

•Education and Training (128)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (4)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (439)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (514)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (194)

•Patients (92)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (547)

•Psychiatric Facilities (3)

•Residential Facilities (14)

•Ambulatory Care (37)

•Outpatient Surgery (12)

•Patient Transport (3)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

CMS seeks to add 9 hospital-acquired conditions to no-pay list.

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. May 12, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Many Mass. hospitals will pay for errors.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. September 17, 2007;Metro section:1A.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Minnesota is first state with policy to stop billing after medical errors.

Lerner M. Star Tribune. September 18, 2007;News section:5B.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

Austin, TX: Texas Medical Institute for Technology and the Quaid Foundation; 2010.

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2009.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; January 2010.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; April 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical errors leave devastating impact on families, professionals.

Bernhard B. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 5, 2013:A10.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals tally their avoidable mistakes.

Rein L. Washington Post. July 21, 2009:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

More states shred bills for awful medical errors: patients in 23 states will no longer pay for certain mistakes, hospitals say.

Aleccia J. MSNBC News. August 12, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

'Alarm fatigue’ a factor in 2nd death.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. September 21, 2011.

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Report on Quality and Safety 2008.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; November 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Never events: Utah hospitals saw nearly 60 serious errors in 2007.

May H. Salt Lake Tribune. August 18, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medicare releases patient safety ratings for hospitals.

Rau J. Kaiser Health News. October 17, 2011.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Eighth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Reed K, May R. Denver, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; March 2011.

AUDIOVISUAL

Take Charge of Your Hospital Stay to Avoid Medical Mistakes.

Clarke S, Savard M. Good Morning America. ABC News. March 22, 2010.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

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

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.

Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Annual Report 2010.

Nashville, TN: Tennessee Center for Patient Safety; August 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't let a hospital make you sick.

Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

STUDY

Potential unintended consequences due to Medicare's "No Pay for Errors Rule"? A randomized controlled trial of an educational intervention with internal medicine residents.

Mookherjee S, Vidyarthi AR, Ranji SR, Maselli J, Wachter RM, Baron RB. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25:1097-1101.

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