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•Hospitals (237)

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AUDIOVISUAL

Hospital-acquired infections.

Moss-Coane M, O'Connell K, Fishman N. Radio Times. April 28, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Why don't doctors wash their hands more?

Chen PW. New York Times. September 17, 2009.

COMMENTARY

As she lay dying: how I fought to stop medical errors from killing my mom.

Welch JR. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012;31:2817-2820.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Genome detectives solve a hospital's deadly outbreak.

Kolata G. New York Times. August 22, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. June 5, 2012;D1.

COMMENTARY

Staggered Sensitivity Results

Guglielmo BJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How American health care killed my father.

Goldhill D. The Atlantic. September 2009.

COMMENTARY

In Conversation with...Steven J. Spear, DBA, MS, MS

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. August 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

With money at risk, hospitals push staff to wash hands.

Hartcollis A. New York Times. May 29, 2013:A18.

STUDY

Relationship between systems-level factors and hand hygiene adherence.

Dunn-Navarra AM, Cohen B, Stone PW, Pogorzelska M, Jordan S, Larson E. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:30-38.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.

BOOK/REPORT

MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality 2010 Annual Report.

Lansing, MI: Michigan Health & Hospital Association; October 2010.

STUDY

Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series.

Kirkland KB, Homa KA, Lasky RA, Ptak JA, Taylor EA, Splaine ME. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:1019-1026.

AUDIOVISUAL

Battling hospital-acquired infections.

Gross T. "Fresh Air." National Public Radio. January 9, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital infections hard to gauge.

Hamill SD. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 18, 2010:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs?

Teegardin C. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 28, 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff.

Eisler P. USA Today. August 16, 2012.

COMMENTARY classic

Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety.

Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:1401-1406.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital errors jeopardize Angola virus battle.

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

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Preventing Infections in the Hospital—What You As a Patient Can Do.

Chicago, IL: National Patient Safety Foundation.

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