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BOOK/REPORT
2009 National Healthcare Quality Report.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0003.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
A success story in American health care: eliminating infections and saving lives in Michigan.
Herzer K, Seshamani M. HealthReform.Gov. July 2009.
BOOK/REPORT
Meeting the Joint Commission's 2013 National Patient Safety Goals.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2012. ISBN: 9781599407555.
STUDY
Health care–associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005–2008.
Kallen AJ, Mu Y, Bulens S, et al; Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) MRSA Investigators of the Emerging Infections Program. JAMA. 2010;304:641-648.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Healthcare-Associated Infections.
Healthc Pap. 2009;9(3):1-62.
COMMENTARY
In Conversation with...Steven J. Spear, DBA, MS, MS
AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. August 2009.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Patient Safety Papers.
Baker GE, ed. Healthc Q. 2006;9:1-140.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Health Care–Associated Infections.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
BOOK/REPORT
MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality 2010 Annual Report.
Lansing, MI: Michigan Health & Hospital Association; October 2010.
COMMENTARY
Staggered Sensitivity Results
Guglielmo BJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.
BOOK/REPORT
Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0037-1-EF.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.
Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
African Partnerships for Patient Safety.
Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Patient Safety, World Health Organization.
BOOK/REPORT
Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Annual Report 2010.
Nashville, TN: Tennessee Center for Patient Safety; August 2011.
COMMENTARY
Learning accountability for patient outcomes.
Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2010;304:204-205.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
How business intelligence can improve patient safety.
Wanless S, McManaway J. Business Intelligence Network. August 30, 2005.
BOOK/REPORT
Preventing Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: a Global Challenge, a Global Perspective.
The Joint Commission. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; May 2012.
COMMENTARY
Monitoring patient safety in health care: building the case for surrogate measures.
Gaynes RP, Platt R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:95-101.
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.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
HAC Posting on Hospital Compare.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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