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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.
STUDY
A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections.
McMullan C, Propper G, Schuhmacher C, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:61-69.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINESclassic
A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals.
Yokoe DS, Mermel LA, Anderson DJ, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:901-994.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Rounding to influence.
Reinertsen JL, Johnson KM. Healthc Exec. Sept/Oct 2010;25:72-75.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
10 things your hospital won't tell you.
Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.
STUDY
Practically speaking: rethinking hand hygiene improvement programs in health care settings.
Son C, Chuck T, Childers T, et al. Am J Infect Control. 2011;39:716-724.
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
Perfect is possible.
Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.
Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2012.
COMMENTARY
Reducing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
Griffin FA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:726-731.
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.
AWARD RECIPIENT
Achievements in eliminating healthcare-associated infections awards.
Washington, DC: US Health and Human Services and Critical Care Societies Collaborative. December 7, 2010.
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.
BOOK/REPORT
HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.
Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; April 2009. 
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
African Partnerships for Patient Safety.
Geneva, Switzerland: WHO Patient Safety, World Health Organization.
PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT
New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission; May 17, 2011.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Why don't doctors wash their hands more?
Chen PW. New York Times. September 17, 2009.
COMMENTARY
Executive/senior leader checklist to improve culture and reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections.
Goeschel CA, Holzmueller CG, Berenholtz SM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:519-524.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
HAC Posting on Hospital Compare.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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