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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
New York City puts hospital error data online.
Kershaw S. New York Times. Sepember 7, 2007;Metro Desk section:B1.
STUDY
Enhancing medication use safety: benefits of learning from your peers.
Kazandjian VA, Ogunbo S, Wicker KG, Vaida AJ, Pipesh F. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:331-335.
BOOK/REPORT
HealthGrades Quality Study: Fifth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.
Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; April 2008. 
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
5 sure-fire methods: complying with NPSG.03.04.01.
Joint Commission: The Source. January 2012;10:5-6.
REVIEW
The published literature on handoffs in hospitals: deficiencies identified in an extensive review.
Cohen MD, Hilligoss PB. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:493-497.
STUDY
Full implementation of computerized physician order entry and medication-related quality outcomes: a study of 3364 hospitals.
Yu FB, Menachemi N, Berner ES, Allison JJ, Weissman NW, Houston TK. Am J Med Qual. 2009;24:278-286.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2007.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; November 2007.
BOOK/REPORT
Consumers' Priorities for Hospital Quality Improvement and Implications for Public Reporting.
Ginsburg M, Glasmire K. Oakland, CA: California HealthCare Foundation; April 2011.
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
Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.
Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Staying safe during a hospital stay.
Graham J. Los Angeles Times. May 11, 2011.
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.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving America's Hospitals: A Report on Quality and Safety.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; March 2007.
BOOK/REPORT
HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.
Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; April 2009. 
BOOK/REPORT
To Err Is Human—But Don't Expect to Get Paid For It.
ASQ Quarterly Quality Report. Milwaukee, WI: American Society of Quality; October 2008.
BOOK/REPORT
HealthGrades Seventh Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.
Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; March 2010.
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