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COMMENTARY

The Unfinished Patient Safety Agenda

Aiken LH. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July/August 2005.

COMMENTARY

Liposuction Gone Awry

Yates JA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2006.

COMMENTARY

The Wild West: Patient Safety in Office-Based Anesthesia

Kaushal R, Upadhyayula S, Gaba DM, Leape LL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Healthcare industry representatives: maximizing benefits and reducing risks.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2006;3:13-19.

BOOK/REPORT

To Err Is Human — To Delay Is Deadly.

Jewell K, McGiffert L. Austin, TX: Consumers Union; 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

State: nurse error caused death.

Wahlberg D. Wisconsin State Journal. July 22, 2006:A1.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Recommendations for quality assurance and improvement in surgical and autopsy pathology.

Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology. Hum Pathol. 2006;37:985-988.

STUDY

Policies and practices related to the role of board certification and recertification of pediatricians in hospital privileging.

Freed GL, Uren RL, Hudson EJ, Lakhani I, Wheeler JRC, Stockman JA III; Research Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics. JAMA. 2006;295:905-912.

COMMENTARY

Accreditation and Regulation: Can They Help Improve Patient Safety?

Warburton RN. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2009.

STUDY

Persistent next-day effects of excessive alcohol consumption on laparoscopic surgical performance.

Gallagher AG, Boyle E, Toner P, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:419-426.

BOOK/REPORT

Corporate Responsibility and Health Care Quality: A Resource for Health Care Boards of Directors.

Callender AN, Hastings DA, Hemsley MC, Morris L, Peregrine MW. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General; June 29, 2007.

STUDY

Nursing accreditation system and patient safety.

Teng CI, Shyu YI, Dai YT, Wong MK, Chu TL, Chou TA. J Nurs Manag. 2012;20:311-318.

COMMENTARY

Medical error reduction and tort reform through private contractually-based quality medicine societies.

MacCourt D, Bernstein J. Am J Law Med. 2009;35:505-561.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

The Criminal Edition.

The Just Culture Community. January/February 2007;1-6.

STUDY

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Disciplinary action by medical boards and prior behavior in medical schools.

Papadakis MA, Teherani A, Banach MA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2005;353:2673-2682.

COMMENTARY

Medication errors: don't let them happen to you.

Anderson P, Townsend T. Amer Nurs Today. March 2010;5:23-27.

STUDY

What is the measure of a safe hospital? Medication errors missed by risk management, clinical staff, and surveyors.

Grasso BC, Rothschild JM, Jordan CW, Jayaram G. J Psychiatr Pract. 2005;11:268-273.

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Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety.

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

STUDY

Use of board certification and recertification of pediatricians in health plan credentialing policies.

Freed GL, Singer D, Lakhani I, Wheeler JRC, Stockman JA III; Research Advisory Committee of the American Board of Pediatrics. JAMA. 2006;295:913-918.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Preventing fatal errors.

Bailey B, Sevrens Lyons J. The Mercury News. November 27, 2005.

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