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BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Quality Study: Fourth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; April 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

New York City puts hospital error data online.

Kershaw S. New York Times. Sepember 7, 2007;Metro Desk section:B1.

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.

AUDIOVISUAL

Web sites compare how hospitals measure up.

Neary L. "Talk of the Nation." National Public Radio. August 26, 2008.

STUDY

Publicly available hospital comparison web sites: determination of useful, valid, and appropriate information for comparing surgical quality.

Leonardi MJ, McGory ML, Ko CY. Arch Surg. 2007;142:863-869.

BOOK/REPORT

Consumers' Priorities for Hospital Quality Improvement and Implications for Public Reporting.

Ginsburg M, Glasmire K. Oakland, CA: California HealthCare Foundation; April 2011.

STUDY

Measurement for improvement: a survey of current practice in Australian public hospitals.

Brand CA, Tropea J, Ibrahim JE, et al. Med J Aust. 2008;189:35-40.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE classic

Improving America's Hospitals—The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Driving out errors, with mom in mind.

Weinstock M. Hosp Health Netw. April 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

First do no harm.

Allen M. Washington Monthly. March/April 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals shine light on mistakes by publicly saying: "we're sorry."

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. August 11, 2008;51:1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Do no harm: hospital care in Las Vegas.

Allen M, Richards A. Las Vegas Sun. June 27, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hidden mistakes in hospitals.

Kauffman M, Altimari D. The Hartford Courant. November 15, 2009;Final:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

More families hear apologies following medical mistakes.

Greene L. St. Petersburg Times. August 19, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Transparency and public reporting are essential for a safe health care system.

Leape LL. Perspect Health Reform. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund; March 17, 2010.

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: A Report on Quality and Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; March 2007.

STUDY

Validity of selected AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators based on VA National Surgical Quality Improvement program data.

Romano PS, Mull HJ, Rivard PE, et al. Health Serv Res. 2009;44:182-204.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Protecting patients: hospitals wrestle with reporting and fixing medical mistakes.

Collins LM. Deseret Morning News. July 8, 2007;A1.

COMMENTARY

When should a multicampus hospital be considered a single entity for public reporting on patient safety issues?

Naessens JM, Culbertson RA, Lefante JJ, Campbell CR. Qual Manag Health Care. 2007;16:153-165.

STUDY

Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure.

Wachter RM, Flanders SA, Fee C, Pronovost PJ. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:29-32.

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