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COMMENTARY

Communication with patients, suffering severe, avoidable harm as a result of treatment.

Cornwell J. Saferhealthcare. April 26, 2007.

STUDY

Parents' perceptions of medical errors.

Mazor KM, Goff SL, Dodd KS, Velten SJ, Walsh KE. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:102-107.

STUDY

Patients' concerns about medical errors during hospitalization.

Burroughs TE, Waterman AD, Gallagher TH, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:5-14.

COMMENTARY

Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference.

Peterson C, Ham CW, Vanderveen T. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:491-497.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The best medical care in the U.S.

Arnst C. Business Week. July 17, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Language barriers to health care in the United States.

Flores G. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:229-231.

AUDIOVISUAL

When Things Go Wrong: Voices of Patients and Families.

Cambridge, MA: CRICO/RMF; 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.

Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When a heart attack goes undiagnosed.

Davis R. USA Today. October 25, 2006.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Health Care Quality.

Wisc Med J. 2006:105;1-86.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Parents asking hospital for answers in death of infant.

News 3 Las Vegas (KVBC/DT). December 7, 2006.

AWARD RECIPIENT

2006 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing America's hospitals.

Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Program encourages reporting accidents waiting to happen: the Good Catch Awards.

McCook A. Anesthesiology News. Sept 2011;37:9.

STUDY

A reengineered hospital discharge program to decrease rehospitalization: a randomized trial.

Jack BW, Chetty VK, Anthony D, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:178-187.

COMMENTARY

A framework for encouraging patient engagement in medical decision making.

Holzmueller CG, Wu AW, Pronovost PJ. J Patient Saf. 2012;8:161-164.

COMMENTARY

The silent epidemic--the health effects of illiteracy.

Marcus EN. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:339-341.

STUDY

Hospitalized patients' understanding of their plan of care.

O'Leary KJ, Kulkarni N, Landler MP, et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010;85:47-52.

COMMENTARY classic

Guilty, afraid, and alone — struggling with medical error.

Delbanco T, Bell SK. N Engl J Med. 2007;357:1682-1683.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Partnering with Patients and Families to Design a Patient- and Family-Centered Health Care System: Recommendations and Promising Practices.

Johnson B, Abraham M, Conway J, et al. Bethesda, MD: Institute for Family-Centered Care; April 2008.

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