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COMMENTARY
In Conversation with...Dean Schillinger, MD
AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.
BOOK/REPORTclassic
Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy.
Wu HW, Nishimi RY, Page-Lopez CM, Kizer KW. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2005.
BOOK/REPORT
"What Did the Doctor Say?:" Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Hospitals look to improve informed consent process.
O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. November 19, 2007.
FACT SHEET/FAQS
Patient Education Pages.
Journal of Patient Safety.  
STUDY
Framing family conversation after early diagnosis of iatrogenic injury and incidental findings.
Barrios L, Tsuda S, Derevianko A, et al. Surg Endosc. 2009;23:2535-2542.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Preventing surgical errors.
Frenzel JC, Kelly T. HHN Magazine Online. January 6, 2009.
STUDY
Risk of mistaken DNR orders.
Rohrer JE, Esler WV, Saeed Q, et al. Support Care Cancer. 2006;14:871-873.
BOOK/REPORT
Safe Practices for Better Healthcare–2009 Update.
National Quality Forum. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2009.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Language Barriers in Health Care.
Saha S, Fernandez A, eds. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(suppl 2):277-372. 
COMMENTARY
Drug errors, qualitative research and some reflections on ethics.
Armitage G. J Clin Nurs. 2005;14:869-875.
STUDY
Identification of inpatient DNR status: a safety hazard begging for standardization.
Sehgal NL, Wachter RM. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:366-371.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Program encourages reporting accidents waiting to happen: the Good Catch Awards.
McCook A. Anesthesiology News. Sept 2011;37:9. 
STUDY
Association between hospital-reported Leapfrog Safe Practices scores and inpatient mortality.
Kernisan LP, Lee SJ, Boscardin WJ, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA. JAMA. 2009;301:1341-1348.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Hospitals save money, but safety is questioned.
Klein A. The Washington Post. December 11, 2005:A01.
COMMENTARY
DNR in the OR and Afterwards
Lo B. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2006.
COMMENTARY
Patient safety: honoring advanced directives.
Tice MA. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:79-81.
COMMENTARY
A living will misinterpreted as a DNR order: confusion compromises patient care.
Katsetos AD, Mirarchi FL. J Emerg Med. 2011;40:629-632.
COMMENTARY
Overriding Considerations.
Holtzman, NA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2004.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
In a crisis, do-not-revive requests don't always work. 
Parker L. USA Today. December 19, 2006.
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