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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.

BOOK/REPORT

Managing Patients' Medicines after Discharge from Hospital.

London, UK: Care Quality Commission; October 2009. CQC-039-500-ESP-102009. ISBN: 9781845622442.

STUDY

Communication discrepancies between physicians and hospitalized patients.

Olson DP, Windish DM. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1302-1307.

STUDY

Patients' attitudes towards patient involvement in safety interventions: results of two exploratory studies.

Davis RE, Sevdalis N, Pinto A, Darzi A, Vincent CA. Health Expect. 2011 Dec 12; [Epub ahead of print].

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't come back, hospitals say.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. June 7, 2011:D3.

COMMENTARY

Lethal Cap.

Schillinger D. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rapid response team activation by patients can mitigate errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 1, 2006:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient engagement in patient safety: barriers and facilitators.

Scobie AC, Persaud DD. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. March/April 2010;7:42-47.

COMMENTARY

Simple strategies to avoid medication errors.

Jenkins RH, Vaida AJ. Fam Pract Manag. 2007;14:41-47.

COMMENTARY

Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety.

Rothman RL, Yin HS, Mulvaney S, Co JPT, Homer C, Lannon C. Pediatrics. 2009;124(suppl 3):S315-S326.

STUDY

Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults.

Marvanova M, Roumie CL, Eden SK, Cawthon C, Schnipper JL, Kripalani S. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:488-493.

COMMENTARY

In Conversation with...Dean Schillinger, MD

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.

COMMENTARY

Prevent medication errors: a New Year's resolution: teaching patients about their medications.

Polzien G. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:59-62.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health literacy—a quality and patient safety imperative.

Foubister V. Quality Matters. November/December 2006.

COMMENTARY

The Role of Health Literacy in Patient Safety

Wolf MS, Cooper Bailey S. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.

STUDY

Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations.

Wynia MK, Osborn CY. J Health Commun. 2010;15(suppl 2):102-115.

STUDY

Acute care patients discuss the patient role in patient safety.

Rathert C, Huddleston N, Pak Y. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36:134-144.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient, protect thyself.

Szabo L. USA Today. February 5, 2007.

STUDY

Improving patient understanding of prescription drug label instructions.

Davis TC, Federman AD, Bass PF III, et al. J Gen Int Med. 2009;24:57-62.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Involving patients in safety.

Spath PL. Hosp Health Netw. January 17, 2006.

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