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COMMENTARY
Fumbled Handoff.
Vidyarthi A. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.
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Check the Bags.
Caldwell M, Dracup KA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2003.
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Another Fall.
Bogardus ST Jr. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2003.
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All in the History
Fee C. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.
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Transfer of accountability: transforming shift handover to enhance patient safety.
Alvarado K, Lee R, Christoffersen E, et al. Healthc Q. 2006;9(special issue):75-79.
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Mark My Limb.
O'Leary DS, Jacott WE. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2004.
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Did We Forget Something?
Gibbs VC. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2003.
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Code Status Confusion.
Lo B, Tulsky JA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2003.
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Right Patient, Wrong Sample
Astion M. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2006.
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Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs.
Wigton RS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.
STUDY
Quality improvement and patient care checklists in intrahospital transfers involving pediatric surgery patients.
Nakayama DK, Lester SS, Rich DR, Weidner BC, Glenn JB, Shaker IJ. J Pediatr Surg. 2012;47:112-118.
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Reaction to Dye.
Cohan R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2004.
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Resuscitation Errors: A Shocking Problem
Abella BS, Edelson DP. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2007.
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Back to Basics
Hellman R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Hospitals combat errors at the 'hand-off.'
Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). June 28, 2006:D1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].
COMMENTARY
Flying Object Hits MRI.
Gosbee J, Gosbee LL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2003.
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Why patients need leaders: introducing a ward safety checklist.
Amin Y, Grewcock D, Andrews S, Halligan A. J R Soc Med. 2012;105:377-383.
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The Other Side.
Vincent C. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.
STUDY
Standardised proformas improve patient handover: audit of trauma handover practice.
Ferran NA, Metcalfe AJ, O'Doherty D. Patient Saf Surg. 2008;2:24.
COMMENTARY
Transition of care for hospitalized elderly patients—development of a discharge checklist for hospitalists.
Halasyamani L, Kripalani S, Coleman E, et al. J Hosp Med. 2006;1:354-360.
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