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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing America's hospitals.

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

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Quality of Anesthesia Care.

Neuman MD, Martinez EA, eds. Anesthesiol Clin. 2011;29:1-178.

COMMENTARY

Making inpatient medication reconciliation patient centered, clinically relevant and implementable: a consensus statement on key principles and necessary first steps.

Greenwald JL, Halasyamani L, Greene J, et al. J Hosp Med. 2010;5:477-485.

COMMENTARY

Safe use of cellular telephones in hospitals: fundamental principles and case studies.

Cohen T, Ellis WS, Morrissey JJ, Bakuzonis C, David Y, Paperman WD. J Healthc Inf Manag. Fall 2005;19:38-48.

COMMENTARY

Smart pumps: advanced capabilities and continuous quality improvement.

Vanderveen T. Patient Saf Quality Healthc. January/February 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital takes a page from Toyota.

Connolly C. MSNBC News. June 3, 2005.

STUDY

Patient readmissions, emergency visits, and adverse events after software-assisted discharge from hospital: cluster randomized trial.

Graumlich JF, Novotny NL, Nace GS, et al. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:E11-E19.

AWARD RECIPIENT

22 California hospitals earn top status for outstanding patient safety & health care quality.

San Francisco, CA: The Leapfrog Group; May 2, 2006.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety Papers 5.

Baker GR, ed. Healthc Q. 2010;13:1-136.

REVIEW

The efficacy of computer-enabled discharge communication interventions: a systematic review.

Motamedi SM, Posadas-Calleja J, Straus S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:403-415.

STUDY

Utility of an online medication-error-reporting system.

Savage SW, Schneider PJ, Pedersen CA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62:2265-2270.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety Papers 4.

Baker GR, ed. Healthc Q. 2009;12:1-198.

AWARD RECIPIENT

Announcing 2009 Leapfrog top hospitals.

Washington, DC: Leapfrog Group; December 4, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safe practice environment chapter proposed by USP.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. December 4, 2008;13:1-3.

STUDY

Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge.

Dalal AK, Schnipper JL, Poon EG, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:523-538.

COMMENTARY

Creating the web-based intensive care unit safety reporting system.

Holzmueller CG, Pronovost PJ, Dickman F, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005;12:130-139.

STUDY

Inpatient fall prevention: use of in-room Webcams.

Hardin SR, Dienemann J, Rudisill P, Mills KK. J Patient Saf. 2013;9:29-35.

COMMENTARY

Hard to Swallow.

Driver J. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2004.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How we cut drug errors.

Nicol N, Huminski L. Mod Healthc. August 28, 2006;36:38.

STUDY

An effort to improve electronic health record medication list accuracy between visits: patients' and physicians' response.

Staroselsky M, Volk LA, Tsurikova R, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2008;77:153-160.

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