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MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Getting Safer Care.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

COMMENTARY

Lethal Cap.

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

STUDY

Effect of medication reconciliation with and without patient counseling on the number of pharmaceutical interventions among patients discharged from the hospital.

Karapinar-Çarkit F, Borgsteede SD, Zoer J, Smit HJ, Egberts ACG, van den Bemt PMLA. Ann Pharmacother. 2009;43:1001-1010.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants.

Sentinel Event Alert. September 24, 2008;(41):1-4.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

SAFE CARE Patient Safety Education Program.

Mableton, GA: Safe Care Campaign.

AUDIOVISUAL

Notre Dame students design to save lives.

McFadden M. WNDU. February 21, 2012.

COMMENTARY

Reengineering hospital discharge: a protocol to improve patient safety, reduce costs, and boost patient satisfaction.

Clancy CM. Am J Med Qual. 2009;24:344-346.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't come back, hospitals say.

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

STUDY

Effects of an educational patient safety campaign on patients' safety behaviours and adverse events.

Schwappach DLB, Frank O, Buschmann U, Babst R. J Eval Clin Pract. 2013;19:285-291.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

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

BOOK/REPORT

Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2010.

AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION

Drug shortages and how they affect your healthcare.

Faye J. NBC-17 News. November 10, 2011.

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].

AUDIOVISUAL

How to Make Your Hospital Stay Safer and Cheaper: A Checklist.

Kane J. PBS NewsHour. October 23, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs?

Teegardin C. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 28, 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety and Satisfaction: The State of American Hospitals.

Golden, CO: HealthGrades Inc.; May 2012.

STUDY

Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications.

Cumbler E, Wald H, Kutner J. J Hosp Med. 2010;5-83-86.

STUDY

Communication discrepancies between physicians and hospitalized patients.

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

STUDY

A qualitative exploration of patients' attitudes towards the 'Participate Inform Notice Know' (PINK) patient safety video.

Pinto A, Vincent C, Darzi A, Davis R. Int J Qual Health Care. 2013;25:29-34.

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Report on Quality and Safety 2008.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; November 2008.

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