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SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Elderly Falls.

J Safety Res. 2011;42:415-542.

STUDY

Development of a checklist of safe discharge practices for hospital patients.

Soong C, Daub S, Lee J, et al. J Hosp Med. 2013 Mar 29; [Epub ahead of print].

BOOK/REPORT

Inspiring Ideas and Celebrating Successes: A Guidebook to Leading Patient Safety Practices in Ontario Hospitals.

OHA Patient Safety Support Service. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Hospital Association; 2006.

REVIEW

Comparative economic analyses of patient safety improvement strategies in acute care: a systematic review.

Etchells E, Koo M, Daneman N, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:448-456.

COMMENTARY

Achieving the 'perfect handoff' in patient transfers: building teamwork and trust.

Clarke D, Werestiuk K, Schoffner A, et al. J Nurs Manag. 2012;20:592-598.

STUDY

Has improved hand hygiene compliance reduced the risk of hospital-acquired infections among hospitalized patients in Ontario? Analysis of publicly reported patient safety data from 2008 to 2011.

Didiodato G. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013;34:605-610.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.

STUDY

Frequency and clinical importance of pages sent to the wrong physician.

Wong BM, Quan S, Cheung CM, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1072-1073.

COMMENTARY

Single-patient rooms for safe patient-centered hospitals.

Detsky ME, Etchells E. JAMA. 2008;300:954-956.

BOOK/REPORT

HSMR: A New Approach for Measuring Hospital Mortality Trends in Canada.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2007. ISBN: 9781554651849.

STUDY

The AMÉLIE project: failure mode, effects and criticality analysis: a model to evaluate the nurse medication administration process on the floor.

Nguyen C, Côté J, Lebel D, et al. J Eval Clin Pract. 2013;19:192-199.

STUDY

Learning from near misses: from quick fixes to closing off the Swiss-cheese holes.

Jeffs L, Berta W, Lingard L, Baker GR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:287-294.

STUDY

The sensitivity of adverse event cost estimates to diagnostic coding error.

Wardle G, Wodchis WP, Laporte A, Anderson GM, Ross Baker G. Health Serv Res. 2012;47:984-1007.

STUDY

Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term care settings.

Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Rice JC. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2009;41:184-192.

COMMENTARY

Leading clinical handover improvement: a change strategy to implement best practices in the acute care setting.

Clarke CM, Persaud DD. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:11-18.

REVIEW

Improving patient safety through the systematic evaluation of patient outcomes.

Forster AJ, Dervin G, Martin C, Papp S. Can J Surg. 2012;55:418-425.

STUDY

Catching and correcting near misses: the collective vigilance and individual accountability trade-off.

Jeffs LP, Lingard L, Berta W, Baker GR. J Interprof Care. 2012;26:121-126.

STUDY

Information exchange among physicians caring for the same patient in the community.

van Walraven C, Taljaard M, Bell CM, et al. CMAJ. 2008;179:1013-1018.

REVIEW

Leadership and patient safety: a review of the literature.

Ring L, Fairchild RM. J Nurs Reg. 2013;4:52-56.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Do HSMRs really measure patient safety?

Leatt P, ed. Healthcare Papers. 2008;8:4-75.

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