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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health literacy—a quality and patient safety imperative.

Foubister V. Quality Matters. November/December 2006.

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

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

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

TOOLKIT

Partnering with Patients and Families to Enhance Safety and Quality: A Mini Toolkit.

Bethesda, MD: Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care; 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Library-hospital pairing empowers patients, improves safety.

Briefings on Patient Safety. June 2005;6:1-3.

STUDY

"Sign right here and you're good to go": a content analysis of audiotaped emergency department discharge instructions.

Vashi A, Rhodes KV. Ann Emerg Med. 2011;57:315-322.e1.

BOOK/REPORT

National Agenda for Action: Patients and Families in Patient Safety.

Chicago, IL: National Patient Safety Foundation; 2003.

BOOK/REPORT

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

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2010.

STUDY

Engaging patients and family members in patient safety—the experience of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.

Wale JB, Moon RR. Psychiatr Q. Spring 2005;76:85-95.

BOOK/REPORT

2006 Update on Consumers' Views of Patient Safety and Quality Information.

Kaiser Family Foundation, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2006.

STUDY

Major congenital malformations after first-trimester exposure to ACE inhibitors.

Cooper WO, Hernandez-Diaz S, Arbogast PG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2006;354:2443-2451.

STUDY

Communication discrepancies between physicians and hospitalized patients.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient, protect thyself.

Szabo L. USA Today. February 5, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.

Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.

STUDY

Out-of-hospital medication errors: a 6-year analysis of the national poison data system.

Shah K, Barker KA. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009;18:1080-1085.

STUDY

Hospitalized patients' attitudes about and participation in error prevention.

Waterman AD, Gallagher TH, Garbutt J, Waterman BM, Fraser V, Burroughs TE. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:367-370.

BOOK/REPORT

The Patient's Guide to Preventing Medical Errors.

Berntsen KJ. Westport, CT: Praeger; 2004. ISBN: 0275982300.

STUDY

Randomized controlled trial of a pictogram-based intervention to reduce liquid medication dosing errors and improve adherence among caregivers of young children.

Yin HS, Dreyer BP, van Schaick L, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:814-822.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Buying the wrong medicine overseas.

Chase M. Wall Street Journal. August 16, 2005:D1.

STUDY

Can patients be part of the solution? Views on their role in preventing medical errors.

Hibbard JH, Peters E, Slovic P, Tusler M. Med Care Res Rev. 2005;62:601-616.

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