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MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Project Red (Re-Engineered Discharge).
Boston, MA: Boston University Medical Center.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Getting Safer Care.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
TOOLKIT
Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit.
Jack B, Paasche-Orlow M, Mitchell S, Forsythe S, Martin J. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 12(13)-0084.
STUDYclassic
Do medical inpatients who report poor service quality experience more adverse events and medical errors?
Taylor BB, Marcantonio ER, Pagovich O, et al. Med Care. 2008;46:224-228.
COMMENTARY
Missed Appendicitis.
Adams JG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.
BOOK/REPORT
Characteristics of Weekday and Weekend Hospital Admissions, 2007.
Ryan K, Levit K, Davis PH. HCUP Statistical Brief #87. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2010.
TOOLKIT
Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation.
Gleason KM, Brake H, Agramonte V, Perfetti C. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Revised August 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-0059.
TOOLKIT
Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council.
Leonhardt K, Bonin K, Pagel P. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2008. AHRQ Publication Nos. 080048.
BOOK/REPORT
2009 National Healthcare Quality Report.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0003.
MULTI-USE WEBSITE
Impact Case Studies and Knowledge Transfer Case Studies: Patient Safety.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2011.
STUDY
Health information technology and its effects on hospital costs, outcomes, and patient safety.
Encinosa WE, Bae J. Inquiry. Winter 2011/2012;48:288-303.
BOOK/REPORT
Eliminating CLABSI: A National Patient Safety Imperative.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0037-1-EF.
COMMENTARY
Lethal Vertigo.
Furman JM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.
TOOLKIT
Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving Quality of Care.
Ganz DA, Huang C, Saliba D, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13-0015-EF.
COMMENTARY
The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged for adoption now.
Shekelle PG, Pronovost PJ, Wachter RM, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):365-368.
REVIEW
Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.
Miake-Lye IM, Hempel S, Ganz DA, Shekelle PG. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):390-396.
REVIEW
Promoting a culture of safety as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.
Weaver SJ, Lubomski LH, Wilson RF, Pfoh ER, Martinez KA, Dy SM. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):369-374.
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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2011 User Comparative Database Report.
Sorra J, Famolaro T, Dyer N, Khanna K, Nelson D. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0030.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficiency: A Guide For Hospitals.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-0041.
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