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CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

Statement of The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.

Hearings before the House Insurance Committee of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. (April 22, 2004) (statement of James R. Combes, MD, senior medical advisor, HAP).

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Just Culture Collaborative.

Jefferson City, MO: Missouri Center for Patient Safety; 2007.

TOOLKIT

Patient Safety Toolbox.

Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Diagnostic error in acute care.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. 2010;7:76-86.

LEGISLATION/REGULATION

General Laws of Massachusetts.

Chapter 177 Section 6 of the Acts of 2001, part 1, Title II, Chapter 6A Section 16E; 2001.

BOOK/REPORT

State Patient Safety Centers: A New Approach to Promote Patient Safety.

Rosenthal J, Booth M. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy; November 2004.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Patient Safety Authority.

333 Market Street, Lobby Level, Harrisburg, PA 17120.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Governor signs Executive Order creating new Division of Patient Safety.

Evanston, IL: Office of the Governor; July 13, 2006.

AWARD RECIPIENT

Promoting collaboration and transparency in patient safety.

Apold J, Daniels T, Sonneborn M. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:672-675.

BOOK/REPORT

Serious Reportable Events in Massachusetts Acute Care Hospitals: January 1, 2008–December 31, 2008.

Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Care Safety and Quality. Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts; 2009.

TOOLKIT

The Council of State Governments (CSG's) Health Literacy Tool Kit.

Lexington, KY.

NEW JERSEY LEGISLATION

Requires DHSS to make reported information about certain adverse events publicly available.

New Jersey Legislature. A4327 (2007).

LEGISLATION/REGULATION

Oregon Patient Safety Commission.

Oregon State Legislature. HB 2349 (2003).

LEGISLATION/REGULATION

Health Occupations Article.

McHale BK, Hammen PA, Cole WH. HB 1274 Section 19-139 of the Health General Article; 2002.