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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Factors contributing to all-cause 30-day readmissions: a structured case series across 18 hospitals. Feigenbaum P, Neuwirth E, Trowbridge L, et al. Med Care. 2012;50:599-605.
The relationship of self-report of quality to practice size and health information technology. Gorman PN, O'Malley JP, Fagnan LJ. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012;25:614-624.
"First, do no harm": balancing competing priorities in surgical practice. Leung A, Luu S, Regehr G, Murnaghan ML, Gallinger S, Moulton CA. Acad Med. 2012;87:1368-1374.
Older veterans and emergency department discharge information. Hastings S, Stechuchak K, Oddone E, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:835-842.
Undiagnosed breast cancer at MR imaging: analysis of causes. Pages EB, Millet I, Hoa D, Doyon FC, Taourel P. Radiology. 2012;264:40-50.
Venous thromboembolism after trauma: a never event? Thorson CM, Ryan ML, Van Haren RM, et al. Crit Care Med. 2012 Aug 10; [Epub ahead of print].
Email for communicating results of diagnostic medical investigations to patients. Meyer B, Atherton H, Sawmynaden P, Car J. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;8:CD007980.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection: Final Contract Report. Price CS, Savitz LA. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-0046-EF.
TOOLS/TOOLKIT
Tubing Misconnections Self Assessment for Healthcare Facilities. Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Deerfield, IL: Baxter Healthcare; 2012.
WEB RESOURCE
BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy. US Food and Drug Administration.
MEETING/CONFERENCE
The Evolution of Safety Across the Continuum: Is Ambulatory Safety the Missing Link? National Patient Safety Foundation. November 15, 2012; 2:00–3:00 PM (Eastern).

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Canada's Virtual Forum on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Canadian Patient Safety Institute. October 29–November 2, 2012.
Department of Defense Patient Safety Awards. Department of Defense Patient Safety Program.
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