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BOOK/REPORT classic

Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy.

Wu HW, Nishimi RY, Page-Lopez CM, Kizer KW. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2005.

BOOK/REPORT

Safe Practices for Better Healthcare–2009 Update.

National Quality Forum. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2009.

STUDY

Association between hospital-reported Leapfrog Safe Practices scores and inpatient mortality.

Kernisan LP, Lee SJ, Boscardin WJ, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA. JAMA. 2009;301:1341-1348.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Medical error.

Wikipedia.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Patient Education Pages.

Journal of Patient Safety.

STUDY

Identification of inpatient DNR status: a safety hazard begging for standardization.

Sehgal NL, Wachter RM. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:366-371.

BOOK/REPORT

"What Did the Doctor Say?:" Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Program encourages reporting accidents waiting to happen: the Good Catch Awards.

McCook A. Anesthesiology News. Sept 2011;37:9.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Health Literacy Research: Current Status and Future Directions.

Paasche-Orlow MK, Wilson EAH, McCormack L, eds. J Health Comm. 2010;15(suppl 2):1-225.

STUDY

Framing family conversation after early diagnosis of iatrogenic injury and incidental findings.

Barrios L, Tsuda S, Derevianko A, et al. Surg Endosc. 2009;23:2535-2542.

COMMENTARY

A living will misinterpreted as a DNR order: confusion compromises patient care.

Katsetos AD, Mirarchi FL. J Emerg Med. 2011;40:629-632.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Preventing surgical errors.

Frenzel JC, Kelly T. HHN Magazine Online. January 6, 2009.

COMMENTARY

In Conversation with...Dean Schillinger, MD

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.

COMMENTARY

The Wrongful Resuscitation

Teno JM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals look to improve informed consent process.

O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. November 19, 2007.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Language Barriers in Health Care.

Saha S, Fernandez A, eds. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(suppl 2):277-372.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety: honoring advanced directives.

Tice MA. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:79-81.

COMMENTARY

Informed or Misled?

White SM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2007.

COMMENTARY

DNR in the OR and Afterwards

Lo B. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2006.

COMMENTARY

Secured But Not Always Safe

Jahr JS, Hosseini P. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2006.

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