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Reality check for checklists

Published in: The Lancet Issue/Volume: Volume 374, Issue 9688 Written by: Charles Bosk, Mary Dixon-Woods, Christine Goeschel, Peter Pronovost 8/8/2009 - Read the full article at http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61440-9/fulltext...

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Note to Parents of Hospitalized Kids: Be Vigilant

Published in: Wall Street Journal Health Blog Issue/Volume: August 5, 2009 Written by: Laura Landro 8/5/2009 - Read the full article at http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/08/05/note-to-parents-of-hospitalized-kids-be-vigilant/. (Accessed on August 6, 2009)

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Patients, Beware

731 nurses reveal what to watch out for in the hospital Published in: ConsumerReportsHealth.org Issue/Volume: August 4, 2009 8/4/2009 - Read the full article at...

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First, Make No Mistakes

Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: July 28, 2009 Written by: Jim Hall 7/28/2009 - Read the full article at The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/opinion/29hall.html?scp=9&sq=patient%20safety&st=cse  

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Innovations in Health Care as Simple as Picking Up the Phone

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has created a program that allows patients or their families to call in a rapid-response team when they need emergency attention. It's saving lives--and probably money. Published in: Fast Company Issue/Volume: July 24, 2009...

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Stricken at birth

A disabled young girl starts to question why Published in: Los Angeles Times Issue/Volume: July 22, 2009 Written by: Liz O. Baylen 7/22/2009 - http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-na-caitlin-ss,0,5508520.htmlstory  

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Seeking a Safer Surgery

Some States Crack Down on Doctors Who Perform Unregulated Outpatient Procedures Published in: Wall Street Journal Issue/Volume: July 20, 2009 Written by: Laura Landro 7/20/2009 - Read the full article at http://tinyurl.com/mm7lhw (Accessed on September 2, 2009)....

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Hospitals Tally Their Avoidable Mistakes

Published in: The Washington Post Issue/Volume: July 20, 2009 Written by: Lisa Rein 7/20/2009 - A 44-year-old man who came to the emergency room of a Maryland hospital with painful swelling in his groin received a hernia diagnosis from a physician's assistant, who...

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Health Care’s Infectious Losses

Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: July 5, 2009 Written by: Paul O'Neill 7/5/2009 - Read the full op-ed piece at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/opinion/06oneill.html?_r=1&scp=4&sq=paul%20o'neill&st=cse. (Accessed on August 5, 2009)

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The Cost Conundrum

What a Texas town can teach us about health care Published in: The New Yorker Issue/Volume: June 2009 Written by: Atul Gawande, M.D. 6/1/2009 - Read the full article - which President Obama has made mandatory reading for staff involved in health care reform - at...

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Why ‘Quality’ Care Is Dangerous

The growing number of rigid protocols meant to guide doctors have perverse consequences Published in: Wall Street Journal Issue/Volume: April 8, 2009 Written by: Dr. Jerome Groopman and Dr. Pamela Hartzband 4/8/2009 - Health-policy planners define quality as clinical...

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Good Grief, Nurse Brown

Oncology nurse Theresa Brown is a regular contributor to the New York Times' blog "Well". Today she writes about how nurses cope with grief on the job. Published in: New York Times Issue/Volume: April 1, 2009 Written by: Theresa Brown, R.N. 4/1/2009 - My unit director...

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Rx in search of a digital cure

Is e-prescribing finally ready to take off? Published in: Baltimore Business Journal Issue/Volume: Friday, March 27, 2009 Written by: Scott Graham 3/27/2009 - Admitted to the hospital more than a month prior with first- and second-degree burns after jumping into a hot...

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