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Joint Commission seeks hand hygiene measurement methods 2/16/2007
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Two-minute pre-op meeting curbs errors 1/29/2007
Forbes
ANA partners with IHI on 5 Million Lives Campaign 1/25/2007
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AORN seeking evaluation of Universal Protocol 12/11/2006
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Worldwide patient safety initiative 12/4/2006
JCAHO
Safety in ASCs 12/1/2006
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Washington Post
A hospital races to learn lessons of Ferrari pit stop 11/14/2006
Wall St Journal
AAAASF offers three error reduction practices 11/14/2006
Today's Surgicenter
New surgeon-in-chief adapts airline safety program 11/11/2006
Newswise
What pilots can teach hospitals about patient safety 11/2/2006
NY Times
Consumers, caregivers taking steps to safer surgery 10/23/2006
U.S. Newswire
New CDC infection control guidelines 10/19/2006
Reprocessed devices 10/19/2006
PR Newswire
Top Leapfrog hospitals 10/16/2006
PR Newswire
National Quality Forum Safe Practices 10/16/2006
Fixing America's hospitals 10/8/2006
Newsweek
Wrong-site surgery 10/3/2006
Washington Post
Patient groups against reprocessing devices 9/21/2006
U.S. Newswire
Herbal remedies prior to surgery 9/7/2006
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Disruptive conduct in OR 9/5/2006
New Physician
Disruptive conduct in OR - VHA Press Release 9/5/2006
Patients can help prevent medical error 9/3/2006
Orlando Sentinel
Patients may be last to know about errors 8/29/2006
NY Times
Physician Disclosure of Errors 8/17/2006
Seattle Times
Hospital Design Saves Lives 8/15/2006
Business Week
Surgical-Site Infection 8/6/2006
Healthcare Purchasing News
Timing of Surgery Can Contribute to Complications 8/3/2006
Forbes
Debate as Doctors Train on New Devices 8/1/2006
New York Times
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Mercury News
No Sponge Left Behind 7/24/2006
LA Times
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NPR
One Medical Error a Day in the Hospital 7/20/2006
ABC News Video
Surgical Fires 7/20/2006
Good Morning America
Surgical Fires 7/18/2006
Washington Post
Disruptive behavior common in ORs 7/6/2006
Today's Surgicenter
Hospital-caused deaths 7/5/2006
Conference examines health illiteracy, errors, and patient safety 6/26/2006
FDA/NIOSH Notification: Oxygen Regulator Fires 6/16/2006
Wristband prevents doctors from erring in OR
Campaign on hospital errors saves lives 6/15/2006
Hospitals saved over 122,000 lives (PDF) 6/14/2006
Cadaver tissue poses risks 6/11/2006
Patient Safety and Health IT Conference webcast 6/7/2006
Canadian health system aims to end "blame" mentality 6/7/2006
Surgeons who play video games make fewer errors 5/30/2006
Making patient safety the centerpiece of medical liability reform 5/25/2006
Free full text and audio interview with Richard Boothman
Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama N Engl J Med. 2006 May 25;354(21):2205-8
Study of OR teamwork shows nurses rate first 5/8/2006
Johns Hopkins
'Wrong Site' Surgeries on the Rise 4/17/2006
USA Today
One doctor's crusade for hospital reform 2/6/2007
CBS News
New Joint Commission report on quality and safety in American hospitals 3/20/2007
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