Work in Partnership With Your Health Professional to Prevent Medical Errors

References

Citations

  1. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2000). 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors. Patient Fact Sheet (AHRQ Publication No. 00-P038). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Other Works Consulted

  • HealthGrades (2006). HealthGrades Quality Study: Third Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study. Golden, CO: HealthGrades. Also available online: http://www.healthgrades.com/media/dms/pdf/PatientSafetyInAmericanHospitalsStudy2006.pdf.

  • Leape LL, Berwick DM (2005). Five years after To Err Is Human: What have we learned? JAMA, 293(19): 2384–2390.


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