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Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Engaging the Patient and Family in Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(February 2013)</a></div></b>
Engaging the Patient and Family in Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Delirium as a Safety Target&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(December 2012)</a></div></b>
Delirium as a Safety Target 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Demise of the Physical Exam&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(November 2012)</a></div></b>
The Demise of the Physical Exam 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Designing for Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(October 2012)</a></div></b>
Designing for Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Nurse Staffing and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(September 2012)</a></div></b>
Nurse Staffing and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Safety in Nursing Homes&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(August 2012)</a></div></b>
Safety in Nursing Homes 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Health IT and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(July 2012)</a></div></b>
Health IT and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Safety in the UK&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(June 2012)</a></div></b>
Safety in the UK 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Trigger Tools&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(May 2012)</a></div></b>
Trigger Tools 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Disclosing Errors and Other Innovations in Risk Management&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(March 2012)</a></div></b>
Disclosing Errors and Other Innovations in Risk Management 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Resident Supervision and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(February 2012)</a></div></b>
Resident Supervision and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Fall Prevention&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(December 2011)</a></div></b>
Fall Prevention 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Update on Teamwork&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(November 2011)</a></div></b>
Update on Teamwork 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Role of Context in Safety Research&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(October 2011)</a></div></b>
The Role of Context in Safety Research 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Incident Reporting&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(September 2011)</a></div></b>
Incident Reporting 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Patient Safety Organizations&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(July 2011)</a></div></b>
Patient Safety Organizations 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Unintended Consequences&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(June 2011)</a></div></b>
Unintended Consequences 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Second Victim&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(May 2011)</a></div></b>
The Second Victim 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Handoffs and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(March 2011)</a></div></b>
Handoffs and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Educating Practitioners in Safety and Quality&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(February 2011)</a></div></b>
Educating Practitioners in Safety and Quality 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Risk Management and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(December 2010)</a></div></b>
Risk Management and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Measuring Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(November 2010)</a></div></b>
Measuring Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Checklists&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(October 2010)</a></div></b>
Checklists 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Safety in Academic Medical Centers&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(August 2010)</a></div></b>
Safety in Academic Medical Centers 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Patient Safety in Emergency Medicine&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(June 2010)</a></div></b>
Patient Safety in Emergency Medicine 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The National Quality Forum: A Key Player in Quality and Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(April 2010)</a></div></b>
The National Quality Forum: A Key Player in Quality and Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Medical Education and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(February 2010)</a></div></b>
Medical Education and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>High-Risk Physicians and Disruptive Behaviors&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(December 2009)</a></div></b>
High-Risk Physicians and Disruptive Behaviors 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Role of the Media in Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(October 2009)</a></div></b>
The Role of the Media in Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Workarounds&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(August 2009)</a></div></b>
Workarounds 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Business Case for Improving Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(May 2009)</a></div></b>
The Business Case for Improving Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Accreditation and Regulation&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(April 2009)</a></div></b>
Accreditation and Regulation 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Health Literacy and Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(February/March 2009)</a></div></b>
Health Literacy and Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Patient Disclosure and Apology&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(January 2009)</a></div></b>
Patient Disclosure and Apology 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections: Lessons for Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(November 2008)</a></div></b>
Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections: Lessons for Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Not Paying for Errors: A Policy Perspective&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(October 2008)</a></div></b>
Not Paying for Errors: A Policy Perspective 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Bar Coding for Medication Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(September 2008)</a></div></b>
Bar Coding for Medication Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Does Root Cause Analysis Work?&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(July 2008)</a></div></b>
Does Root Cause Analysis Work? 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Computerization and Information Technology&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(May 2008)</a></div></b>
Computerization and Information Technology 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>MRSA and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(April 2008)</a></div></b>
MRSA and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>A Procedure Service to Improve Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(March 2008)</a></div></b>
A Procedure Service to Improve Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Improving Safety in Large Systems&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(January 2008)</a></div></b>
Improving Safety in Large Systems 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Improving Transitions in Care&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(December 2007)</a></div></b>
Improving Transitions in Care 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Just Culture&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(October 2007)</a></div></b>
Just Culture 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Surgical Errors&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(September 2007)</a></div></b>
Surgical Errors 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Board's Role in Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(July/August 2007)</a></div></b>
The Board's Role in Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>State Error Reporting Systems&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(June 2007)</a></div></b>
State Error Reporting Systems 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>International Perspectives on Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(May 2007)</a></div></b>
International Perspectives on Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Patient's Role in Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(March 2007)</a></div></b>
The Patient's Role in Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Diagnostic Errors&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(February 2007)</a></div></b>
Diagnostic Errors 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Safety Culture&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(December 2006)</a></div></b>
Safety Culture 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Human Factors&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(November 2006)</a></div></b>
Human Factors 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Transformation of Patient Safety at the VA&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(September 2006)</a></div></b>
The Transformation of Patient Safety at the VA 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Reflections on the History of the Patient Safety Movement&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(August 2006)</a></div></b>
Reflections on the History of the Patient Safety Movement 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Patient Safety Programs&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(July 2006)</a></div></b>
Patient Safety Programs 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Outpatient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(May  2006)</a></div></b>
Outpatient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Pharmacy and Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(April 2006)</a></div></b>
Pharmacy and Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Point?Counterpoint: Simulation vs. Team Training&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(March 2006)</a></div></b>
Point?Counterpoint: Simulation vs. Team Training 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Disclosing Mistakes&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(February 2006)</a></div></b>
Disclosing Mistakes 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Aviation and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(January 2006)</a></div></b>
Aviation and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>The Law and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(December 2005)</a></div></b>
The Law and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>100,000 Lives Campaign: Concept and Implementation&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(November 2005)</a></div></b>
100,000 Lives Campaign: Concept and Implementation 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Patient Safety Initiatives&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(September 2005)</a></div></b>
Patient Safety Initiatives 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Nursing and Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(July/August 2005)</a></div></b>
Nursing and Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Research in Patient Safety&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(June 2005)</a></div></b>
Research in Patient Safety 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Errors in the Media and Organizational Change&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(May 2005)</a></div></b>
Errors in the Media and Organizational Change 
Expand <div style="margin:2px 0 10px 0; border-top:solid 1px #CCCCCC;"></div><b>Introducing AHRQ PSNet and WebM&M&nbsp;<div style=display:inline;><a style=color:#333333;>(April 2005)</a></div></b>
Introducing AHRQ PSNet and WebM&M 
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