Medical Mistakes -- References
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References
Don't believe everything you read in the patient's chart. Suresh, G., Pediatrics 2003 May;111(5 Pt. 1):1108-1109.
Human error: models and management. Reason, J., British Medical Journal 2000 Mar 18;320(7237):768-770.
Improving Health Care Quality. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. September 2002. AHRQ Publication No. 02-P032.
Medication Errors. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
Quality of Health Care in the United States: A Chartbook. Leatherman, S., McCarthy, D., The Commonwealth Fund, April 1, 2002.
Reducing Errors in Health Care. Translating Research Into Practice. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. April 2000. AHRQ Publication No. 00-PO58.
To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Kohn, L. T. et al. (Editors); Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine, The National Academies Press, 2000.
Your Medicine: Play It Safe. Patient Guide. AHRQ Publication No. 03-0019, February 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, and the National Council on Patient Information and Education, Bethesda, MD.
