Covering health issues (5th Edition). Washington, DC: The Alliance for Health Reform; 2009.
Useful guide to healthcare issues in USA – originally intended for journalists.
E-newsletter – Issue 90 – March 2009.
Improvement report. Maintaining glucose control in the ICU: implementing standard order sets tailored for specific patient populations.
Stony Brook University Hospital. Stony Brook, New York, USA.
Website: OpenSafety.org ‘OpenSafety.org is devoted to building a network of scholars, practitioners, and others that will share and implement solutions to improve safety in health care. It features free tools, including video case studies and safety culture surveys, plus many others.’
Policy statement: the healthcare executive’s role in ensuring quality and patient safety. American College of Healthcare Executives. November 10, 2008.
Reducing avoidable emergency department visits. A triple aim initiative.
Why hospitals should fly: the ultimate flight plan to patient safety and quality care. Nance J Bozeman, Montana: Second River Healthcare Press; 2008. [book recommendation]
Website: WhyNotTheBest.org This free resource from The Commonwealth Fund is for health care professionals interested in tracking performance on various measures of health care quality.
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