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Immunization Action Council. 2013. Hepatitis B: What hospitals need to do to protect newborns. St. Paul, MN: Immunization Action Council,

Annotation: This document provides guidance for hospitals and parents on the importance of implementing a hepatitis B birth dose policy. Contents include case reports on reducing medical errors and materials to help hospitals address the problem, including a fact sheet and guidance and sample text for developing admission orders. The document also contains information statements, a handout, and childhood immunization record cards for parents. Contact information and additional resources are included. A related handout and 45-minute webinar are available from the Give Birth to the End of Hep B campaign website.

Keywords: Case reports, Disease prevention, Health policy, Hepatitis B, Hospitals, Medical errors, Newborn infants, Parents, Postnatal care, Public awareness campaigns, Safety, Vaccines

U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2002. 20 tips to help prevent medical errors in children. Rockville, MD: U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 4 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet for parents is a guide to avoiding medical errors by becoming active members of their child's health care team. It explains what medical errors are, where they can occur, and what they can involve. Topics include medicines, hospital stays, surgery, and tips on researching medical conditions and advocacy.

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Keywords: Child health, Medical errors, Parent participation, Parent professional relations, Patient advocacy, Patient care teams

Congressional Quarterly. 2000. Issues in health policy: Selections from the CQ Researcher. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 239 pp.

Annotation: This reader is a compilation of 12 recent articles from the CQ Researcher, a weekly policy brief that brings into focus issues on the public agenda. The collection is organized into three subject areas: (1) illness, treatment and health policy (which includes chapters of Alzheimer's disease, obesity and health, childhood depression, asthma, and vaccine controversies); (2) policy in a managed-care environment (which includes chapters on patients' rights, managing managed care, and medical mistakes; and (3) the future of health policy (which includes chapters on embryo research, humane genome research, the global AIDS crisis, and computers and medicine). Each chapter includes endnotes and a bibliography. The compilation also includes credits and an index.

Keywords: AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, Asthma, Child health, Computers, Depression, Genomics, Health, Health policy, Immunization, Managed care, Medical errors, Obesity, Patient rights, Research, Treatment