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Pharmacother 2002;22(3):282-302. Cook RI, Render M, Woods, DD. Gaps in the continuity of care and progress on patient safety. BMJ 2000;320(7237):791-794. Dayton E, Henriksen K. Communication failure: basic components, contributing factors, and call for structure. Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement. 2007;33(1):34-47. Dent S. Illiteracy: "Hidden disability" Creates Healthcare Confusion. FP Report 2000;6(1). Department of Defense Patient Safety Program. Healthcare communications toolkit to improve transitions in care. Strategies and tools to improve healthcare handoffs and transitions. 2005. http://dodpatientsafety.usuhs.mil/files/Handoff_Toolkit.pdf Gausman Benson J, Forman L. Comprehension of written healthcare information in an affluent geriatric retirement community: use of the Test of Functional Health Literacy. Gerontol. 2002;48(2):93-97. Hellman (2006) Patient Safety and Inpatient Glycemic Control; Translating Concepts into Action Kripalani S, et al. Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians. JAMA. 2007;297(8): 831-841. Rudd R, Kirsch I, Yamamoto K. Literacy and Health in America. Policy Information Report. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service; 2004. Schwartzberg J. Health literacy: Can your patient read, understand, and act upon your instruction? J Med Pract Manage. 2003;18:281-283. Smith PC. Missing clinical information during primary care visits. JAMA. 2005; 293(5):565-571. Stein LI, Watts DT, Howell T. The doctor-nurse game revisited. N Engl J Med 1990;322(8):546-9. Diabetes Asimakopoulou K. Cognitive functioning and self-management in older people with diabetes. Diabetes Spectrum. 2002;15(2):116-121. Brands A, et al. The Effects of Type 1 Diabetes on Cognitive Performance. Diabetes Care. 2005;28:726–735. Clark Jr. CM, et al. Incorporating the Results of Diabetes Research Into Clinical Practice. Diabetes Care. 2001;24(12):2134-2142. Cope JU, et al. Adolescent use of insulin and patient-controlled analgesia pump technology: A 10-year food and drug administration retrospective study of adverse events. Pediatrics. 2008;121(5):e1133-e1138. Cox DJ, et al. Blood glucose awareness training (BGAT-2). Diabetes Care. 2001;24:637–642. Cox DJ, et al. Diabetes and driving mishaps. Diabetes Care. 2003;26:2329–2334. Cox DJ, et al. Relationships between hyperglycemia and cognitive performance among adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2005;28:71–77. Egede L. Diabetes, Major Depression, and Functional Disability Among U.S. Adults. Diabetes Care. 2004;27:421–428. Hellman (2004) A Systems Approach to Reducing Errors in Insulin Therapy in the Patient Setting Hellman (2006) Patient Safety and Inpatient Glycemic Control; Translating Concepts into Action Hellman (2007) The Perfect Storm - Drug Safety and Rosiglitazone Hofer TP, et al. Profiling quality of care: Is there a role for peer review? BMC Health Services Research. 2004;4:9. 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