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Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery.
Rhodes P, Giles SJ, Cook GA, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:409-415.
Medication errors among adults and children with cancer in the outpatient setting. Walsh KE, Dodd KS, Seetharaman K, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Dec 29; [Epub ahead of print].
Results of a medication reconciliation survey from the 2006 Society of Hospital Medicine national meeting.
Clay BJ, Halasyamani L, Stucky ER, Greenwald JL, Williams MV. J Hosp Med. 2008;3:465-472.
Using implementation safety indicators for CPOE implementation.
Weir CR, McCarthy CA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:21-28.
Evaluating service delivery interventions to enhance patient safety. Brown C, Lilford R. BMJ. 2008;337:a2764.
Disclosing errors to patients: perspectives of registered nurses.
Shannon SE, Foglia MB, Hardy M, Gallagher TH. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:5-12.
Medication safety teams' guided implementation of electronic medication administration records in five nursing homes. Scott-Cawiezell J, Madsen RW, Pepper GA, Vogelsmeier A, Petroski G, Zellmer D. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:29-35.
Physician autonomy and informed decision making: finding the balance for patient safety and quality.
Mathews SC, Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2008;300:2913-2915.
Adverse Events in Hospitals: Overview of Key Issues. Levinson DR. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General; December 2008. Report No. OEI-06-07-00470.
Adverse Events in Hospitals: State Reporting Systems. Levinson DR. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General; December 2008. Report No. OEI-06-07-00471.
Newspapers/Magazine Articles |
For patients, a list of hospital hazards. Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). December 23, 2008;D2.
High-Alert Series Parts I, II, III, and IV. Institute for Safe Medication Practices. January 21, 2009; April 16, 2009; July 23, 2009; and October 15, 2009. 1:30-3:00 PM (Eastern).
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Safety Target Medication errors, Diagnostic errors, Nosocomial infections, Post-operative surgical complications, More... |
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Approach to Improving Safety Human factors engineering, Error reporting, Teamwork training, Culture of safety, Nurse staffing ratios, Regulation, More... |
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Error Types Cognitive errors ("mistakes"), Non-cognitive errors ("slips & lapses"), Latent errors, More... |
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Clinical Area Anesthesiology, Emergency medicine, Critical care nursing, Community pharmacy, More... |
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Target Audience Physicians, Nurses, Risk managers, Educators, Policymakers, More... |
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Setting of Care Intensive care units, Operating room, Children's hospitals, Ambulatory clinic or office, Residential facilities, More... |
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