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•Device-related Complications (7)

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•Identification Errors (4)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (36)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (10)

•Medication Safety (78)

•Medical Complications (23)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (4)

•Surgical Complications (14)

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•Psychological and Social Complications (12)

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•Asia (4)

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•Europe (53)

•North America (175)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (79)

•Active Errors (21)

•Latent Errors (20)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (43)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (21)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (65)

•Communication Improvement (48)

•Human Factors Engineering (21)

•Teamwork (14)

•Specialization of Care (25)

•Logistical Approaches (20)

•Culture of Safety (23)

•Technologic Approaches (54)

•Education and Training (43)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (1)

•Medicine (170)

•Nursing (13)

•Pharmacy (26)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (142)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (204)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (119)

•Patients (1)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (147)

•Psychiatric Facilities (2)

•Residential Facilities (3)

•Ambulatory Care (24)

•Outpatient Surgery (2)

•Patient Transport (1)

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REVIEW

Medication reconciliation during transitions of care as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.

Kwan JL, Lo L, Sampson M, Shojania KG. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):397-403.

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Reduction in medication errors in hospitals due to adoption of computerized provider order entry systems.

Radley DC, Wasserman MR, Olsho LE, Shoemaker SJ, Spranca MD, Bradshaw B. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013;20:470-476.

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Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 2: a review of strategies and activities for improving medication safety 2002-2008.

Semple SJ, Roughead EE. Aust New Zealand Health Policy. 2009;6:24.

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"Tech-check-tech": a review of the evidence on its safety and benefits.

Adams AJ, Martin SJ, Stolpe SF. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:1824-1833.

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Bar code technology and medication administration error.

Young J, Slebodnik M, Sands L. J Patient Saf. 2010;6;115-120.

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Duty-hour limits and patient care and resident outcomes: can high-quality studies offer insight into complex relationships?

Philibert I, Nasca T, Brigham T, Shapiro J. Annu Rev Med. 2013;64:467-483.

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Systematic review of medication safety assessment methods.

Meyer-Massetti C, Cheng CM, Schwappach DL, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:227-240.

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Improving patient safety through the systematic evaluation of patient outcomes.

Forster AJ, Dervin G, Martin C, Papp S. Can J Surg. 2012;55:418-425.

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Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 1: a review of the extent and causes of medication problems 2002-2008.

Roughead EE, Semple SJ. Aust New Zealand Health Policy. 2009;6:18.

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Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.

Miake-Lye IM, Hempel S, Ganz DA, Shekelle PG. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):390-396.

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Hospital-initiated transitional care interventions as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.

Rennke S, Nguyen OK, Shoeb MH, Magan Y, Wachter RM, Ranji SR. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):433-440.

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The economic burden of patient safety targets in acute care: a systematic review.

Mittmann N, Koo M, Daneman N, et al. Drug Healthc Patient Saf. 2012;4:141-165.

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Twenty-four/seven: a mixed-method systematic review of the off-shift literature.

de Cordova PB, Phibbs CS, Bartel AP, Stone PW. J Adv Nurs. 2012;68:1454-1468.

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Negligence, genuine error, and litigation.

Sohn DH. Int J Gen Med. 2013;6:49-56.

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The efficacy of computer-enabled discharge communication interventions: a systematic review.

Motamedi SM, Posadas-Calleja J, Straus S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:403-415.

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Improving patient handovers from hospital to primary care: a systematic review.

Hesselink G, Schoonhoven L, Barach P, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:417-428.

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A systematic review of failures in handoff communication during intrahospital transfers.

Ong MS, Coiera E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:274-284.

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Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians: implications for patient safety and continuity of care.

Kripalani S, LeFevre F, Phillips CO, Williams MV, Basaviah P, Baker DW. JAMA. 2007;297:831-841.

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Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: a review of key issues for hospitalists.

Kripalani S, Jackson AT, Schnipper JL, Coleman EA. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:314-323.

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Responsibility for quality improvement and patient safety: hospital board and medical staff leadership challenges.

Goeschel CA, Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ. Chest. 2010;138:171-178.

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