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Safety Target

•Device-related Complications (148)

•Diagnostic Errors (279)

•Identification Errors (116)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (389)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (106)

•Medication Safety (1024)

•Medical Complications (341)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (96)

•Surgical Complications (469)

•Transfusion Complications (19)

•Psychological and Social Complications (249)

Origin/Sponsor

•Africa (1)

•Asia (43)

•Australia and New Zealand (63)

•Central and South America (5)

•Europe (318)

•North America (3278)

Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (8)

•Journal Article (2922)

•Legislation/Regulation (47)

•Meeting/Conference (21)

•Newsletter/Journal (12)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (359)

•Press Release/Announcement (20)

•Special or Theme Issue (54)

•Tools/Toolkit (35)

•Web Resource (68)

•Grant (6)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (888)

•Active Errors (577)

•Latent Errors (197)

•Near Miss (69)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (1152)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (336)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (1320)

•Communication Improvement (812)

•Human Factors Engineering (440)

•Teamwork (297)

•Specialization of Care (204)

•Logistical Approaches (281)

•Culture of Safety (467)

•Technologic Approaches (578)

•Education and Training (693)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (13)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (2707)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (3089)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (1310)

•Patients (206)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (2161)

•Psychiatric Facilities (12)

•Residential Facilities (51)

•Ambulatory Care (298)

•Outpatient Surgery (32)

•Patient Transport (22)

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STUDY

Outside case review of surgical pathology for referred patients: the impact on patient care.

Swapp RE, Aubry MC, Salomão DR, Cheville JC. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2013;137:233-240.

STUDY

Direct reporting of laboratory test results to patients by mail to enhance patient safety.

Sung S, Forman-Hoffman V, Wilson MC, Cram P. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:1075-78.

STUDY

Clinical impact and frequency of anatomic pathology errors in cancer diagnoses.

Raab SS, Grzybicki DM, Janosky JE, et al. Cancer. 2005;104:2205-2213.

STUDY

Identification errors involving clinical laboratories: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of patient and specimen identification errors at 120 institutions.

Valenstein PN, Raab SS, Walsh MK. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:1106-1113.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Recommendations for quality assurance and improvement in surgical and autopsy pathology.

Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology. Hum Pathol. 2006;37:985-988.

STUDY

Causes of errors in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of atrial fibrillation by physicians.

Davidenko JM, Snyder LS. J Electrocardiol. 2007;40:450-457.

BOOK/REPORT

Why Current Breast Pathology Practices Must Be Evaluated.

Dallas, TX: Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; June 2006.

REVIEW

Quality in cancer diagnosis.

Raab SS, Grzybicki DM. CA Cancer J Clin. 2010;60:139-165.

STUDY

Cognitive errors and logistical breakdowns contributing to missed and delayed diagnoses of breast and colorectal cancers: a process analysis of closed malpractice claims.

Poon EG, Kachalia A, Puopolo AL, Gandhi TK, Studdert DM. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:1416-1423.

STUDY

Overestimation of clinical diagnostic performance caused by low necropsy rates.

Shojania KG, Burton EC, McDonald KM, Goldman L. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:408-413.

STUDY

Effectiveness of a community collaborative for eliminating the use of high-risk abbreviations written by physicians.

Leonhardt KK, Botticelli J. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:147-153.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical simulations identify potential problems before they can pose a real threat.

Kleefeld E. Wisconsin Technology Network. June 15, 2005.

STUDY

Preventable morbidity at a mature trauma center.

Teixeira PGR, Inaba K, Salim A, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144:536-541.

STUDY

Comparison and interpretation of urinalysis performed by a nephrologist versus a hospital-based clinical laboratory.

Tsai JJ, Yeun JY, Kumar VA, Don BR. Am J Kidney Dis. 2005;46:820-829.

STUDY

Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal analysis of specimen identification errors.

Wagar EA, Tamashiro L, Yasin B, Hilborne L, Bruckner DA. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:1662-1668.

STUDY

"It's not our ass": medical resident sense-making regarding lawsuits.

Noland C, Carl WJ. Health Commun. 2006;20:81-89.

STUDY

CT for suspected appendicitis in children: an analysis of diagnostic errors.

Taylor GA, Callahan MJ, Rodriguez D, Smink DS. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36:331-337.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Special Section—Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology Symposium.

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:602-649.

STUDY

Missed diagnoses by urologists resulting in malpractice payment.

Badger WJ, Moran ME, Abraham C, Yarlagadda B, Perrotti M. J Urol. 2007;178;2537-2539.

STUDY

Burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance among US physicians relative to the general US population.

Shanafelt TD, Boone S, Tan L, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172:1377-1385.

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