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•Quality Improvement Strategies (20)

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Patient readmissions, emergency visits, and adverse events after software-assisted discharge from hospital: cluster randomized trial.

Graumlich JF, Novotny NL, Nace GS, et al. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:E11-E19.

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Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching unit: improving patient safety.

O’Leary KJ, Buck R, Fligiel HM, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:678-684.

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An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital.

Weinberg J, Proske D, Szerszen A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:317-325.

COMMENTARY

Creating a safety culture at the Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia.

Verschoor KN, Taylor A, Northway TL, et al. J Pediatr Nurs. 2007;22:81-86.

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User satisfaction with computerized order entry system and its effect on workplace level of stress.

Ghahramani N, Lendel I, Haque R, Sawruk K. J Med Syst. 2009;33:199-205.

COMMENTARY

Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—I. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Experience

Conway JB, Weingart SN. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2005.

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Errors of diagnosis in pediatric practice: a multisite survey.

Singh H, Thomas EJ, Wilson L, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126:70-79.

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Preventing potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized older patients with a computerized provider order entry warning system.

Mattison MLP, Afonso KA, Ngo LH, Mukamal KJ. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1331-1336.

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Using implementation safety indicators for CPOE implementation.

Weir CR, McCarthy CA. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:21-28.

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Chemotherapy medication errors in a pediatric cancer treatment center: prospective characterization of error types and frequency and development of a quality improvement initiative to lower the error rate.

Watts RG, Parsons K. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Mar 20; [Epub ahead of print].

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Assessment of adverse drug events among patients in a tertiary care medical center.

Johnston PE, France DJ, Byrne DW, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63:2218-2227.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE classic

Doctor’s orders killed cancer patient: Dana-Farber admits drug overdose caused death of Globe columnist, damage to second woman.

Knox RA. The Boston Globe. March 23, 1995; Metro/Region section: 1.

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Hospital admission medication reconciliation in medically complex children: an observational study.

Stone BL, Boehme S, Mundorff MB, Maloney CG, Srivastava R. Arch Dis Child. 2010;95:250-255.

COMMENTARY

JCAHO proposal for patient-centered care brings concept to mainstream healthcare settings.

The Risk Management Reporter. June 2005;24:1,3-7.

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Unit-based care teams and the frequency and quality of physician–nurse communications.

Gordon MB, Melvin P, Graham D, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011;165:424-428.

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Developing a programme for medication reconciliation at the time of admission into hospital.

Manzorro AG, Zoni AC, Rieiro CR, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2011;33:603-609.

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Four years' experience with a hospitalist-led medical emergency team: an interrupted time series.

Rothberg MB, Belforti R, Fitzgerald J, Friderici J, Keyes M. J Hosp Med. 2012;7:98-103.

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Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers.

Wood KA, Ranji SR, Ide B, Dracup K. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:475-482.

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Inability of providers to predict unplanned readmissions.

Allaudeen N, Schnipper JL, Orav EJ, Wachter RM, Vidyarthi AR. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:771-776.

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Implementing standardized operating room briefings and debriefings at a large regional medical center.

Berenholtz SM, Schumacher K, Hayanga AJ, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:391-397.

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