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Patient Safety in Ambulatory Care

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (95)

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STUDY

Patient safety in out-of-hours primary care: a review of patient records.

Smits M, Huibers L, Kerssemeijer B, de Feijter E, Wensing M, Giesen P. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:335.

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Certain uncertainties: modes of patient safety in healthcare.

Jerak-Zuiderent S. Soc Stud Sci. 2012;42:732-752.

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Feasibility of centre-based incident reporting in primary healthcare: the SPIEGEL study.

Zwart DL, Steerneman AH, van Rensen EL, Kalkman CJ, Verheij TJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:121-127.

STUDY

Harm caused by adverse events in primary care: a clinical observational study.

Wetzels R, Wolters R, van Weel C, Wensing M. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009;15:323-327.

STUDY

Patient error: a preliminary taxonomy.

Buetow S, Kiata L, Liew T, Kenealy T, Dovey S, Elwyn G. Ann Fam Med. 2009;7:223-231.

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Are health professionals' perceptions of patient safety related to figures on safety incidents?

Martijn L, Harmsen M, Gaal S, Mettes D, van Dulmen S, Wensing M. J Eval Clin Pract. 2012 Jul 29; [Epub ahead of print].

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The development and psychometric evaluation of a safety climate measure for primary care.

de Wet C, Spence W, Mash R, Johnson P, Bowie P. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:578-584.

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Organizational culture, team climate and diabetes care in small office-based practices.

Bosch M, Dijkstra R, Wensing M, van der Weijden T, Grol R. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008;8:180.

REVIEW

Patient safety systems in the primary health care of diabetes—a story of missed opportunities?

Taub N, Baker R, Khunti K, et al. Diabet Med. 2010;27:1322-1326.

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Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory care.

Kistler CE, Walter LC, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1480-1487.

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Improving medication reconciliation in the outpatient setting.

Varkey P, Cunningham J, Bisping S. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:286-292.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Primary Care.

Kingston-Riechers J, Ospina M, Jonsson E, Childs P, McLeod L, Maxted JM. Edmondton, AB, Canada: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2010. ISBN: 9781926541273.

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Refocusing the lens: patient safety in ambulatory chronic disease care.

Sarkar U, Wachter RM, Schroeder SA, Schillinger D. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:377-383.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2010.

COMMENTARY

The association between culture, climate and quality of care in primary health care teams.

Hann M, Bower P, Campbell S, Marshall M, Reeves D. Fam Pract. 2007;24:323-329.

COMMENTARY

Reducing diagnostic error through medical home-based primary care reform.

Singh H, Graber M. JAMA. 2010;304:463-464.

STUDY

Development of a tool within the electronic medical record to facilitate medication reconciliation after hospital discharge.

Schnipper JL, Liang CL, Hamann C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:309-313.

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Confidential reporting of patient safety events in primary care: results from a multilevel classification of cognitive and system factors.

Kostopoulou O, Delaney B. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:95-100.

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Patient safety culture in primary care: developing a theoretical framework for practical use.

Kirk S, Parker D, Claridge T, Esmail A, Marshall M. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:313-320.

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'Tempos' management in primary care: a key factor for classifying adverse events, and improving quality and safety.

Amalberti R, Brami J. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:729-736.

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