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•Device-related Complications (96)

•Diagnostic Errors (168)

•Identification Errors (71)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (293)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (66)

•Medication Safety (832)

•Medical Complications (247)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (71)

•Surgical Complications (267)

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•Psychological and Social Complications (85)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (505)

•Active Errors (514)

•Latent Errors (156)

•Near Miss (46)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (604)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (235)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (614)

•Communication Improvement (709)

•Human Factors Engineering (326)

•Teamwork (224)

•Specialization of Care (157)

•Logistical Approaches (183)

•Culture of Safety (322)

•Technologic Approaches (425)

•Education and Training (699)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (7)

•Complementary and Alternative Medicine (1)

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Setting of Care

•Psychiatric Facilities (13)

•Residential Facilities (46)

•Ambulatory Care (370)

•Outpatient Surgery (29)

•Patient Transport (20)

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STUDY

Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy.

Yin HS, Mendelsohn AL, Wolf MS, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164:181-186.

STUDY

Randomized controlled trial of a pictogram-based intervention to reduce liquid medication dosing errors and improve adherence among caregivers of young children.

Yin HS, Dreyer BP, van Schaick L, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:814-822.

COMMENTARY

Lethal Cap.

Schillinger D. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.

STUDY

Medication errors in paediatric outpatients.

Kaushal R, Goldmann DA, Keohane CA, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e30.

STUDY

The role of advice in medication administration errors in the pediatric ambulatory setting.

Lemer C, Bates DW, Yoon C, Keohane C, Fitzmaurice G, Kaushal R. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:168-175.

STUDY

Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations.

Wynia MK, Osborn CY. J Health Commun. 2010;15(suppl 2):102-115.

STUDY

Out-of-hospital medication errors: a 6-year analysis of the national poison data system.

Shah K, Barker KA. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009;18:1080-1085.

STUDY

Medical error disclosure among pediatricians: choosing carefully what we might say to parents.

Loren DJ, Klein EJ, Garbutt J, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:922-927.

COMMENTARY

Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety.

Rothman RL, Yin HS, Mulvaney S, Co JPT, Homer C, Lannon C. Pediatrics. 2009;124(suppl 3):S315-S326.

COMMENTARY

Simple strategies to avoid medication errors.

Jenkins RH, Vaida AJ. Fam Pract Manag. 2007;14:41-47.

BOOK/REPORT

2009 Older Adults' Knowledge About Medications That Can Impact Driving.

MacLennan PA, Owsley C, Rue LW III, McGwin G Jr. Washington, DC: American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety; August 2009.

STUDY

Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient comprehension.

Wolf MS, Davis TC, Bass PF, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:50-56.

STUDY

Process of care failures in breast cancer diagnosis.

Weingart SN, Saadeh MG, Simchowitz B, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:702-709.

REVIEW

Medication errors in chemotherapy: incidence, types and involvement of patients in prevention. A review of the literature.

Schwappach DLB, Wernli M. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2009;19:285-292.

COMMENTARY

Disconnected.

Klass P. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:1358-1361.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

American Society of Clinical Oncology/Oncology Nursing Society chemotherapy administration safety standards.

Jacobson JO, Polovich M, McNiff KK, et al; American Society of Clinical Oncology; Oncology Nursing Society. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2009;36:651-658.

COMMENTARY

Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure?

Eytan T. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2008.

COMMENTARY

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

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

COMMENTARY

Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding.

Mandelblatt J. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.

STUDY

Do medication samples jeopardize patient safety?

Franks AS, Ray SM, Wallace LS, Keenum AJ, Weiss BD. Ann Pharmacother. 2008;43:51-56.

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