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•Device-related Complications (81)

•Diagnostic Errors (115)

•Identification Errors (77)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (255)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (40)

•Medication Safety (599)

•Medical Complications (276)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (71)

•Surgical Complications (298)

•Transfusion Complications (12)

•Psychological and Social Complications (97)

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•Australia and New Zealand (78)

•Central and South America (5)

•Europe (334)

•North America (1565)

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•Audiovisual (8)

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•Journal Article (1596)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (485)

•Active Errors (424)

•Latent Errors (169)

•Near Miss (47)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (553)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (137)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (516)

•Communication Improvement (641)

•Human Factors Engineering (306)

•Teamwork (258)

•Specialization of Care (153)

•Logistical Approaches (136)

•Culture of Safety (513)

•Technologic Approaches (366)

•Education and Training (425)

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•Dentistry (5)

•Medicine (1481)

•Nursing (151)

•Pharmacy (173)

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•Allied Health Professionals (6)

•Clinical Technologists (8)

•Physicians (166)

•Nurses (142)

•Pharmacists (40)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1270)

•Psychiatric Facilities (13)

•Residential Facilities (88)

•Ambulatory Care (244)

•Outpatient Surgery (27)

•Patient Transport (20)

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STUDY

Nurse–physician communication in the long-term care setting: perceived barriers and impact on patient safety.

Tjia J, Mazor KM, Field T, Meterko V, Spenard A, Gurwitz JH. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:145-152.

STUDY

Assessing resident safety culture in nursing homes: using the nursing home survey on resident safety.

Castle NG, Wagner LM, Perera S, Ferguson JC, Handler SM. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:59-67.

COMMENTARY

Fumbled Handoff.

Vidyarthi A. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.

STUDY

Organizational climate determinants of resident safety culture in nursing homes.

Arnetz JE, Zhdanova LS, Elsouhag D, Lichtenberg P, Luborsky MR, Arnetz BB. Gerontologist. 2011;51:739-749.

STUDY

Medication error reporting in nursing homes: identifying targets for patient safety improvement.

Greene SB, Williams CE, Pierson S, Hansen RA, Carey TS. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:218-222.

COMMENTARY

Lesar TS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2003.

STUDY

Relationship between quality of care and negligence litigation in nursing homes.

Studdert DM, Spittal MJ, Mello MM, O’Malley AJ, Stevenson DG. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:1243-1250.

STUDY

Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in estimates of AHRQ patient safety indicators.

Coffey RM, Andrews RM, Moy E. Med Care. 2005;43(suppl 3):I48-I57.

STUDY

Computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support in the long-term care setting: insights from the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.

Rochon PA, Field TS, Bates DW, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53:1780-1789.

STUDY

The influence of formulation and medicine delivery system on medication administration errors in care homes for older people.

Alldred DP, Standage C, Fletcher O, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:397-402.

STUDY

Medication errors during patient transitions into nursing homes: characteristics and association with patient harm.

Desai R, Williams CE, Greene SB, Pierson S, Hansen RA. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9:413-422.

STUDY

Measuring administrators' and direct care workers' perceptions of the safety culture in assisted living facilities.

Castle NG, Wagner LM, Sonon K, Ferguson-Rome JC. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:375-385.

STUDY

Measuring safety climate in elderly homes.

Yeung KC, Chan CC. J Safety Res. 2012;43:9-20.

STUDY

Repeat medication errors in nursing homes: contributing factors and their association with patient harm.

Crespin DJ, Modi AV, Wei D, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2010;8:258-270.

STUDY

Evaluating efforts to optimize TeamSTEPPS implementation in surgical and pediatric intensive care units.

Mayer CM, Cluff L, Lin WT, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:365-374.

STUDY

Randomized trial of a warfarin communication protocol for nursing homes: an SBAR-based approach.

Field TS, Tjia J, Mazor KM, et al. Am J Med. 2011;124:179.e1-179.e7.

STUDY

Patterns of medical and nursing staff communication in nursing homes: implications and insights from complexity science.

Colon-Emeric CS, Ammarell N, Bailey D, et al. Qual Health Res. 2006;16:173-188.

COMMENTARY

Delay in Initiating Antibiotics Leads to Fatal Error.

Bellini LM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.

TOOLKIT

Improving Medication Safety in High Risk Medicare Beneficiaries Toolkit.

Touchette DR, Stubbings J, Schumock G. Effective Healthcare Research Report No. 38. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC027-EF.

COMMENTARY

Inadvertent Castration.

Calland JF. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.

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