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•Device-related Complications (129)

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•Identification Errors (87)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (359)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (63)

•Medication Safety (1090)

•Medical Complications (329)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (93)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (636)

•Active Errors (493)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (909)

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•Error Reporting and Analysis (808)

•Communication Improvement (837)

•Human Factors Engineering (403)

•Teamwork (236)

•Specialization of Care (219)

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•Culture of Safety (412)

•Technologic Approaches (576)

•Education and Training (594)

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•Allied Health Services (12)

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•Psychiatric Facilities (18)

•Residential Facilities (64)

•Ambulatory Care (350)

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MULTI-USE WEBSITE

National Patient Safety Goals.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2011.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2005;40:844-847.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2005;40:940-945.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:114-117.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Drug Error Finder.

United States Pharmacopeia.

STUDY

Implementing patient safety practices in small ambulatory care settings.

Schauberger CW, Larson P. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:419-425.

TOOLKIT

ISMP and FDA campaign to eliminate use of error-prone abbreviations.

Huntington Valley, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices.

AWARD RECIPIENT

Hospitals win safety award for simple changes.

Sipkoff M. Drug Topics (Health-System Edition). January 22, 2007.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

AORN guidance statement: "do-not-use" abbreviations, acronyms, dosage designations, and symbols.

AORN J. 2006;84:489-492.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Drug name confusion: preventing medication errors.

Rados C. FDA Consum. 2005;39:35-37.

AWARD RECIPIENT

The Safe RX Awards.

SureScripts.

COMMENTARY

XL or Smaller?

Kozer E. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

USP initiatives for the safe use of medical gases.

Zaidi K, Curry PD Jr, Becker SC. Pharmaceutical Technology. November 2, 2005;29:102-103.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rx for a better prescription. Hospital bans doctors from using confusing medical abbreviations.

Hall J. The Free Lance-Star. September 25, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

JCAHO tightens leash on medication reconciliation.

Perry LE. Drug Topics: Health-System Edition. March 20, 2006.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:725-728.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fatal drug mix-up exposes hospital flaws.

Davies T. Washington Post. September 22, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE classic

Please don't sleep through this wake-up call.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 2, 2001.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2005;40:643-648.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MC. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:374-378.

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