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•Device-related Complications (33)

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•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (123)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (70)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (206)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (235)

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Setting of Care

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•Ambulatory Care (93)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

What pilots can teach hospitals about patient safety.

Murphy K. New York Times. October 31, 2006:F5.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Recommendations for quality assurance and improvement in surgical and autopsy pathology.

Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology. Hum Pathol. 2006;37:985-988.

REVIEW

Communication and teamwork in patient care: how much can we learn from aviation?

Lyndon A. J Obset Gynol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35:538-546.

REVIEW

The business case for patient safety.

Hwang RW, Herndon JH. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007;457:21-34.

STUDY

Wisdom through adversity: learning and growing in the wake of an error.

Plews-Ogan M, Owens JE, May NB. Patient Educ Couns. 2013;91:236-242.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Buried answers.

Dobbs D. New York Times Magazine. April 24, 2005;sect 6:40.

STUDY

Correlation of workload with disagreement and amendment rates in surgical pathology and nongynecologic cytology.

Renshaw AA, Gould EW. Am J Clin Pathol. 2006;125:820-822.

STUDY

Surgical specimen identification errors: a new measure of quality in surgical care.

Makary MA, Epstein J, Pronovost PJ, Millman EA, Hartmann EC, Freischlag JA. Surgery. 2007;141:450-455.

STUDY

Burnout and medical errors among American surgeons.

Shanafelt TD, Balch CM, Bechamps G, et al. Ann Surg. 2010;251:995-1000.

STUDY

A facilitated survey instrument captures significantly more anesthesia events than does traditional voluntary event reporting.

Oken A, Rasmussen MD, Slagle JM, et al. Anesthesiology. 2007;107:909-922.

STUDY

Wrong-side/wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient adverse events: are they preventable?

Seiden SC, Barach P. Arch Surg. 2006;141:931-939.

STUDY

Direct reporting of laboratory test results to patients by mail to enhance patient safety.

Sung S, Forman-Hoffman V, Wilson MC, Cram P. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:1075-78.

STUDY

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.

STUDY

Needlestick injuries among surgeons in training.

Makary MA, Al-Attar A, Holzmueller CG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:2693-2699.

STUDY

Physician characteristics, attitudes, and use of computerized order entry.

Lindenauer PK, Ling D, Pekow PS, et al. J Hosp Med. 2006;1:221-230.

REVIEW

Patient safety and error reduction in surgical pathology.

Nakhleh RE. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132:181-185.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Radiology reporting—where does the radiologist's duty end?

Garvey CJ, Connolly S. Lancet. 2006;367:443-445.

COMMENTARY

Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary care: a report from the Applied Strategies for Improving Patient Safety (ASIPS) collaborative.

Hansen LB, Fernald D, Araya-Guerra R, Westfall JM, West D, Pace W. J Am Board Fam Med. 2006;19:24-30.

COMMENTARY

Clinician mindfulness and patient safety.

Sibinga EMS, Wu AW. JAMA. 2010;304:2532-2533.

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