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•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (113)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (59)

•Medication Safety (271)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (185)

•Active Errors (129)

•Latent Errors (40)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (216)

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•Technologic Approaches (163)

•Education and Training (222)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (478)

•Residential Facilities (5)

•Ambulatory Care (91)

•Outpatient Surgery (12)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When doctors say, "We're sorry."

Eisenberg D. Time Magazine. August 15, 2005;166:50.

AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION

Physician, say you're sorry.

Delbanco T, Bell SK. New York Times Video. November 24, 2008.

STUDY

The role of talking (and keeping silent) in physician coping with medical error: a qualitative study.

May N, Plews-Ogan M. Patient Educ Couns. 2012;88:449-454.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

What's the trouble? How doctors think.

Groopman J. The New Yorker. January 29, 2007;47:36-41.

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.

REVIEW

Avoiding iatrogenic harm to patient and family while discussing goals of care near the end of life.

Weiner JS, Roth J. J Palliat Med. 2006;9:451-463.

STUDY

Burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance among US physicians relative to the general US population.

Shanafelt TD, Boone S, Tan L, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172:1377-1385.

COMMENTARY

Transformative learning in a professional development course aimed at addressing disruptive physician behavior: a composite case study.

Samenow CP, Worley LLM, Neufeld R, Fishel T, Swiggart W. Acad Med. 2013;88:117-123.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical malpractice: why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?

Sanghavi D. Boston Globe Magazine. January 27, 2013.

STUDY

Special report: suicidal ideation among American surgeons.

Shanafelt TD, Balch CM, Dyrbye L, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:54-62.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Software for symptoms.

Borzo J. Wall Street Journal. May 23, 2005:R10.

STUDY

Predictors of likelihood of speaking up about safety concerns in labour and delivery.

Lyndon A, Sexton JB, Simpson KR, Rosenstein A, Lee KA, Wachter RM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21;791-799.

STUDY

On the prospects for a blame-free medical culture.

Collins ME, Block SD, Arnold RM, Christakis NA. Soc Sci Med. 2009;69:1287-1290.

STUDY

The emotional impact of medical errors on practicing physicians in the United States and Canada.

Waterman AD, Garbutt J, Hazel E, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:467-476.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Robots help keep doctors up on skills.

Bohan S. Oakland Tribune. January 27, 2007.

COMMENTARY

Thinking ethically about medical mistakes.

Smith ML. J Child Neurol. 2013 Feb 21; [Epub ahead of print].

AUDIOVISUAL

Apology May Cut Medical Cost.

"The Early Show." CBS News Video. February 7, 2007.

COMMENTARY

To err is human; the need for trauma support is, too.

Kenney LK, van Pelt RA. Patient Safety Qual Healthc. January/February 2005;2:6, 8-9.

COMMENTARY

Unexpected intraoperative patient death: the imperatives of family- and surgeon-centered care.

Taylor D, Hassan MA, Luterman A, Rodning CB. Arch Surg. 2008;143:87-92.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Is your patient ready to go home?

Hoenig LJ. Med Econ. 2006 Jun 2;83:45-46.

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