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•Device-related Complications (34)

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•Identification Errors (29)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (124)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (69)

•Medication Safety (298)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (216)

•Active Errors (143)

•Latent Errors (48)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (240)

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•Hospitals (515)

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•Ambulatory Care (100)

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STUDY

Electronic health records and malpractice claims in office practice.

Virapongse A, Bates DW, Shi P, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:2362-2367.

COMMENTARY

A multifaceted approach to improve patient safety, prevent medical errors and resolve the professional liability crisis.

Weinstein L. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;194:1160-1165; discussion 1165-1167.

STUDY

What stands in the way of technology-mediated patient safety improvements? A study of facilitators and barriers to physicians' use of electronic health records.

Holden RJ. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:193-203.

STUDY

Risk reduction for adverse drug events through sequential implementation of patient safety initiatives in a children's hospital.

Leonard MS, Cimino M, Shaha S, McDougal S, Pilliod J, Brodsky L. Pediatrics. 2006;118:e1124-e1129.

COMMENTARY

Passing the "Yo' Mama" test.

Blair R. Health Manage Tech. June 2006;27:16.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical simulations identify potential problems before they can pose a real threat.

Kleefeld E. Wisconsin Technology Network. June 15, 2005.

STUDY

Characteristics of medical professional liability claims in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Oetgen WJ, Parikh PD, Cacchione JG, et al. Am J Cardiol. 2010;105:745-752.

COMMENTARY

Time to sign off on signout.

Stein DM, Stetson PD. Acad Med. 2011;86:804-806.

REVIEW

Radiologic errors and malpractice: a blurry distinction.

Berlin L. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007;189:517-522.

STUDY

Patient safety perceptions of primary care providers after implementation of an electronic medical record system.

McGuire MJ, Noronha G, Samal L, Yeh HC, Crocetti S, Kravet S. J Gen Intern Med. 2013;28:184-192.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Electronic prescribing systems in pediatrics: the rationale and functionality requirements.

American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Clinical Information Technology. Pediatrics. 2007;119:1229-1231.

STUDY

Risk of medication errors at hospital discharge and barriers to problem resolution.

Enguidanos SM, Brumley RD. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2005;24:123-135.

STUDY

The impact of prescribing safety alerts for elderly persons in an electronic medical record: an interrupted time series evaluation.

Smith DH, Perrin N, Feldstein A, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1098-1104.

STUDY

Copying and pasting of examinations within the electronic medical record.

Thielke S, Hammond K, Helbig S. Int J Med Inform. 2007;76(suppl 1):122-28.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Follow-up tips for a safe, efficient practice.

Weiss GG. Med Econ. May 19, 2006; 83:47-49.

COMMENTARY

Alliance between society and medicine: the public's stake in medical professionalism.

Cohen JJ, Cruess S, Davidson C. JAMA. 2007;298:670-673.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The right dose of technology helps the medicine go down.

Patton S. CIO Magazine. November 1, 2005.

STUDY

E-prescribing, efficiency, quality: lessons from the computerization of UK family practice.

Schade CP, Sullivan FM, de Lusignan S, Madeley J. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13:470-475.

STUDY

The relationship between physician practice characteristics and physician adoption of electronic health records.

Bramble JD, Galt KA, Siracuse MV, et al. Health Care Manage Rev. 2010;35:55-64.

STUDY

Decreasing errors in pediatric continuous intravenous infusions.

Lehmann CU, Kim GR, Gujral R, Veltri MA, Clark JS, Miller MR. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2006;7:225-230.

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