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•Device-related Complications (42)

•Diagnostic Errors (55)

•Identification Errors (25)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (136)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (34)

•Medication Safety (237)

•Medical Complications (130)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (12)

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•Psychological and Social Complications (59)

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•Journal Article (721)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (203)

•Active Errors (177)

•Latent Errors (150)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (235)

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•Error Reporting and Analysis (277)

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•Medicine (880)

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•Information Professionals (213)

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•Psychiatric Facilities (2)

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•Ambulatory Care (82)

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COMMENTARY

Missed Appendicitis.

Adams JG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.

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Code Status Confusion.

Lo B, Tulsky JA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2003.

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X-ray Flip.

Shapiro MJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.

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The Dropped Lung.

Heffner JE. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2003.

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Lethal Vertigo.

Furman JM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.

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Undiagnosed Vaginal Bleeding.

Mandelblatt J. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.

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Check the Bags.

Caldwell M, Dracup KA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2003.

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To LP or not LP.

Landrigan CP. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.

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Transfusion "Slip".

Kaplan HS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.

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Delay in Initiating Antibiotics Leads to Fatal Error.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.

COMMENTARY

To Resuscitate or Not?

Wu AW, Pronovost PJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.

COMMENTARY

Urine a Tough Position.

Gandhi TK. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.

BOOK/REPORT

Lucado J, Paez K, Elixhauser A. HCUP Statistical Brief #109. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2011.

COMMENTARY

Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs.

Wigton RS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.

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Intubation Mishap.

Weinger MB, Blike GT. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2003.

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Triage Time Bomb.

Washington DL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.

STUDY

Rethinking resident supervision to improve safety: from hierarchical to interprofessional models.

Tamuz M, Giardina TD, Thomas EJ, Menon S, Singh H. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:448-456.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A hospital races to learn lessons of Ferrari pit stop.

Naik G. Wall Street Journal. November 14, 2006:A1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

STUDY

What’s past is prologue: organizational learning from a serious patient injury.

Tamuz M, Franchois KE, Thomas EJ. Safety Sci. 2011;49:75-82.

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