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•Device-related Complications (61)

•Diagnostic Errors (61)

•Identification Errors (40)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (188)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (66)

•Medication Safety (422)

•Medical Complications (173)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (32)

•Surgical Complications (171)

•Transfusion Complications (6)

•Psychological and Social Complications (129)

Origin/Sponsor

•Africa (3)

•Asia (15)

•Australia and New Zealand (48)

•Central and South America (3)

•Europe (202)

•North America (1650)

Resource Types

•Journal Article (1366)

•Legislation/Regulation (28)

•Meeting/Conference (19)

•Newsletter/Journal (6)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (197)

•Press Release/Announcement (8)

•Special or Theme Issue (33)

•Tools/Toolkit (22)

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•Grant (10)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (286)

•Active Errors (218)

•Latent Errors (164)

•Near Miss (27)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (418)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (339)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (530)

•Communication Improvement (472)

•Human Factors Engineering (231)

•Teamwork (296)

•Specialization of Care (87)

•Logistical Approaches (192)

•Culture of Safety (370)

•Technologic Approaches (503)

•Education and Training (523)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (5)

•Complementary and Alternative Medicine (1)

•Medicine (1114)

•Nursing (135)

•Pharmacy (126)

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Non-Health Care Professionals

•Information Professionals (422)

•Organizational Behaviorists (477)

•Safety Scientists (222)

Setting of Care

•Psychiatric Facilities (5)

•Residential Facilities (35)

•Ambulatory Care (185)

•Outpatient Surgery (24)

•Patient Transport (8)

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BOOK/REPORT

Adverse Health Events in Minnesota: Ninth Annual Public Report.

St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2013.

COMMENTARY

No excuses: the reality that demands action.

Denham C, Bagian J, Daley J, et al. J Patient Safety. 2005;1:154-169.

COMMENTARY

Do Not Disturb!

Duffy FD, Cassel CK. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2007.

COMMENTARY

Safe use of cellular telephones in hospitals: fundamental principles and case studies.

Cohen T, Ellis WS, Morrissey JJ, Bakuzonis C, David Y, Paperman WD. J Healthc Inf Manag. Fall 2005;19:38-48.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out.

Pronovost P, Vohr E. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press; 2010. ISBN: 9781594630644.

STUDY

Role of medical students in preventing patient harm and enhancing patient safety.

Seiden SC, Galvan C, Lamm R. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:272-276.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health-care industry agrees on patient safety rules.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition). November 1, 2006:D1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

BOOK/REPORT

Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Annual Report 2010.

Nashville, TN: Tennessee Center for Patient Safety; August 2011.

REVIEW

"July Effect": impact of the academic year-end changeover on patient outcomes. A systematic review.

Young JQ, Ranji SR, Wachter RM, Lee CM, Niehaus B, Auerbach AD. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155:309-315.

AWARD RECIPIENT

2005 Quest for Quality Prize.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. September 2005;79:67-75.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Get me out alive.

Feldman R. The Washington Post. May 2, 2006:HE01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

State starts project to track serious hospital mistakes.

Colburn D. The Oregonian. February 1, 2006:B1.

STUDY

The Schwartz Center Rounds: evaluation of an interdisciplinary approach to enhancing patient-centered communication, teamwork, and provider support.

Lown BA, Manning CF. Acad Med. 2010;85:1073-1081.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.

COMMENTARY

Revisiting duty-hour limits — IOM recommendations for patient safety and resident education.

Iglehart JK. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:2633-2635.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

National Patient Safety Awareness Week.

National Patient Safety Foundation.

COMMENTARY

Developing a medication patient safety program — infrastructure and strategy.

Mark SM, Weber RJ. Hosp Pharm. 2007;42:149-156.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.

Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How we cut drug errors.

Nicol N, Huminski L. Mod Healthc. August 28, 2006;36:38.

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