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STUDY

How dangerous is a day in hospital?: A model of adverse events and length of stay for medical inpatients.

Hauck K, Zhao X. Med Care. 2011;49:1068-1075.

REVIEW

The impact of computerized provider order entry systems on inpatient clinical workflow: a literature review.

Niazkhani Z, Pirnejad H, Berg M, Aarts J. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:539-549.

STUDY

Measuring patient safety culture: an assessment of the clustering of responses at unit level and hospital level.

Smits M, Wagner C, Spreeuwenberg P, van der Wal G, Groenewegen PP. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:292-296.

STUDY

Analysis of 23,364 patient-generated, physician-reviewed malpractice claims from a non-tort, blame-free, national patient insurance system: lessons learned from Sweden.

Pukk-Härenstam K, Ask J, Brommels M, Thor J, Penaloza RV, Gaffney FA. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:259-263.

STUDY

Frequency of and risk factors for preventable medication-related hospital admissions in the Netherlands.

Leendertse AJ, Egberts ACG, Stoker LJ, van den Bemt PMLA, for the HARM Study Group. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1890-1896.

STUDY

Developing a patient measure of safety (PMOS).

Giles SJ, Lawton RJ, Din I, McEachan RR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Feb 27; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

To what extent are adverse events found in patient records reported by patients and healthcare professionals via complaints, claims and incident reports?

Christiaans-Dingelhoff I, Smits M, Zwaan L, Lubberding S, van der Wal G, Wagner C. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011;11:49.

STUDY

Improving patient safety using the sterile cockpit principle during medication administration: a collaborative, unit-based project.

Fore AM, Sculli GL, Albee D, Neily J. J Nurs Manag. 2013;21:106-111.

STUDY

Problems and solutions arising during a study in visual semantics of the medical emergency team system.

Santiano N, Baramy LS, Young L, et al. Qual Health Res. 2008 ct: 18: 1336-44.

REVIEW

What is patient safety culture? A review of the literature.

Sammer CE, Lykens K, Singh KP, Mains DA, Lackan NA. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2010;42:156-165.

STUDY

The use of "lives saved" measures in nurse staffing and patient safety research: statistical considerations.

Diya L, Van den Heede K, Sermeus W, Lesaffre E. Nurs Res. 2011;60:100-106.

STUDY

Failure mode and effects analysis outputs: are they valid?

Shebl NA, Franklin BD, Barber N. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012;12:150.

STUDY

Assessing patient safety culture in hospitals across countries.

Wagner C, Smits M, Sorra J, Huang CC. Int J Qual Health Care. 2013 Apr 9; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Relationships of multitasking, physicians' strain, and performance: an observational study in ward physicians.

Weigl M, Müller A, Sevdalis N, Angerer P. J Patient Saf. 2013;9:18-23.

STUDY

Policy and practice in the use of root cause analysis to investigate clinical adverse events: mind the gap.

Nicolini D, Waring J, Mengis J. Soc Sci Med. 2011;73:217-225.

STUDY

Rate of occult specimen provenance complications in routine clinical practice.

Pfeifer JD, Liu J. Am J Clin Pathol. 2013;139:93-100.

COMMENTARY

Deaths due to medical error: jumbo jets or just small propeller planes?

Shojania KG. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:709-712.

REVIEW

Improving patient safety through the systematic evaluation of patient outcomes.

Forster AJ, Dervin G, Martin C, Papp S. Can J Surg. 2012;55:418-425.

STUDY

Explaining ethnic disparities in patient safety: a qualitative analysis.

Suurmond J, Uiters E, De Bruijne MC, Stronks K, Essink-Bot ML. Am J Public Health. 2010;100 (suppl 1):S113-117.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The near miss.

Clark C. HealthLeaders Media. December 2012.

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