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•Device-related Complications (135)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (734)

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•Hospitals (1721)

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COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:405-406.

COMMENTARY

Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference.

Peterson C, Ham CW, Vanderveen T. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:491-497.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Reducing patient harm from opiates.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 22, 2007;12:1-3.

COMMENTARY

Shake Well.

Flynn EA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2003.

COMMENTARY

Failure to Report

Spath PL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

The safety and quality of health care: where are we now?

Med J Aust. 2006;184:S37-S72.

COMMENTARY

Feeling No Pain.

Bogner MS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2003.

STUDY

Reducing warfarin medication interactions: an interrupted time series evaluation.

Feldstein AC, Smith DH, Perrin N, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1009-1015.

REVIEW

Medication errors in paediatric care: a systematic review of epidemiology and an evaluation of evidence supporting reduction strategy recommendations.

Miller MR, Robinson KA, Lubomski LH, Rinke ML, Pronovost PJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:116-126.

COMMENTARY

A nurse-driven system for improving patient quality outcomes.

Johnson K, Hallsey D, Meredith RL, Warden E. J Nurs Care Qual. 2006;21:168-175.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing America's hospitals.

Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.

AWARD RECIPIENT

Hospitals win safety award for simple changes.

Sipkoff M. Drug Topics (Health-System Edition). January 22, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing the medication reconciliation breakdown.

Starr D, West L. Most Wired Magazine. November 9, 2006.

REVIEW

Health care professionals as second victims after adverse events: a systematic review.

Seys D, Wu AW, Van Gerven E, et al. Eval Health Prof. 2013;36:135-162.

COMMENTARY

Human cognition and the dynamics of failure to rescue: the Lewis Blackman case.

Acquaviva K, Haskell H, Johnson J. J Prof Nurs. 2013;29:95-101.

COMMENTARY

Look-alike and sound-alike medicines: risks and 'solutions.'

Emmerton LM, Rizk MFS. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34:4-8.

AUDIOVISUAL

Hospital Medication Errors Commonplace.

Palca J. National Public Radio. July 28, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Inappropriate Antibiotic Use.

Babcock HM, Fraser VJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.

COMMENTARY

Glucose Roller Coaster.

Sharpe BA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2004.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Manic for medication safety: bar codes and drug information databases are helping to reduce medication errors.

Rogoski RR. Health Manage Technol. February 2007;28:14, 16-18.

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