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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (73)

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Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (173)

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•Non-Health Care Professionals (96)

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•Hospitals (32)

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STUDY

Missed opportunities in the primary care management of early acute ischemic heart disease.

Sequist TD, Marshall R, Lampert S, Buechler EJ, Lee TH. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:2237-2243.

STUDY

Improving reporting of outpatient pediatric medical errors.

Neuspiel DR, Stubbs EH, Liggin L. Pediatrics. 2011;128:e1608-e1613.

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Impact of implementing alerts about medication black-box warnings in electronic health records.

Yu DT, Seger DL, Lasser KE, et al. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011;20:192-202.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:869-872.

REVIEW

Coordinating care across diseases, settings, and clinicians: a key role for the generalist in practice.

Stille CJ, Jerant A, Bell D, Meltzer D, Elmore JG. Ann Intern Med. 2005;142:700-708.

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.

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Residents' perceptions of professionalism in training and practice: barriers, promoters, and duty hour requirements.

Ratanawongsa N, Bolen S, Howell EE, Kern DE, Sisson SD, Larriviere D. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:758-763.

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Signal and noise: applying a laboratory trigger tool to identify adverse drug events among primary care patients.

Brenner S, Detz A, López A, Horton C, Sarkar U. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:670-675.

STUDY

Challenges of making a diagnosis in the outpatient setting: a multi-site survey of primary care physicians.

Sarkar U, Bonacum D, Strull W, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:641-648.

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Cognitive errors and logistical breakdowns contributing to missed and delayed diagnoses of breast and colorectal cancers: a process analysis of closed malpractice claims.

Poon EG, Kachalia A, Puopolo AL, Gandhi TK, Studdert DM. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:1416-1423.

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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.

STUDY

How teams work—or don’t—in primary care: a field study on internal medicine practices.

Chesluk BJ, Holmboe ES. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29:874-879.

TOOLKIT

Engaging Patients in Improving Ambulatory Care.

Aligning Forces for Quality. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; 2013.

STUDY

The development and evaluation of an integrated electronic prescribing and drug management system for primary care.

Tamblyn R, Huang A, Kawasumi Y, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13:148-159.

COMMENTARY

The art of apology: when and how to seek forgiveness.

Roberts RG. Fam Pract Manag. July/August 2007;14:44-49.

STUDY

Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels.

Davis TC, Wolf MS, Bass PF III, et al. J Gen Inter Med. 2006;21:847-851.

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Effectiveness of a graduate medical education program for improving medical event reporting attitude and behavior.

Coyle YM, Mercer SQ, Murphy-Cullen CL, Schneider GW, Hynan LS. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:383-388.

STUDY

Patients' perceptions of safety if interpersonal continuity of care were to be disrupted.

Pandhi N, Schumacher J, Flynn KE, Smith M. Health Expect. 2008;11:400-408.

STUDY

A mixed method study of the merits of e-prescribing drug alerts in primary care.

Lapane KL, Waring ME, Schneider KL, Dubé C, Quilliam BJ. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:442-446.

STUDY

Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications for use in e-prescribing software: triggers and treatment algorithms.

Hume AL, Quilliam BJ, Goldman R, Eaton C, Lapane KL. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:875-884.

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