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•Device-related Complications (3)

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•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (45)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (1)

•Medication Safety (90)

•Medical Complications (9)

•Surgical Complications (1)

•Psychological and Social Complications (12)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (71)

•Active Errors (35)

•Latent Errors (4)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (49)

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•Error Reporting and Analysis (70)

•Communication Improvement (82)

•Human Factors Engineering (11)

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Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (172)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (139)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (96)

•Patients (10)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (32)

•Psychiatric Facilities (2)

•Residential Facilities (2)

•Ambulatory Care (188)

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Information distortion in physicians' diagnostic judgments.

Kostopoulou O, Russo JE, Keenan G, Delaney BC, Douiri A. Med Decis Making. 2012;32:831-839.

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Patient perceptions of mistakes in ambulatory care.

Kistler CE, Walter LC, Mitchell CM, Sloane PD. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1480-1487.

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Diagnostic errors in primary care: lessons learned.

Ely JW, Kaldjian LC, D'Alessandro DM. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012;25:87-97.

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Types and origins of diagnostic errors in primary care settings.

Singh H, Giardina TD, Meyer AND, Forjuoh SN, Reis MD, Thomas EJ. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173:418-425.

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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.

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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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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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Exploring situational awareness in diagnostic errors in primary care.

Singh H, Davis Giardina T, Petersen LA, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:30-38.

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The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in a highly computerized health system.

Wahls TL, Cram PM. BMC Fam Pract. 2007;8:32.

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Electronic health record-based surveillance of diagnostic errors in primary care.

Singh H, Giardina TD, Forjuoh SN, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;22:93-100.

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Ambulatory prescribing errors among community-based providers in two states.

Abramson EL, Bates DW, Jenter C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:644-648.

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Confidential reporting of patient safety events in primary care: results from a multilevel classification of cognitive and system factors.

Kostopoulou O, Delaney B. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:95-100.

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Pharmacist-supported medication review training for general practitioners: feasibility and acceptability.

Krska J, Gill D, Hansford D. Med Educ. 2006;40:1217-1225.

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Direct reporting of laboratory test results to patients by mail to enhance patient safety.

Sung S, Forman-Hoffman V, Wilson MC, Cram P. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:1075-78.

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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.

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Adverse drug events in general practice patients in Australia.

Miller GC, Britt HC, Valenti L. Med J Aust. 2006;184:321-324.

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Electronic medical record availability and primary care depression treatment.

Harman JS, Rost KM, Harle CA, Cook RL. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:962-967.

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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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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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Adverse drug events resulting from patient errors in older adults.

Field TS, Mazor KM, Briesacher B, Debellis KR, Gurwitz JH. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55:271-276.

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