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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (71)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (49)

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•Health Care Providers (173)

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•Hospitals (32)

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STUDY

Frequency of failure to inform patients of clinically significant outpatient test results.

Casalino LP, Dunham D, Chin MH, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1123-1129.

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Mitigation of patient harm from testing errors in family medicine offices: a report from the American Academy of Family Physicians National Research Network.

Graham DG, Harris DM, Elder NC, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:201-208.

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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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The management of test results in primary care: does an electronic medical record make a difference?

Elder NC, McEwen TR, Flach J, Gallimore J, Pallerla H. Fam Med. 2010;42:327-333.

COMMENTARY

Urine a Tough Position.

Gandhi TK. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.

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In-home medication reviews: a novel approach to improving patient care through coordination of care.

Willis JS, Hoy RH, Jenkins WD. J Community Health. 2011;36:1027-1031.

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Advanced practice nursing students' identification of patient safety issues in ambulatory care.

Schnall R, Larson E, Stone PW, John RM, Bakken S. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28:169-175.

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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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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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The care transitions intervention: translating from efficacy to effectiveness.

Voss R, Gardner R, Baier R, Butterfield K, Lehrman S, Gravenstein S. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1232-1237.

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Impact of non-interruptive medication laboratory monitoring alerts in ambulatory care.

Lo HG, Matheny ME, Seger DL, Bates DW, Gandhi TK. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:66-71.

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Problems after discharge and understanding of communication with their primary care physicians (PCPs) among hospitalized seniors: a mixed methods study.

Arora VM, Prochaska ML, Farnan JM, et al. J Hosp Med. 2010;5:385-391.

COMMENTARY

Improving ambulatory patient safety: learning from the last decade, moving ahead in the next.

Wynia MK, Classen DC. JAMA. 2011;306:2504-2505.

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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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Patient safety in after-hours telephone medicine.

Killip S, Ireson CL, Love MM, Fleming ST, Katirai W, Sandford K. Fam Med. 2007;39:404-409.

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A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs.

Phillips DP, Barker GEC, Eguchi MM. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1561-1566.

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Trends in primary care clinician perceptions of a new electronic health record.

El-Kareh R, Gandhi TK, Poon EG, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:464-468.

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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.

AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION

Medication error death rate up 500 percent.

Spiesel S, Chadwick A. "Day to Day." National Public Radio. August 27, 2008.

STUDY

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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