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•Health Care Providers (188)

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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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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.

COMMENTARY

Sir Karl Popper, swans, and the general practitioner.

Berghmans R, Schouten HC. BMJ. 2011;343:d5469.

COMMENTARY

The Worst Headache.

Edlow JA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2004.

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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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Identifying diagnostic errors in primary care using an electronic screening algorithm.

Singh H, Thomas EJ, Khan MM, Petersen LA. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:302-308.

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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.

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Transitioning between electronic health records: effects on ambulatory prescribing safety.

Abramson EL, Malhotra S, Fischer K, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:868-874.

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Patient safety in out-of-hours primary care: a review of patient records.

Smits M, Huibers L, Kerssemeijer B, de Feijter E, Wensing M, Giesen P. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:335.

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Physicians' perceptions, preparedness for reporting, and experiences related to impaired and incompetent colleagues.

DesRoches CM, Rao SR, Fromson JA, et al. JAMA. 2010;304:187-193.

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Feasibility of centre-based incident reporting in primary healthcare: the SPIEGEL study.

Zwart DL, Steerneman AH, van Rensen EL, Kalkman CJ, Verheij TJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:121-127.

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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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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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A survey of factors affecting clinician acceptance of clinical decision support.

Sittig DF, Krall MA, Dykstra RH, Russell A, Chin HL. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2006;6:6.

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Implementation of a medication reconciliation process in an ambulatory internal medicine clinic.

Nassaralla CL, Naessens JM, Chaudhry R, Hansen MA, Scheitel SM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:90-94.

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Improving reporting of outpatient pediatric medical errors.

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

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A randomized trial of electronic clinical reminders to improve medication laboratory monitoring.

Matheny ME, Sequist TD, Seger AC, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15:424-429.

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Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.

Davis TC, Wolf MS, Bass PF III, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:887-94.

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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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