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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.

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

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.

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.

STUDY

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.

STUDY

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

Improving reporting of outpatient pediatric medical errors.

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

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.

STUDY

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.

STUDY

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.

TOOLKIT

Engaging Patients in Improving Ambulatory Care.

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

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.

STUDY

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

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.

STUDY

Physician perspectives on quality and error in the outpatient setting.

Manwell LB, Williams ES, Babbott S, Rabatin JS, Linzer M. WMJ. 2009;108:139-144.

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.

STUDY

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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