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COMMENTARY
Crossed Coverage
Kayser SR. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2007.
STUDY
Adverse drug events in hospitalized cardiac patients.
Fanikos J, Cina JL, Baroletti S, Fiumara K, Matta L, Goldhaber SZ. Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1465-1469.
STUDY
Relationship of incorrect dosing of fibrinolytic therapy and clinical outcomes.
Mehta RH, Alexander JH, Van de Werf F, et al. JAMA. 2005;293:1746-1750.
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Causes of errors in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of atrial fibrillation by physicians.
Davidenko JM, Snyder LS. J Electrocardiol. 2007;40:450-457.
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Reducing interruptions to improve medication safety.
Freeman R, McKee S, Lee-Lehner B, Pesenecker J. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28:176-185.
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Weekend versus weekday admission and mortality from myocardial infarction.
Kostis WJ, Demissie K, Marcella SW, Shao YH, Wilson AC, Moreyra AE, for the Myocardial Infarction Data Acquisition System (MIDAS 10) Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2007;356:1099-1109.
AWARD RECIPIENT
John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. Safety, effectiveness, and efficiency: a Web-based virtual anticoagulation clinic.
Kelly JJ, Sweigard KW, Shields K, Schneider D. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2003;29:646-651.
STUDY
Impact of adverse events on prescribing warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: matched pair analysis.
Choudhry NK, Anderson GM, Laupacis A, Ross-Degnan D, Normand SL, Soumerai SB. BMJ. 2006;332:141-145.
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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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Contemporary evidence about hospital strategies for reducing 30-day readmissions: a national study.
Bradley EH, Curry L, Horwitz LI, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;60:607-614.
STUDY
Reporting and classification of patient safety events in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit and cardiothoracic postoperative care unit.
Nast PA, Avidan M, Harris CB, et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2005;130:1137.
STUDY
Effect of a pharmacist on adverse drug events and medication errors in outpatients with cardiovascular disease.
Murray MD, Ritchey ME, Wu J, Tu W. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:757-763.
COMMENTARY
Are Two Insulin Pumps Better Than One?
Cook CB. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2009.
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Underdiagnosis of hypertension using electronic health records.
Banerjee D, Chung S, Wong EC, Wang EJ, Stafford RS, Palaniappan LP. Am J Hypertens. 2012;25:97-102.
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Contraindicated medication use in dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
Tsai TT, Maddox TM, Roe MT, et al; National Cardiovascular Data Registry. JAMA. 2009;302:2458-2464.
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Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and weekends.
Peberdy MA, Ornato JP, Larkin GL, et al; for National Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Investigators. JAMA. 2008;299:785-792.
STUDY
Diagnostic blood loss from phlebotomy and hospital-acquired anemia during acute myocardial infarction.
Salisbury AC, Reid KJ, Alexander KP, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1646-1653.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MC. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:374-378.
STUDY
Four years' experience with a hospitalist-led medical emergency team: an interrupted time series.
Rothberg MB, Belforti R, Fitzgerald J, Friderici J, Keyes M. J Hosp Med. 2012;7:98-103.
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Latency of ECG displays of hospital telemetry systems: a science advisory from the American Heart Association.
Turakhia MP, Estes NA 3rd, Drew BJ, et al; Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing. Circulation. 2012;126:1665-1669.
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