AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (6)

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•Identification Errors (2)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (15)

•Medication Safety (64)

•Medical Complications (4)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (44)

•Active Errors (42)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (40)

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•Error Reporting and Analysis (52)

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Medical Oncology

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (110)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (100)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (41)

•Patients (11)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (59)

•Psychiatric Facilities (1)

•Residential Facilities (1)

•Ambulatory Care (34)

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STUDY

Patient-reported safety and quality of care in outpatient oncology.

Weingart SN, Price J, Duncombe D, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:83-94.

STUDY

The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy.

Chan AJ, Islam MK, Rosewall T, Jaffray DA, Easty AC, Cafazzo JA. Radiother Oncol. 2010;97:596-600.

STUDY

High performance teamwork training and systems redesign in outpatient oncology.

Bunnell CA, Gross AH, Weingart SN, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:405-413.

STUDY

Medication errors involving oral chemotherapy.

Weingart SN, Toro J, Spencer J, et al. Cancer. 2010;116:2455-2464.

STUDY

Undiagnosed breast cancer at MR imaging: analysis of causes.

Pages EB, Millet I, Hoa D, Doyon FC, Taourel P. Radiology. 2012;264:40-50.

STUDY

Computerized physician order entry of injectable antineoplastic drugs: an epidemiologic study of prescribing medication errors.

Nerich V, Limat S, Demarchi M, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2010;79:699-706.

STUDY

Toward patient-centered cancer care: patient perceptions of problematic events, impact, and response.

Mazor KM, Roblin DW, Greene SM, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2012;30:1784-1790.

STUDY

Using an enhanced oral chemotherapy computerized provider order entry system to reduce prescribing errors and improve safety.

Collins CM, Elsaid KA. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:36-43.

BOOK/REPORT

External Inquiry into the adverse incident that occurred at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, 4th January 2001.

Toft B. London, England: Department of Health; 2001.

STUDY

Polypharmacy in hospitalized older adult cancer patients: experience from a prospective, observational study of an oncology-acute care for elders unit.

Flood KL, Carroll MB, Le CV, Brown CJ. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2009;7:151-158.

COMMENTARY

Improving patient safety in radiation oncology.

Hendee WR, Herman MG. Med Phys. 2011;38:78-82.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Safety considerations for IMRT.

Moran JM, Dempsey M, Eisbruch A, et al. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2011;1(suppl 1):1-33.

COMMENTARY

Safety strategies in an academic radiation oncology department and recommendations for action.

Terezakis SA, Pronovost P, Harris K, Deweese T, Ford E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:291-299.

STUDY

Safety hazards in cancer care: findings using three different methods.

Lipczak H, Knudsen JL, Nissen A. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:1052-1056.

STUDY

Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy treatment in relation to patient safety.

Simons PAM, Houben RMA, Backes HH, Pijls RFG, Groothuis S. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010;22:187-193.

COMMENTARY

The quest to eliminate intrathecal vincristine errors: a 40-year journey.

Noble DJ, Donaldson LJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:323-326.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Failed check system for chemotherapy leads to pharmacist's "no contest" plea for involuntary manslaughter.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 23, 2009;14:1-2.

STUDY

Interruptions during the delivery of high-risk medications.

Trbovich P, Prakash V, Stewart J, Trip K, Savage P. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40:211-218.

COMMENTARY

A practical framework for patient care teams to prospectively identify and mitigate clinical hazards.

Herzer KR, Rodriguez-Paz JM, Doyle PA, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:72-81.

REVIEW

Quality in cancer diagnosis.

Raab SS, Grzybicki DM. CA Cancer J Clin. 2010;60:139-165.

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