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•Hospitals (33)

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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

Undiagnosed breast cancer at MR imaging: analysis of causes.

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

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Potential drug interactions and duplicate prescriptions among cancer patients.

Riechelmann RP, Tannock IF, Wang L, Saad ED, Taback NA, Krzyzanowska MK. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007;99:592-600.

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Rates of new or missed colorectal cancers after colonoscopy and their risk factors: a population-based analysis.

Bressler B, Paszat LF, Chen Z, Rothwell DM, Vinden C, Rabeneck L. Gastroenterology. 2007;132:96-102.

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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.

REVIEW

An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice.

Shafiq J, Barton M, Noble D, Lemer C, Donaldson LJ. Radiother Oncol. 2009;92:15-21.

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One-stop diagnostic breast clinics: how often are breast cancers missed?

Britton P, Duffy SW, Sinnatamby R, et al. Br J Cancer. 2009;100:1873-1878.

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Checking it twice: an evaluation of checklists for detecting medication errors at the bedside using a chemotherapy model.

White RE, Trbovich PL, Easty AC, Savage P, Trip K, Hyland S. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:562-567.

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Errors in the MRI evaluation of musculoskeletal tumors and tumorlike lesions.

Heck RK, O'Malley AM, Kellum EL, Donovan TB, Ellzey A, Witte DA. Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2007;459:28-33.

BOOK/REPORT

Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing.

Cameron M. St. John's, NL: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; 2009. ISBN: 978551463537.

STUDY

Applying HFMEA to prevent chemotherapy errors.

Cheng CH, Chou CJ, Wang PC, Lin HY, Kao CL, Su CT. J Med Syst. 2012;36:1543-1551.

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Missed lesions at abdominal oncologic CT: lessons learned from quality assurance.

Siewert B, Sosna J, McNamara A, Raptopoulos V, Kruskal JB. Radiographics. 2008;28:623-638.

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Quantitative assessment of workload and stressors in clinical radiation oncology.

Mazur LM, Mosaly PR, Jackson M, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012;83:e571-e576.

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Missed opportunities to initiate endoscopic evaluation for colorectal cancer diagnosis.

Singh H, Daci K, Petersen LA, et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009;104:2543-2554.

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Chemotherapeutic errors in hospitalised cancer patients: attributable damage and extra costs.

Ranchon F, Salles G, Späth HM, et al. BMC Cancer. 2011;11:478.

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Introduction of checklists at daily progress notes improves patient care among the gynecological oncology service.

Diaz-Montes TP, Cobb L, Ibeanu OA, Njoku P, Gerardi MA. J Patient Saf. 2012;8:189-193.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Radiation offers new cures, and ways to do harm.

Bogdanich W. New York Times. January 24, 2010:A1.

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.

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Chemotherapy safety and severe adverse events in cancer patients: strategies to efficiently avoid chemotherapy errors in in- and outpatient treatment.

Markert A, Thierry V, Kleber M, Behrens M, Engelhardt M. Int J Cancer. 2009;124:722-728.

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Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care unit for oncologic patients.

Belela AS, Peterlini MA, Pedreira ML. Cancer Nurs. 2011;34:393-400.

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