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STUDY

Perceptions of hospital safety climate and incidence of readmission.

Hansen LO, Williams MV, Singer SJ. Health Serv Res. 2011;46:596-616.

STUDY

The impact of resident duty hour reform on hospital readmission rates among Medicare beneficiaries.

Press MJ, Silber JH, Rosen AK, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:405-411.

STUDY

Hospital discharge documentation and risk of rehospitalisation.

Hansen LO, Strater A, Smith L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:773-778.

STUDY

Improving situation awareness to reduce unrecognized clinical deterioration and serious safety events.

Brady PW, Muething S, Kotagal U, et al. Pediatrics. 2013;131:e298-e308.

STUDY

Improving resident engagement in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives at the bedside: the Advocate for Clinical Education (ACE).

Schleyer AM, Best JA, McIntyre LK, Ehrmantraut R, Calver P, Goss JR. Am J Med Qual. 2012 Aug 20; [Epub ahead of print].

COMMENTARY

The Team Checkup Tool: evaluating QI team activities and giving feedback to senior leaders.

Lubomski LH, Marsteller JA, Hsu YJ, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34:619-623.

STUDY

Saving lives by studying deaths: using standardized mortality reviews to improve inpatient safety.

Lau H, Litman KC. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:400-408.

COMMENTARY

Complementary telephone strategies to improve postdischarge communication.

Rennke S, Kesh S, Neeman N, Sehgal NL. Am J Med. 2012;125:28-30.

STUDY

Comprehensive stroke centers overcome the weekend versus weekday gap in stroke treatment and mortality.

McKinney JS, Deng Y, Kasner SE, Kostis JB; Myocardial Infarction Data Acquisition System (MIDAS 15) Study Group. Stroke. 2011;42:2403-2409.

COMMENTARY

I-CaRe: a case review tool focused on improving inpatient care.

Huang Lee J, Vidyarthi AR, Sehgal NL, Auerbach AD, Wachter RM. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:115-119.

REVIEW

Hospitalist handoffs: a systematic review and task force recommendations.

Arora VM, Manjarrez E, Dressler DD, Basaviah P, Halasyamani L, Kripalani S. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:433-440.

STUDY

SBAR: electronic handoff tool for noncomplicated procedural patients.

Wentworth L, Diggins J, Bartel D, Johnson M, Hale J, Gaines K. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:125-131.

STUDY

Collaboration between pharmacists, physicians and nurse practitioners: a qualitative investigation of working relationships in the inpatient medical setting.

Makowsky MJ, Schindel TJ, Rosenthal M, Campbell K, Tsuyuki RT, Madill HM. J Interprof Care. 2009;23:169-84.

COMMENTARY

Infusing fun into quality and safety initiatives.

Foulk KC, Tocydlowski P, Snow TM, et al. Nursing. 2012;42:14-16.

COMMENTARY

Cascade iatrogenesis: factors leading to the development of adverse events in hospitalized older adults.

Thornlow DK, Anderson R, Oddone E. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009;46:1528-1535.

STUDY

Using prospective clinical surveillance to identify adverse events in hospital.

Forster AJ, Worthington JR, Hawken S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:756-763.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Medication Safety Self Assessment for Automated Dispensing Cabinets.

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2009.

STUDY

The simulated ward: ideal for training clinical clerks in an era of patient safety.

Mollo EA, Reinke CE, Nelson C, et al. J Surg Res. 2012;177:E1-E6.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Collaboration focused on priority issues promotes safety.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 10, 2008;13:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

5 sure-fire methods: complying with NPSG.03.04.01.

Joint Commission: The Source. January 2012;10:5-6.

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