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•Device-related Complications (12)

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•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (37)

•Medication Safety (340)

•Medical Complications (9)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (97)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (80)

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Pharmacy

•Hospital Pharmacy (102)

•Community Pharmacy (5)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (323)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (260)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (115)

•Patients (37)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (161)

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SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

The safety and quality of health care: where are we now?

Med J Aust. 2006;184:S37-S72.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

USP drug safety review: medication errors involving NMBAs.

Santell JP. Drug Topics (Health-System Edition). May 22, 2006.

STUDY

Near misses: paradoxical realities in everyday clinical practice.

Jeffs L, Affonso DD, Macmillan K. Int J Nurs Pract. 2008;14:486-494.

COMMENTARY

Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference.

Peterson C, Ham CW, Vanderveen T. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:491-497.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Reducing patient harm from opiates.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 22, 2007;12:1-3.

COMMENTARY

The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety

Gibson R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.

DATABASE/DIRECTORY

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2011.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. 2012.

COMMENTARY

Failure to Report

Spath PL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2007.

COMMENTARY

Description and evaluation of an interprofessional patient safety course for health professions and related sciences students.

Galt KA, Paschal KA, O'Brien RL, et al. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:207-216.

AUDIOVISUAL

The Next Wave of Reform for Medical Education.

WIHI. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement. March 31, 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing the medication reconciliation breakdown.

Starr D, West L. Most Wired Magazine. November 9, 2006.

STUDY

Implementing patient safety practices in small ambulatory care settings.

Schauberger CW, Larson P. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:419-425.

FACT SHEET/FAQS classic

Preventing Medication Errors: A $21 Billion Opportunity.

Washington, DC: National Priorities Partnership and National Quality Forum; December 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Improving the safety of telephone or verbal orders.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2006;3:1-5.

AWARD RECIPIENT

Hospitals win safety award for simple changes.

Sipkoff M. Drug Topics (Health-System Edition). January 22, 2007.

STUDY

Results of an effort to integrate quality and safety into medical and nursing school curricula and foster joint learning.

Headrick LA, Barton AJ, Ogrinc G, et al. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012;31:2669-2680.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Collaborating and Acting Responsibly to Ensure Safety (CARES) Alliance.

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COMMENTARY

Preparing your hospital for compliance with The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals.

Murdaugh L, Jordin R. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:728-733.

COMMENTARY

XL or Smaller?

Kozer E. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.

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