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STUDY

Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers.

Kachalia A, Gandhi TK, Puopolo AL, et al. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49:196-205.

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Assessment of adverse drug events among patients in a tertiary care medical center.

Johnston PE, France DJ, Byrne DW, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63:2218-2227.

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Preventable deaths in patients admitted from emergency department.

Lu T-C, Tsai C-L, Lee C-C, et al. Emerg Med J. 2006;23:452-455.

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Iatrogenic events resulting in intensive care admission: frequency, cause, and disclosure to patients and institutions.

Lehmann LS, Puopolo AL, Shaykevich S, Brennan TA. Am J Med. 2005;118:409-413.

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Medication errors among acutely ill and injured children treated in rural emergency departments.

Marcin JP, Dharmar M, Cho M, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50:361-367.e1-2.

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Severity and probability of harm of medication errors intercepted by an emergency department pharmacist.

Patanwala AE, Hays DP, Sanders AB, Erstad BL. Int J Pharm Pract. 2011;19:358-362.

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Emergency department crowding and risk of preventable medical errors.

Epstein SK, Huckins DS, Liu SW, et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2012;7:173-180.

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A prospective, multicenter study of pharmacist activities resulting in medication error interception in the emergency department.

Patanwala AE, Sanders AB, Thomas MC, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59:369-373.

BOOK/REPORT

2011 Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in Emergency Medicine.

Ruoff G, ed. Cambridge, MA: CRICO Strategies; 2012.

STUDY

EMS helicopter crashes: what influences fatal outcome?

Baker SP, Grabowski JG, Dodd RS, Shanahan DF, Lamb MW, Li GH. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;47:351-356.

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Implications of the failure to identify high-risk electrocardiogram findings for the quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: results of the Emergency Department Quality in Myocardial Infarction (EDQMI) study.

Masoudi FA, Magid DJ, Vinson DR, et al; Emergency Department Quality in Myocardial Infarction Study Investigators. Circulation. 2006;114:1565-1571.

REVIEW

Epidemiology of medication-related adverse events in nursing homes.

Handler SM, Wright RM, Ruby CM, Hanlon JT. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:264-272.

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Adverse events experienced while transferring the critically ill patient from the emergency department to the intensive care unit.

Gillman L, Leslie G, Williams T, et al. Emerg Med J. 2006;23:858-861.

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Effectiveness of a community collaborative for eliminating the use of high-risk abbreviations written by physicians.

Leonhardt KK, Botticelli J. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:147-153.

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Venous thromboembolism after trauma: a never event?

Thorson CM, Ryan ML, Van Haren RM, et al. Crit Care Med. 2012;40:2967-2973.

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Medication errors and patient complications with continuous renal replacement therapy.

Barletta JF, Barletta GM, Brophy PD, Maxvold NJ, Hackbarth RM, Bunchman TE. Pediatr Nephrol. 2006;21:842-845.

STUDY

Nursing home error and level of staff credentials.

Scott-Cawiezell J, Pepper GA, Madsen RW, Petroski G, Vogelsmeier A, Zellmer D. Clin Nurs Res. 2007;16:72-78.

STUDY

Unanticipated death after discharge home from the emergency department.

Sklar DP, Crandall CS, Loeliger E, Edmunds K, Paul I, Helitzer DL. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49:735-745.

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The costs of adverse drug events in community hospitals.

Hug BL, Keohane C, Seger DL, Yoon C, Bates DW. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:120-126.

STUDY

Risk models to improve safety of dispensing high-alert medications in community pharmacies.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL, Westphal JE, Comden SC, Horn DM. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2012;52:584-602.

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