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STUDY

Educating seniors to be patient safety self-advocates in primary care.

Elder NC, Regan SL, Pallerla H, Levin L, Post DM, Cegala DJ. J Patient Saf. 2008;4:106-112.

STUDY

Patient reported receipt of medication instructions for warfarin is associated with reduced risk of serious bleeding events.

Metlay JP, Hennessy S, Localio AR, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:1589-1594.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Survey results: community liaison programs to decrease hospital readmissions.

ISMP Medication Safey Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 7, 2013;18:1-3.

STUDY

Improving medication reconciliation in the outpatient setting.

Varkey P, Cunningham J, Bisping S. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:286-292.

COMMENTARY

What medications does your patient take? Enhancing medication safety in the outpatient setting.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. March 14, 2007.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Getting Safer Care.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

To protect against drug errors, ask questions.

Brody JE. New York Times. January 2, 2007:F7.

STUDY

Usability of a computerised drug monitoring programme to detect adverse drug events and non-compliance in outpatient ambulatory care.

Auger C, Forster AJ, Oake N, Tamblyn R. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:306-316.

STUDY

Physician patient communication failure facilitates medication errors in older polymedicated patients with multiple comorbidities.

Mira JJ, Orozco-Beltrán D, Pérez-Jover V, et al. Fam Pract. 2013;30:56-63.

TOOLKIT

Engaging Patients in Improving Ambulatory Care.

Aligning Forces for Quality. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; 2013.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Safety warnings regarding use of fentanyl transdermal (skin) patches.

FDA Public Health Advisory. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; December 21, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Why doctors make mistakes.

Groopman J. AARP Magazine. September/October 2008.

STUDY

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The care transitions intervention: translating from efficacy to effectiveness.

Voss R, Gardner R, Baier R, Butterfield K, Lehrman S, Gravenstein S. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:1232-1237.

TOOLKIT

Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction, Massachusetts Medical Society.

STUDY

Adoption of patient-centered care practices by physicians: results from a national survey.

Audet AM, Davis K, Schoenbaum SC. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:754-759.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Your attention please... designing effective warnings.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 24, 2006;11:1-3.

COMMENTARY

Simple strategies to avoid medication errors.

Jenkins RH, Vaida AJ. Fam Pract Manag. 2007;14:41-47.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

To be safe, keep track of pills.

Foreman J. Los Angeles Times. September 4, 2006:F3.

STUDY

Frequency of failure to inform patients of clinically significant outpatient test results.

Casalino LP, Dunham D, Chin MH, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1123-1129.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rx for medication errors.

Friedley NJ. Med Econ. October 17, 2008;85:34-38.

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