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STUDY

Unintended effects of a computerized physician order entry nearly hard-stop alert to prevent a drug interaction: a randomized controlled trial.

Strom BL, Schinnar R, Aberra F, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1578-1583.

REVIEW

What have we learned about interventions to reduce medical errors?

Woodward HI, Mytton OT, Lemer C, et al. Annu Rev Public Health. 2010;31:479-497.

MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

July 2011 Author in the Room Teleconference.

Schiff GD. Institute for Healthcare Improvement; Journal of the American Medical Association. July 20, 2011.

COMMENTARY

Eptifibatide Epilogue

Churchill WW, Fiumara K. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2009.

STUDY

Identifying opportunities for quality improvement in surgical site infection prevention.

Gagliardi AR, Eskicioglu C, McKenzie M, Fenech D, Nathens A, McLeod R. Am J Infect Control. 2009;37:398-402.

COMMENTARY

Double Dosing, by the Rules

Cohen H. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.

COMMENTARY

The role of housestaff in implementing medication reconciliation on admission at an academic medical center.

Evans AS, Lazar EJ, Tiase VL, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26:39-42.

STUDY

Errors with concentrated epinephrine in otolaryngology.

Shah RK, Hoy E, Roberson DW, Nielsen D. Laryngoscope. 2008 Nov; 118: 1928-30.

REVIEW

Requirements for the design and implementation of checklists for surgical processes.

Verdaasdonk EGG, Stassen LPS, Widhiasmara PP, Dankelman J. Surg Endosc. 2009;23:715-726.

COMMENTARY

Checklists to reduce diagnostic errors.

Ely JW, Graber ML, Croskerry P. Acad Med. 2011;86:307-313.

COMMENTARY

Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—I. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Experience

Conway JB, Weingart SN. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2005.

COMMENTARY

On O.R. Off?

Leonard M. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2005.

STUDY

Reduction of central line infections in Veterans Administration intensive care units: an observational cohort using a central infrastructure to support learning and improvement.

Render ML, Hasselbeck R, Freyberg RW, Hofer TP, Sales AE, Almenoff PL; VA ICU Clinical Advisory Group. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:725-732.

COMMENTARY

Transfusion "Slip".

Kaplan HS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.

COMMENTARY

Medication orders are written clearly and transcribed accurately – implementing Medication Management Standard 3.20 and National Patient Safety Goal 2b.

Laselle TJ,May SK. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:82-87.

STUDY

Process changes to increase compliance with the Universal Protocol for bedside procedures.

Barsuk JH, Brake H, Caprio T, Barnard C, Anderson DY, Williams MV. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:947-949.

BOOK/REPORT classic

The Design of Everyday Things.

Norman DA. New York, NY: Basic Books; 2002.

STUDY

Use of a computerized forcing function improves performance in ordering restraints.

Griffey RT, Wittels K, Gilboy N, McAfee AT. Ann Emerg Med. 2009;53:469-476.

STUDY

Can an electronic prescribing system detect doctors who are more likely to make a serious prescribing error?

Coleman JJ, Hemming K, Nightingale PG, et al. J R Soc Med. 2011;104:208-218.

REVIEW

Enteral feeding misconnections: an update.

Guenter P, Hicks RW, Simmons D. Nutr Clin Pract. 2009;24:325-334.

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