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COMMENTARY

The Result Stopped Here.

Astion M. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.

BOOK/REPORT

Meeting the Joint Commission's 2013 National Patient Safety Goals.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2012. ISBN: 9781599407555.

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

In Conversation with…Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lost surgical specimens, lost opportunities.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2005;2:1-5.

COMMENTARY

Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice.

Baron RJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2009.

STUDY

Medical errors arising from outsourcing laboratory and radiology services.

Chasin BS, Elliott SP, Klotz SA. Am J Med. 2007;120:819.e9-11.

COMMENTARY

Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low?

Kaushal R, Abramson E. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. August 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safe patient outcomes occur with timely, standardized communication of critical values.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2009;6:93-97.

STUDY

Errors of diagnosis in pediatric practice: a multisite survey.

Singh H, Thomas EJ, Wilson L, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126:70-79.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Diagnostic error in acute care.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. 2010;7:76-86.

REVIEW

The safety implications of missed test results for hospitalised patients: a systematic review.

Callen J, Georgiou A, Li J, Westbrook JI. BMJ Qual Saf 2011;20:194-199.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals move to cut dangerous lab errors.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). June 14, 2006:D1. [Reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

STUDY

Trends in primary care clinician perceptions of a new electronic health record.

El-Kareh R, Gandhi TK, Poon EG, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:464-468.

STUDY

Improving follow-up of abnormal cancer screens using electronic health records: trust but verify test result communication.

Singh H, Wilson L, Petersen LA, et al. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2009;9:49.

COMMENTARY

A 60-year-old man with delayed care for a renal mass.

Schiff GD. JAMA. 2011;305:1890-1898.

COMMENTARY

Lost in the Black Hole.

Wachter RM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.

COMMENTARY

Incomplete care—on the trail of flaws in the system.

Gandhi TK, Zuccotti G, Lee TH. N Engl J Med. 2011;365:486-488.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Entire UPMC transplant team missed hepatitis alert.

Hamill SD. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 10, 2011:A6.

STUDY

Impact of non-interruptive medication laboratory monitoring alerts in ambulatory care.

Lo HG, Matheny ME, Seger DL, Bates DW, Gandhi TK. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:66-71.

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