Skip Navigation
Narrow By
Safety Target
Skip Navigation Links.
•Diagnostic Errors (16)
•Identification Errors (16)
•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (57)
•Medication Safety (20)
•Medical Complications (4)
•Surgical Complications (4)
•Transfusion Complications (2)
•Psychological and Social Complications (2)
Origin/Sponsor
Skip Navigation Links.
•Asia (1)
•Australia and New Zealand (1)
•Europe (1)
•North America (71)
Resource Types
Skip Navigation Links.
•Book/Report (1)
•Journal Article (68)
•Meeting/Conference (1)
•Newsletter/Journal (1)
•Newspaper/Magazine Article (7)
•Special or Theme Issue (1)
•Tools/Toolkit (1)
Error Types
Skip Navigation Links.
•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (17)
•Active Errors (21)
•Latent Errors (14)
•Near Miss (2)
Approach to Improving Safety
< All
Laboratory Result Tracking Improvement
Skip Navigation Links.
Clinical Areas
Skip Navigation Links.
•Medicine (66)
•Nursing (2)
•Pharmacy (5)
Target Audience
Skip Navigation Links.
•Health Care Providers (64)
•Health Care Executives and Administrators (54)
•Non-Health Care Professionals (31)
•Patients (3)
Setting of Care
Skip Navigation Links.
•Hospitals (31)
•Residential Facilities (1)
•Ambulatory Care (25)
•Outpatient Surgery (1)
1 - 20 of 80
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.
STUDY
Timely follow-up of abnormal outpatient test results: perceived barriers and impact on patient safety.
Moore C, Saigh O, Trikha A, Lin JJ. J Patient Saf. 2008;4:241-244.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Lost surgical specimens, lost opportunities.
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2005;2:1-5.
STUDY
Lessons learned from implementation of a computerized application for pending tests at hospital discharge.
Dalal AK, Poon EG, Karson AS, Gandhi TK, Roy CL. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:16-21.
REVIEWclassic
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.
COMMENTARY
Eight recommendations for policies for communicating abnormal test results.
Singh H, Vij MS. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:226-232.
STUDY
Decreasing mislabeled laboratory specimens using barcode technology and bedside printers.
Brown JE, Smith N, Sherfy BR. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:13-21.
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.
STUDY
Management of test results in family medicine offices.
Elder NC, McEwen TR, Flach JM, Gallimore JJ. Ann Fam Med. 2009;7:343-351.
STUDY
The value of inking breast cores to reduce specimen mix-up.
Renshaw AA, Kish R, Gould EW. Am J Clin Pathol. February 2007;127:1-2.
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.
COMMENTARY
The Result Stopped Here.
Astion M. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.
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.
COMMENTARY
Beyond the prescription: medication monitoring and adverse drug events in older adults.
Steinman MA, Handler SM, Gurwitz JH, Schiff GD, Covinsky KE. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59:1513-1520.
REVIEW
Patient safety and error reduction in surgical pathology.
Nakhleh RE. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132:181-185.
1 2 3 4 5Next >