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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.

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.

REVIEW

Impact of health information technology interventions to improve medication laboratory monitoring for ambulatory patients: a systematic review.

Fischer SH, Tjia J, Field TS. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:631-636.

BOOK/REPORT

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

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

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].

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Lost surgical specimens, lost opportunities.

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

COMMENTARY

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

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

STUDY

Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal analysis of specimen identification errors.

Wagar EA, Tamashiro L, Yasin B, Hilborne L, Bruckner DA. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:1662-1668.

REVIEW

Point-of-care testing, medical error, and patient safety: a 2007 assessment.

Ehrmeyer SS, Laessig RH. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2007;45:766-773.

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.

STUDY

Computer-assisted bar-coding system significantly reduces clinical laboratory specimen identification errors in a pediatric oncology hospital.

Hayden RT, Patterson DJ, Jay DW, et al. J Pediatr. 2008;152:219-224.

STUDY

Improving the discharge process by embedding a discharge facilitator in a resident team.

Finn KM, Heffner R, Chang Y, et al. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:494-500.

NEWSLETTER/JOURNAL

Laboratory Errors & Patient Safety.

Seattle, WA: Medical Training Solutions.

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.

STUDY

Management of test results in family medicine offices.

Elder NC, McEwen TR, Flach JM, Gallimore JJ. Ann Fam Med. 2009;7:343-351.

COMMENTARY classic

Errors in laboratory medicine: practical lessons to improve patient safety.

Howanitz PJ. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2005;129:1252-1261.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Five hospitals release data on inspections.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. April 21, 2007:B1.

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.

REVIEW

Identifying cross contaminants and specimen mix-ups in surgical pathology.

Hunt JL. Adv Anat Pathol. 2008;15:211-217.

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.

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