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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (116)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (71)

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•Complementary and Alternative Medicine (1)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (267)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (242)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (105)

•Patients (14)

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•Hospitals (247)

•Psychiatric Facilities (3)

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•Ambulatory Care (27)

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STUDY

"It's like two worlds apart": an analysis of vulnerable patient handover practices at discharge from hospital.

Groene RO, Orrego C, Suñol R, Barach P, Groene O. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:i67-i75.

STUDY

The effect of medication reconciliation in elderly patients at hospital discharge.

Midlöv P, Bahrani L, Seyfali M, Höglund P, Rickhag E, Eriksson T. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34:113-119.

STUDY

Detecting drug interactions using personal digital assistants in an out-patient clinic.

Dallenbach MF, Bovier PA, Desmeules J. QJM. 2007;100:691-7.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Vincristine (and other vinca alkaloids) should only be given intravenously via a minibag.

Information Exchange System Alert. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; July 18, 2007.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Handover: Improving the Continuity of Patient Care Through Identification and Implementation of Novel Handover Processes in Europe.

University Medical Centre Utrecht.

STUDY

The incidence of adverse events in Swedish hospitals: a retrospective medical record review study.

Soop M, Fryksmark U, Koster M, Haglund B. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009;21:285-291.

STUDY

Insufficient communication about medication use at the interface between hospital and primary care.

Glintborg B, Andersen SE, Dalhoff K. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:34-39.

REVIEW

Strategies to reduce the risk of iatrogenic illness in complex older adults.

Onder G, van der Cammen TJ, Petrovic M, Somers A, Rajkumar C. Age Ageing. 2013;42:284-291.

COMMENTARY

Minimizing inappropriate medications in older populations: a ten-step conceptual framework.

Scott IA, Gray LC, Martin JH, Mitchell CA. Am J Med. 2012;125:529-537.e4.

STUDY

Chemotherapy safety and severe adverse events in cancer patients: strategies to efficiently avoid chemotherapy errors in in- and outpatient treatment.

Markert A, Thierry V, Kleber M, Behrens M, Engelhardt M. Int J Cancer. 2009;124:722-728.

STUDY

A study of innovative patient safety education.

Smith SD, Henn P, Gaffney R, Hynes H, McAdoo J, Bradley C. Clin Teach. 2012;9:37-40.

STUDY

Chemotherapeutic errors in hospitalised cancer patients: attributable damage and extra costs.

Ranchon F, Salles G, Späth HM, et al. BMC Cancer. 2011;11:478.

STUDY

French national survey of inpatient adverse events prospectively assessed with ward staff.

Michel P, Quenon JL, Djihoud A, Tricaud-Vialle S, de Sarasqueta AM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:369-377.

COMMENTARY

The concept of error and malpractice in radiology.

Pinto A, Brunese L, Pinto F, Reali R, Daniele S, Romano L. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2012;33:275-279.

REVIEW

Adverse events in hospitals: the patient's point of view.

Massó Guijarro P, Aranaz Andrés JM, Mira JJ, Perdiguero E, Aibar C. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:144-147.

STUDY

Medical errors reported by French general practitioners in training: results of a survey and individual interviews.

Venus E, Galam E, Aubert JP, Nougairede M. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:279-286.

STUDY

Attitude is everything?: The impact of workload, safety climate, and safety tools on medical errors: a study of intensive care units.

Steyrer J, Schiffinger M, Huber C, Valentin A, Strunk G. Health Care Manage Rev. 2012 Oct 18; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Seven hundred and fifty-nine (759) chances to learn: a 3-year pilot project to analyse transfusion-related near-miss events in the Republic of Ireland.

Lundy D, Laspina S, Kaplan H, Rabin Fastman B, Lawlor E. Vox Sang. 2007;92:233-241.

STUDY

Auroy Y, Benhamou D, Péquignot F, Bovet M, Jougla E, Lienhart A. Anaesthesia. 2009;64:366-370.

COMMENTARY

Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in laboratory testing.

Plebani M. Clin Biochem Rev. 2012;33:85-88.

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