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•Device-related Complications (8)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (57)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (51)

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•Hospitals (144)

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SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety Papers 5.

Baker GR, ed. Healthc Q. 2010;13:1-136.

STUDY

Self-reported medical, medication and laboratory error in eight countries: risk factors for chronically ill adults.

Scobie A. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:182-186.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Healthcare-Associated Infections.

Healthc Pap. 2009;9(3):1-62.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety Papers.

Baker GE, ed. Healthc Q. 2006;9:1-140.

BOOK/REPORT

Inspiring Ideas and Celebrating Successes: A Guidebook to Leading Patient Safety Practices in Ontario Hospitals.

OHA Patient Safety Support Service. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Hospital Association; 2006.

REVIEW

The efficacy of computer-enabled discharge communication interventions: a systematic review.

Motamedi SM, Posadas-Calleja J, Straus S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:403-415.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Improving Care Search Centre.

Canadian Patient Safety Institute.

BOOK/REPORT

Commission of Inquiry on Hormone Receptor Testing.

Cameron M. St. John's, NL: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; 2009. ISBN: 978551463537.

STUDY

Influence of house-staff experience on teaching-hospital mortality: the "July Phenomenon" revisited.

van Walraven C, Jennings A, Wong J, Forster AJ. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:389-394.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Primary Care.

Kingston-Riechers J, Ospina M, Jonsson E, Childs P, McLeod L, Maxted JM. Edmondton, AB, Canada: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2010. ISBN: 9781926541273.

STUDY

Reconcilable differences: correcting medication errors at hospital admission and discharge.

Vira T, Colquhoun M, Etchells E. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:122-126.

STUDY

Perceptions of preventable medical errors in Alberta, Canada.

Northcott H, Vanderheyden L, Northcott J, et al. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008;20:115-122.

STUDY

The uptake of technologies designed to influence medication safety in Canadian hospitals.

Saginur M, Graham ID, Forster AJ, Boucher M, Wells GA. J Eval Clin Pract. 2008;14:27-35.

STUDY

Human factors engineering: a tool for medical device evaluation in hospital procurement decision-making.

Ginsburg G. J Biomed Inform. 2005;38:213-219.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Safety in EMS.

Brice JH, Patterson PD, eds. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16:1-108.

REVIEW

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Comparative economic analyses of patient safety improvement strategies in acute care: a systematic review.

Etchells E, Koo M, Daneman N, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:448-456.

STUDY

Association of communication between hospital-based physicians and primary care providers with patient outcomes.

Bell CM, Schnipper JL, Auerbach AD, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:381-386.

COMMENTARY

Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care.

MacLaurin A, McConnell H. J Safety Res. 2011;42:525-535.

STUDY

Going blank: factors contributing to interruptions to nurses' work and related outcomes.

Hall LM, Ferguson-Paré M, Peter E, et al. J Nurs Manag. 2010;18:1040-1047.

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