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•Device-related Complications (141)

•Diagnostic Errors (115)

•Identification Errors (70)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (393)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (94)

•Medication Safety (861)

•Medical Complications (399)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (56)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (551)

•Active Errors (374)

•Latent Errors (331)

•Near Miss (48)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (847)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (567)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (936)

•Communication Improvement (723)

•Human Factors Engineering (341)

•Teamwork (221)

•Specialization of Care (238)

•Logistical Approaches (278)

•Culture of Safety (536)

•Technologic Approaches (592)

•Education and Training (587)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (8)

•Medicine (2025)

•Nursing (251)

•Pharmacy (360)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (2017)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (2580)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (1377)

•Patients (362)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (2328)

•Psychiatric Facilities (11)

•Residential Facilities (51)

•Ambulatory Care (284)

•Outpatient Surgery (32)

•Patient Transport (10)

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REVIEW

Negligence, genuine error, and litigation.

Sohn DH. Int J Gen Med. 2013;6:49-56.

COMMENTARY

Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS.

Apold J, Quigley PA. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:299-306.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

Austin, TX: Texas Medical Institute for Technology and the Quaid Foundation; 2010.

REVIEW

Duty-hour limits and patient care and resident outcomes: can high-quality studies offer insight into complex relationships?

Philibert I, Nasca T, Brigham T, Shapiro J. Annu Rev Med. 2013;64:467-483.

COMMENTARY

Duty hour reform in a shifting medical landscape.

Jena AB, Prasad V. J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Apr 9; [Epub ahead of print].

BOOK/REPORT classic

Adverse Events in Hospitals: National Incidence Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

Levinson DR. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General; November 2010. Report No. OEI-06-09-00090.

STUDY

The $17.1 billion problem: the annual cost of measurable medical errors.

Van Den Bos J, Rustagi K, Gray T, Halford M, Ziemkiewicz E, Shreve J. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011;30:596-603.

COMMENTARY

Medicare nonpayment, hospital falls, and unintended consequences.

Inouye SK, Brown CJ, Tinetti ME. N Engl J Med. 2009;360:2390-2393.

STUDY

The effect of health information technology on quality in U.S. hospitals.

McCullough JS, Casey M, Moscovice I, Prasad S. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29:647-654.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

No bad apples.

Thrall TH. Hosp Health Netw. December 2008.

STUDY

Slow progress on meeting hospital safety standards: learning from the Leapfrog Group's efforts.

Moran J, Scanlon D. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013;32:27-35.

BOOK/REPORT

The First Annual HealthGrades Pediatric Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Reed K, May R. Golden, CO: Health Grades, Inc; 2010.

REVIEW

Reduction in medication errors in hospitals due to adoption of computerized provider order entry systems.

Radley DC, Wasserman MR, Olsho LE, Shoemaker SJ, Spranca MD, Bradshaw B. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013;20:470-476.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2011.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2011.

STUDY

High-reliability emergency response teams in the hospital: improving quality and safety using in situ simulation training.

Wheeler DS, Geis G, Mack EH, LeMaster T, Patterson MD. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;507-514.

UPCOMING MEETING/CONFERENCE

Project BOOST: improving the care of patients as they transition from hospital to home.

National Patient Safety Foundation. July 17, 2013; 2:00–3:00 PM (Eastern).

STUDY

Rapid response teams: qualitative analysis of their effectiveness.

Leach LS, Mayo AM. Am J Crit Care. 2013;22:198-210.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When errors occur.

Wetzel TG. Hosp Health Netw. October 2010.

STUDY

Effects of the 2011 duty hour reforms on interns and their patients: a prospective longitudinal cohort study.

Sen S, Kranzler HR, Didwania AK, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173:657-662.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 years, 5 voices, 1 challenge.

Larkin H. Hosp Health Netw. October 21, 2009.

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