AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (320)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (281)

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•Health Care Providers (712)

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•Hospitals (625)

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STUDY

Factors associated with misdiagnosis of acute stroke in young adults.

Kuruvilla A, Bhattacharya P, Rajamani K, Chaturvedi S. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2011;20:523-527.

COMMENTARY

Measuring preventable harm: helping science keep pace with policy.

Pronovost PJ, Colantuoni E. JAMA. 2009;301:1273-1275.

STUDY

Paid malpractice claims for adverse events in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Bishop TF, Ryan AK, Casalino LP. JAMA. 2011;305:2427-2431.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety beyond the hospital.

Gandhi TK, Lee TH. N Engl J Med. 2010;363:1001-1003.

STUDY

Is there a "July phenomenon" in pediatric neurosurgery at teaching hospitals?

Smith ER, Butler WE, Barker FG 2nd. J Neurosurg. 2006;105(suppl 3):169-176.

COMMENTARY

Our broken health care system and how to fix it: an essay on health law and policy.

Jost TS. Wake Forest Law Rev. 2006;41:537-618.

STUDY

Child-specific risk factors and patient safety.

Woods DM, Holl JL, Shonkoff JP, Mehra M, Ogata ES, Weiss KB. J Patient Saf. 2005;1:17-22.

REVIEW

The neurologist and patient safety.

Glick TH. Neurologist. 2005;11:140-149.

STUDY

The impact of electronic medical records data sources on an adverse drug event quality measure.

Kahn MG, Ranade D. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:185-191.

STUDY

The safety culture in a children's hospital.

Grant MJC, Donaldson AE, Larsen GY. J Nurs Care Qual. 2006;21:223-229.

COMMENTARY

NFL concussions and common sense: a recipe for medical errors and a lesson for physician leaders.

Lazarus A. Physician Exec. Jan-Feb 2011;37:6-9.

STUDY

Errors of diagnosis in pediatric practice: a multisite survey.

Singh H, Thomas EJ, Wilson L, et al. Pediatrics. 2010;126:70-79.

STUDY

Anatomy of a patient safety event: a pediatric patient safety taxonomy.

Woods DM, Johnson J, Holl JL, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:422-427.

STUDY

Standard drug concentrations and smart-pump technology reduce continuous-medication-infusion errors in pediatric patients.

Larsen GY, Parker HB, Cash J, O'Connell M, Grant MC. Pediatrics. 2005;116:e21-25.

STUDY

The safety of hospital stroke care.

Holloway RG, Tuttle D, Baird T, Skelton WK. Neurology. 2007;68:550-555.

COMMENTARY

Diagnostic errors—The next frontier for patient safety.

Newman-Toker DE, Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2009;301:1060-1062.

COMMENTARY

The Henry Ford Health System No Harm Campaign: a comprehensive model to reduce harm and save lives.

Conway WA, Hawkins S, Jordan J, Voutt-Goos MJ. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:318-327.

COMMENTARY

A new frontier in patient safety.

McCannon J, Berwick DM. JAMA. 2011;305:2221-2222.

STUDY

The frequency of missed test results and associated treatment delays in a highly computerized health system.

Wahls TL, Cram PM. BMC Fam Pract. 2007;8:32.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Are you a great diagnostician?

Yasgur BS. Medscape Business of Medicine. March 27, 2013.

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