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STUDY

Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers.

Kachalia A, Gandhi TK, Puopolo AL, et al. Ann Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;49:196-205.

STUDY

Assessment of adverse drug events among patients in a tertiary care medical center.

Johnston PE, France DJ, Byrne DW, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63:2218-2227.

STUDY

Iatrogenic events resulting in intensive care admission: frequency, cause, and disclosure to patients and institutions.

Lehmann LS, Puopolo AL, Shaykevich S, Brennan TA. Am J Med. 2005;118:409-413.

STUDY

Medication errors among acutely ill and injured children treated in rural emergency departments.

Marcin JP, Dharmar M, Cho M, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50:361-367.e1-2.

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Medication errors recovered by emergency department pharmacists.

Rothschild JM, Churchill W, Erickson A, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:513-521.

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Severity and probability of harm of medication errors intercepted by an emergency department pharmacist.

Patanwala AE, Hays DP, Sanders AB, Erstad BL. Int J Pharm Pract. 2011;19:358-362.

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How reliable are patient-completed medication reconciliation forms compared with pharmacy lists?

Meyer C, Stern M, Woolley W, Jeanmonod R, Jeanmonod D. Am J Emerg Med. 2012;30:1048-1054.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety in the ED.

Scalise D, Lazar C. Hosp Health Netw. May 2006:80:5,48,2.

STUDY

Emergency department crowding and risk of preventable medical errors.

Epstein SK, Huckins DS, Liu SW, et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2012;7:173-180.

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A prospective, multicenter study of pharmacist activities resulting in medication error interception in the emergency department.

Patanwala AE, Sanders AB, Thomas MC, et al. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59:369-373.

BOOK/REPORT

2011 Annual Benchmarking Report: Malpractice Risks in Emergency Medicine.

Ruoff G, ed. Cambridge, MA: CRICO Strategies; 2012.

STUDY

EMS helicopter crashes: what influences fatal outcome?

Baker SP, Grabowski JG, Dodd RS, Shanahan DF, Lamb MW, Li GH. Ann Emerg Med. 2006;47:351-356.

STUDY

Implications of the failure to identify high-risk electrocardiogram findings for the quality of care of patients with acute myocardial infarction: results of the Emergency Department Quality in Myocardial Infarction (EDQMI) study.

Masoudi FA, Magid DJ, Vinson DR, et al; Emergency Department Quality in Myocardial Infarction Study Investigators. Circulation. 2006;114:1565-1571.

REVIEW

Epidemiology of medication-related adverse events in nursing homes.

Handler SM, Wright RM, Ruby CM, Hanlon JT. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:264-272.

STUDY

Medical error identification, disclosure, and reporting: do emergency medicine provider groups differ?

Hobgood C, Weiner B, Tamayo-Sarver JH. Acad Emerg Med. 2006;13:443-451.

STUDY

Potentially inappropriate medications and adverse drug effects in elders in the ED.

Nixdorff N, Hustey FM, Brady AK, Vaji K, Leonard M, Messinger-Rapport BJ. Am J Emerg Med. 2008;26:697-700.

STUDY

Accuracy of radiographic readings in the emergency department.

Petinaux B, Bhat R, Boniface K, Aristizabal J. Am J Emerg Med. 2011;29:18-25.

STUDY

Effectiveness of a community collaborative for eliminating the use of high-risk abbreviations written by physicians.

Leonhardt KK, Botticelli J. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:147-153.

STUDY

Venous thromboembolism after trauma: a never event?

Thorson CM, Ryan ML, Van Haren RM, et al. Crit Care Med. 2012;40:2967-2973.

STUDY

ED overcrowding is associated with an increased frequency of medication errors.

Kulstad EB, Sikka R, Sweis RT, Kelley KM, Rzechula KH. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:304-309.

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