Newspaper/Magazine Article The new medical errors: how to protect yourself. Citation Text: Lunzer Kritz F. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL November 23, 2005 Lunzer Kritz F. This article reports on several medical technologies and procedures designed to enhance patient safety and provides suggestions on how consumer awareness can facilitate their safety. Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Lunzer Kritz F. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) How medical jargon can make COVID health disparities even worse. June 9, 2021 Modification of potentially inappropriate prescribing following fall-related hospitalizations in older adults. July 10, 2019 Comparison of health care worker satisfaction before vs after implementation of a communication and optimal resolution program in acute care hospitals. 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Modification of potentially inappropriate prescribing following fall-related hospitalizations in older adults. July 10, 2019
Comparison of health care worker satisfaction before vs after implementation of a communication and optimal resolution program in acute care hospitals. April 5, 2023
Effect of patient safety education interventions on patient safety culture of health care professionals: systematic review and meta-analysis. March 29, 2023
Risk of medication errors and nurses' quality of sleep: a national cross-sectional web survey study. September 16, 2020
Sensemaking and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic: a complex adaptive systems perspective on policy decision-making. September 16, 2020
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Will the COVID-19 pandemic transform infection prevention and control in surgery? Seeking leverage points for organizational learning. January 27, 2021
A qualitative study of prescribing errors among multi-professional prescribers within an e-prescribing system. December 23, 2020
Patient harm during COVID-19 pandemic: using a human factors lens to promote patient and workforce safety. December 23, 2020
"It's a big part of being good surgeons": surgical trainees' perceptions of error recovery in the operating room. July 28, 2021
Incidence, origins and avoidable harm of missed opportunities in diagnosis: longitudinal patient record review in 21 English general practices. June 30, 2021
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Characteristics of morbidity and mortality conferences associated with the implementation of patient safety improvement initiatives, an observational study. March 16, 2016
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Associations between internet-based patient ratings and conventional surveys of patient experience in the English NHS: an observational study. July 11, 2012
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Strategies for a safe interhospital transfer with an intubated patient or where readiness for intubation is needed: a critical incidents study. December 21, 2022
Understanding unwarranted variation in clinical practice: a focus on network effects, reflective medicine and learning health systems. February 2, 2020
Enhancing teamwork communication and patient safety responsiveness in a paediatric intensive care unit using the daily safety huddle tool. March 18, 2020
Patients with low health literacy make more errors interpreting instructions and warnings. December 13, 2023
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