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| Book/Report |
Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide.
Frampton S, Guastello S, Brady C, et al. Derby, CT: Planetree; Camden, ME: Picker Institute; 2008. |
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The International Essentials for Quality and Patient Safety.
Oakbrook, IL: Joint Commission International; 2008. |
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Windows into Safety and Quality in Health Care 2008.
Sydney, Australia: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care; 2008. ISBN: 9780980346275. |
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| Commentary |
Bedside handover: quality improvement strategy to "transform care at the bedside."
Chaboyer W, McMurray A, Johnson J, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2008 Oct 16; [Epub ahead of print]. |
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Could it happen here? Learning from other organizations' safety errors.
Conway J. Healthc Exec. 2008;23:64-67. |
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Medication reconciliation in a community, nonteaching hospital.
Wortman SB. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:2047-2054. |
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| Review |
Engaging patients as safety partners: some considerations for ensuring a culturally and linguistically appropriate approach.
Johnstone MJ, Kanitsaki O. Health Policy. 2008 Sep 29; [Epub ahead of print].
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| Study |
Analysis of medical emergency team calls comparing subjective to "objective" call criteria.
Santiano N, Young L, Hillman K, et al. Resuscitation. 2008 Oct 24; [Epub ahead of print].
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Characteristics of medication errors and adverse drug events in hospitals participating in the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative.
Takata GS, Taketomo CK, Waite S; for the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:2036-2044. |
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Effectiveness of a barcode medication administration system in reducing preventable adverse drug events in a neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study.
Morriss FH Jr, Abramowitz PW, Nelson SP, et al. J Pediatr. 2008 Sep 27; [Epub ahead of print].
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Emergency department medication lists are not accurate.
Caglar S, Henneman PL, Blank FS, Smithline HA, Henneman EA. J Emerg Med. 2008 Sep 29; [Epub ahead of print].
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New technologies in radiation therapy: ensuring patient safety, radiation safety and regulatory issues in radiation oncology.
Amols HI. Health Phys. 2008;95:658-665. |
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Patient safety climate in US hospitals: variation by management level.
Singer SJ, Falwell A, Gaba DM, Baker LC. Med Care. 2008;46:1149-1156. |
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Specimen labeling errors: a Q-probes analysis of 147 clinical laboratories.
Wagar EA, Stankovic AK, Raab S, Nakhleh RE, Walsh MK. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132:1617-1622.
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The effects of emergency department staff rounding on patient safety and satisfaction.
Meade CM, Kennedy J, Kaplan J. J Emerg Med. 2008 Oct 7; [Epub ahead of print].
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The medical emergency team system and not-for-resuscitation orders: results from the MERIT Study.
Chen J, Flabouris A, Bellomo R, Hillman K, Finfer S; for MERIT Study Investigators for the Simpson Centre and ANZICS Clinical Trials Group. Resuscitation. 2008 Oct 24; [Epub ahead of print]. |
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The tipping point: the relationship between volume and patient harm.
Pedroja AT. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23:336-341.
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| Press Release/Announcement |
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| Press Release/Announcement |
Electronic data collection using MedWatchPlus portal and rational questionnaire.
Shuren J. Federal Register. October 23, 2008;73:63153-63157. |
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| Multi-use Website |
Nora Institute for Surgical Patient Safety.
American College of Surgeons. |
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