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 Book/Report

Book/Report
Using telehealth to improve quality and safety: findings from the AHRQ portfolio.
Dixon BE, Hook JM, McGowan JJ, for AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2008. AHRQ Publication No. 09-0012-EF.

 Grant

Grant Announcement
AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01).
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Program Announcement No. PA-09-070.

 Journal Article

Commentary
Human factors engineering in healthcare systems: the problem of human error and accident management.
Cacciabue PC, Vella G. Int J Med Inform. 2008 Dec 18; [Epub ahead of print].

Implementing a Bar-Code Medication Administration System.
Weber RJ. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:1016-1023.

ISMP Medication Error Report Analysis.
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:960-964.

Nurses' role in patient safety.
Hughes RG, Clancy CM. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24:1-4.

The error of omission: a simple checklist approach for improving operating room safety.
Rosenfield LK, Chang DS. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009;123:399-402.

Study
A novel process for introducing a new intraoperative program: a multidisciplinary paradigm for mitigating hazards and improving patient safety.
Rodriguez-Paz JM, Mark LJ, Herzer KR, et al. Anesth Analg. 2009;108:202-210.

icon indicating this resource is a classic A surgical safety checklist to reduce morbidity and mortality in a global population.
Haynes AB, Weiser TG, Berry WR, et al, for the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Study Group. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 14; [Epub ahead of print].

Association of communication between hospital-based physicians and primary care providers with patient outcomes.
Bell CM, Schnipper JL, Auerbach AD, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Dec 20; [Epub ahead of print].

Barriers to emergency departments' adherence to four medication safety–related Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals.
Juarez A, Gacki-Smith J, Bauer MR, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:49-59.

Developing a tool for assessing competency in root cause analysis.
Gupta P, Varkey P. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:36-42.

Failure to rescue as a process measure to evaluate fetal safety during labor.
Beaulieu MJ. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2009;34:18-23.

Implementing a patient safety and quality program across two merged pediatric institutions.
Abramson E, Hyman D, Osorio SN, Kaushal R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:43-48.

Improving patient understanding of prescription drug label instructions.
Davis TC, Federman AD, Bass PF III, et al. J Gen Int Med. 2009;24:57-62.

Liability associated with obstetric anesthesia: a closed claims analysis.
Davies JM, Posner KL, Lee LA, Cheney FW, Domino KB. Anesthesiology. 2009;110:131-139.

Oxytocin as a high-alert medication: implications for perinatal patient safety.
Simpson KR, Knox GE. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2009;34:8-15.

The psychometric properties of the 'Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture' in Dutch hospitals.
Smits M, Christiaans-Dingelhoff I, Wagner C, Wal G, Groenewegen PP. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008;8:230.

 Newspaper/Magazine Article

Newspaper/Magazine Article
Preventing Surgical Errors.
Frenzel JC, Kelly T. HHN Magazine Online. January 6, 2009.

Winnipeg hospital review finds 27 deaths due to medical errors.
Skerritt J. National Post. January 6, 2009.

 Web Resource

Multi-use Website
Consumermedsafety.org
Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 200 Lakeside Drive, Suite 200 Horsham, PA 19044-2321. Phone: 215-947-7797. Fax: 215-914-1492. Email: consumer@ismp.org.

Implementing the National Patient Safety Goals.
North Carolina Hospital Association. January 22-23, 2009; Embassy Suites Hotel, Cary, NC.

Designing evaluation systems for TeamSTEPPS.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. TeamSTEPPS Webinar #7. February 11, 2009; 12:00-1:30 PM (Eastern).

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