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| Award Announcement |
MITSS HOPE Award.
Medically Induced Trauma Support Services. |
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| Commentary |
Attending physician work hours: ethical considerations and the last doctor standing.
Mercurio MR, Peterec SM. Pediatrics. 2009;124:758-762. |
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Medication safety technologies: what is and is not working.
Bates DW, Wachter RM, Vanderveen T. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2009;6:22-27. |
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The 5th anniversary of the "Universal Protocol": pitfalls and pearls revisited.
Stahel PF, Mehler PS, Clarke TJ, Varnell J. Patient Saf Surg. 2009;3:14. |
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| Study |
Adequacy of hospital discharge summaries in documenting tests with pending results and outpatient follow-up providers.
Were MC, Li X, Kesterson J, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 July 3; [Epub ahead of print]. |
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Evaluation of a physician informatics tool to improve patient handoffs.
Flanagan ME, Patterson ES, Frankel RM, Doebbeling BN. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:509-515. |
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Implementation of a mandatory checklist of protocols and objectives improves compliance with a wide range of evidence-based intensive care unit practices.
Byrnes MC, Schuerer DJ, Schallom ME, et al. Crit Care Med. 2009 July 2; [Epub ahead of print]. |
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Improving patient safety: effects of a safety program on performance and culture in a department of radiology.
Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, Muething SE. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;193:165-171. |
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Management of test results in family medicine offices.
Elder NC, McEwen TR, Flach JM, Gallimore JJ. Ann Fam Med. 2009;7:343-351. |
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Medication reconciliation performed by pharmacy technicians at the time of preoperative screening.
van den Bemt PM, van den Broek S, van Nunen AK, Harbers JB, Lenderink AW. Ann Pharmacother. 2009;43:868-874. |
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Pediatric vaccination errors: application of the "5 rights" framework to a national error reporting database.
Bundy DG, Shore AD, Morlock LL, Miller MR. Vaccine. 2009;27:3890-3896. |
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Should all duty hours be the same? Results of a national survey of surgical trainees.
Moalem J, Salzman P, Ruan DT, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2009;209:47-54. |
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Uncovering system errors using a rapid response team: cross-coverage caught in the crossfire.
Kaplan LJ, Maerz LL, Schuster K, et al. J Trauma. 2009;67:173-179. |
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| Maryland Meeting/Conference |
First Annual Meeting of AHRQ-listed Patient Safety Organizations.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 16-18, 2009; John M. Eisenberg Building, Rockville, MD. |
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| Newspaper/Magazine Article |
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| Newspaper/Magazine Article |
A success story in American health care: eliminating infections and saving lives in Michigan.
Herzer K, Seshamani M. HealthReform.Gov. July 2009. |
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Can protecting patients be made recession-proof?
O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. July 20, 2009. |
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Making hospitals accountable.
Peters PG Jr. Regulation. Summer 2009;32:30-36. |
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Nurse accidentally kills premature son of swine flu victim in Spain.
Tremlett G. Guardian.co.uk; July 13, 2009. |
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VA radiation errors laid to offline computer.
McCullough M, Goldstein J. Philadelphia Inquirer. July 19, 2009;National:A01. |
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| Fact Sheet/FAQs |
Questions Are the Answer! Seven Questions Every Board Member Should Ask About Patient Safety.
London, UK: National Patient Safety Agency; June 2009. |
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