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What's New for 9/2/2009
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 Book/Report

Book/Report
Indiana Medical Error Reporting System Final Report for 2008.
Whitson T, Garten B, Lewis J. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana State Department of Health; August 20, 2009.

Meeting the Challenge of Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Care Setting.
Turney S, Evans EW, Callaway E, et al. Englewood Cliffs, CO: Medical Group Management Association; 2009.

 Journal Article

Commentary
How does the law recognize and deal with medical errors?
Merry AF. J R Soc Med. 2009;102:265-271.

Reducing the disruptive effects of interruption: a cognitive framework for analysing the costs and benefits of intervention strategies.
Boehm-Davis DA, Remington R. Accid Anal Prev. 2009;41:1124-1129.

Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement.
Pronovost PJ, Faden RR. JAMA. 2009;302:890-891.

Review
The effects of on-screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care.
Shojania KG, Jennings A, Mayhew A, Ramsay CR, Eccles MP, Grimshaw J. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009;(3):CD001096.

Study
Applying Toyota Production System principles to a psychiatric hospital: making transfers safer and more timely.
Young JQ, Wachter RM. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:439-448.

Effect of work-hours regulations on intensive care unit mortality in United States teaching hospitals.
Prasad M, Iwashyna TJ, Christie JD, et al. Crit Care Med. 2009;37:2564-2569.

Emotional stability of nurses: impact on patient safety.
Teng C-I, Chang S-S, Hsu K-H. J Adv Nurs. 2009 Aug 7; [Epub ahead of print].

Litigation related to inadequate anaesthesia: an analysis of claims against the NHS in England 1995-2007.
Mihai R, Scott S, Cook TM. Anaesthesia. 2009;64:829-835.

Methodological variability in detecting prescribing errors and consequences for the evaluation of interventions.
Franklin BD, Birch S, Savage I, et al. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009 Jul 24; [Epub ahead of print].

Out-of-hospital medication errors: a 6-year analysis of the national poison data system.
Shah K, Barker KA. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009 Aug 14; [Epub ahead of print].

Quantitative analysis of adverse events in neurosurgery.
Houkin K, Baba T, Minamida Y, Nonaka T, Koyanagi I, Iiboshi S. Neurosurgery. 2009;65:587-594.

Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers.
Wood KA, Ranji SR, Ide B, Dracup K. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:475-482.

 Legislation/Regulation

Organizational Policy/Guidelines
Leadership committed to safety.
Sentinel Event Alert. August 27, 2009;43.

 Meeting/Conference

Upcoming Meeting/Conference
Beyond the "5 Rights" of Medication Administration: A Safety Bolus for Nursing Leadership.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. October 6, 2009; 1:30-3:00 PM (Eastern).

 Newspaper/Magazine Article

Newspaper/Magazine Article
Hospitals own up to errors.
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. August 25, 2009:D1.

Tragic medication errors result in accidental abortions and premature birth—safety advocates say drug mistakes are still too frequent, despite advances.
Patel A. ABCnews.com. August 21, 2009.

 Press Release/Announcement

Press Release/Announcement
Call for papers: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care 2010.
Tavistock Square, London. BMJ Group and Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

 Special or Theme Issue

Special or Theme Issue
Patient Safety Papers 4.
Baker GR, ed. Healthc Q. 2009;12:1-198.

 Web Resource

Multi-use Website
Health Care–Associated Infections.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

AHRQ's 2009 Annual Conference—Research to Reform: Achieving Health System Change.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 13–16, 2009; North Bethesda Marriott, Bethesda, MD.

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.

MITSS HOPE Award.
Medically Induced Trauma Support Services.

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