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What's New for 10/7/2009
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 Audiovisual

Audiovisual
Seattle Children's admits mistake led to boy's death.
Feldman D, Moore K. KING TV. Seattle, WA. September 29, 2009.

 Journal Article

Commentary
Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety.
Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:1401-1406.

ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:730-733.

One system's journey in creating a disclosure and apology program.
Peto RR, Tenerowicz LM, Benjamin EM, Morsi DS, Burger PK. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:487-496, AP1-AP4.

Overcoming barriers to the implementation of a pharmacy bar code scanning system for medication dispensing: a case study.
Nanji KC, Cina J, Patel N, Churchill W, Gandhi TK, Poon EG. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:645-650.

Review
Does computerized provider order entry reduce prescribing errors for hospital inpatients? A systematic review.
Reckmann MH, Westbrook JI, Koh Y, Lo C, Day RO. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:613-623.

Study
Clinicians' assessments of electronic medication safety alerts in ambulatory care.
Weingart SN, Simchowitz B, Shiman L, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1627-1632.

Computerized surveillance for adverse drug events in a pediatric hospital.
Kilbridge PM, Noirot LA, Reichley RM, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:607-612.

Engaging the patient as observer to promote hand hygiene compliance in ambulatory care.
Bittle MJ, LaMarche S. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:519-525, AP1-AP3.

Radiology errors: are we learning from our mistakes?
Mankad K, Hoey ETD, Jones JB, Tirukonda P, Smith JT. Clin Radiol. 2009;64:988-993.

Reducing in-hospital cardiac arrests and hospital mortality by introducing a medical emergency team.
Konrad D, Jäderling G, Bell M, Granath F, Ekbom A, Martling CR. Intensive Care Med. 2009 Sep 17; [Epub ahead of print].

Relationship between call light use and response time and inpatient falls in acute care settings.
Tzeng HM, Yin CY. J Clin Nurs. 2009 Sep 4; [Epub ahead of print].

Resident duty-hour reform associated with increased morbidity following hip fracture.
Browne JA, Cook C, Olson SA, Bolognesi MP. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2009;91:2079-2085.

Timely follow-up of abnormal diagnostic imaging test results in an outpatient setting: are electronic medical records achieving their potential?
Singh H, Thomas EJ, Mani S, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1578-1586.

 Newspaper/Magazine Article

Newspaper/Magazine Article
Physician leadership is key to creating a safer, more reliable health care system.
Silbaugh BR, Leider HL. Physician Exec. Sept-Oct 2009;35:12, 14-16.

Putting safety on the curriculum.
Ellis O. BMJ. 2009;339:b3725.

 Press Release/Announcement

Press Release/Announcement
Tamiflu (oseltamivir) for Oral Suspension: Potential Medication Errors.
MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: U.S. Food and Drug Administration; September 25, 2009.

 Special or Theme Issue

Special or Theme Issue
Diagnostic Error in Medicine.
Berner ES, Graber ML, eds. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2009;14(suppl 1):1-112.

 Web Resource

Multi-use Website
Comments on the Common Formats.
Washington, DC: National Quality Forum.

How has the current economy affected patient safety?
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 10, 2009;14:1-2.

The 26th International Conference of ISQua.
The International Society for Quality in Health Care. October 11-14, 2009; Burlington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland.

Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month.
Derby, CT: Planetree, Inc.; 2008.

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