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 Journal Article

Commentary
Keeping an eye on patient safety using human factors engineering (HFE): a family affair for the hospitalized child.
Wilson BL. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2010;15:84-87.

Medical librarians supporting information systems project lifecycles toward improved patient safety.
Saimbert MK, Zhang Y, Pierce J, Moncrief ES, O'Hagan KB, Cole P. J Healthc Inf Manag. 2010;24:52-56.

Patient safety and diagnostic error: tips for your next shift.
Sinclair D, Croskerry P. Can Fam Physician. 2010;56:28-30.

Unintended errors with EHR-based result management: a case series.
Yackel TR, Embi PJ. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:104-107.

Review
The impact of stress on surgical performance: a systematic review of the literature.
Arora S, Sevdalis N, Nestel D, Woloshynowych M, Darzi A, Kneebone R. Surgery. 2009 Dec 9; [Epub ahead of print].

Study
Changing cardiac arrest and hospital mortality rates through a medical emergency team takes time and constant review.
Santamaria J, Tobin A, Holmes J. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:445-450.

Intensive care unit alarms—how many do we need?
Siebig S, Kuhls S, Imhoff M, Gather U, Schölmerich J, Wrede CE. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:451-456.

Is there a benefit to multidisciplinary rounds in an open trauma intensive care unit regarding ventilator-associated pneumonia?
Johnson V, Mangram A, Mitchell C, Lorenzo M, Howard D, Dunn E. Am Surg. 2009;75:1171-1174.

Multi-professional patterns and methods of communication during patient handoffs.
Benham-Hutchins MM, Effken JA. Int J Med Inform. 2010 Jan 13; [Epub ahead of print].

Organization-wide adoption of computerized provider order entry systems: a study based on diffusion of innovations theory.
Rahimi B, Timpka T, Vimarlund V, Uppugunduri S, Svensson M. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2009;9:52.

Patient safety measures in burn care: do national reporting systems accurately reflect quality of burn care?
Mandell SP, Robinson EF, Cooper CL, Klein MB, Gibran NS. J Burn Care Res. 2010;31:125-129.

Physicians' beliefs about using EMR and CPOE: in pursuit of a contextualized understanding of health IT use behavior.
Holden RJ. Int J Med Inform. 2010 Jan 11; [Epub ahead of print].

The impact of computerized provider order entry on medication errors in a multispecialty group practice.
Devine EB, Hansen RN, Wilson-Norton JL, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:78-84.

 Legislation/Regulation

Organizational Policy/Guidelines
Preventing maternal death.
Sentinel Event Alert. January 26, 2010:44.

 Meeting/Conference

Maryland Meeting/Conference
Sixth Annual Patient Safety Conference.
The Maryland Patient Safety Center, Inc. March 19, 2010; Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD.

Upcoming Meeting/Conference
Reducing Medication Safety Risks: Closing the Gap with the ISMP Self Assessment for Automated Dispensing Cabinets.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. February 18, 2010; 1:30-3:00 PM (Eastern).

 Newspaper/Magazine Article

Newspaper/Magazine Article
Multidisciplinary morbidity and mortality conferences: improving patient safety by modifying a medical tradition.
Baker S, Darin M, Lateef O. Jt Comm Perspect Patient Saf. February 2009;10:8-10.

Radiation offers new cures, and ways to do harm.
Bogdanich W. New York Times. January 24, 2010:A1.

The antidote to medical errors.
Price M. Monitor. January 2010;41:50.

Trial and error.
Huff C. Trustee. January 2010.

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