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Contribution of Governance to Patient Safety Initiatives in Australia, England, New Zealand and the United States. April 4, 2007
Medicine and the rise of the robots: a qualitative review of recent advances of artificial intelligence in health. July 11, 2018
Day passes for vulnerable patients of psychiatric hospitals can have dangerous, even fatal consequences. June 21, 2017
Spotlight on electronic health record errors: errors related to the use of default values. September 25, 2013
Giving back the pen: disclosure, apology and early compensation discussions after harm in the healthcare setting. April 23, 2008
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The Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Ebola Crisis: A Perfect Storm of Human Errors, System Failures and Lack of Mindfulness. February 10, 2016
Active learning: when is more better? The case of resident physicians' medical errors. October 14, 2009
Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process. October 24, 2012
The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy. September 20, 2006
Does crew resource management training work? An update, an extension, and some critical needs. August 30, 2006
A better approach to medical malpractice claims? The University of Michigan experience. August 5, 2009
Measuring harm and informing quality improvement in the Welsh NHS: the longitudinal Welsh national adverse events study. April 19, 2017
Engagement of leadership in quality improvement initiatives: executive quality improvement survey results. July 11, 2007
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An e-Delphi study to obtain expert consensus on the level of risk associated with preventable e-prescribing events. April 13, 2022
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The e-Autopsy/e-Biopsy: a systematic chart review to increase safety and diagnostic accuracy. October 26, 2022
Engaging with ethnic minority consumers to improve safety in cancer services: a national stakeholder analysis. May 25, 2022
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Adverse events in Italian nursing homes during the COVID-19 epidemic: a national survey. November 25, 2020
Impact of technological and departmental changes on incident rates in radiation oncology over a seventeen-year period. June 30, 2021
Effects of a brief team training program on surgical teams' nontechnical skills: an interrupted time-series study. August 11, 2021
When bad things happen: training medical students to anticipate the aftermath of medical errors. September 2, 2020
The impact of "missed nursing care" or "care not done" on adults in health care: a rapid review for the Consensus Development Project. April 13, 2022
How health systems decide to use artificial intelligence for clinical decision support. April 6, 2022
Learning environments, reliability enhancing work practices, employee engagement, and safety climate in VA cardiac catheterization laboratories. April 6, 2022
Medication safety in the emergency department: a study of serious medication errors reported by 101 hospitals from 2011 to 2020. March 30, 2022
Quality and safety outcomes of a hospital merger following a full integration at a safety net hospital. March 16, 2022
Patient Safety Indicators at an academic veterans affairs hospital: addressing dual goals of clinical care and validity. June 19, 2024
The impact of meaningful use and electronic health records on hospital patient safety. November 2, 2022
Perceived patient safety culture in nursing homes associated with "Nursing Home Compare" performance indicators. July 24, 2019
This isn't my information! The impact of accurate identity management on patient safety. April 17, 2013
Health information technology and its effects on hospital costs, outcomes, and patient safety. October 24, 2012
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012. September 26, 2012
Patient Safety Dialogue: evaluation of an intervention aimed at achieving an improved patient safety culture. October 19, 2011
Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2011. September 28, 2011
Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. April 27, 2011
Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching unit: improving patient safety. April 20, 2011
Oops, sorry, wrong patient! A patient verification process is needed everywhere, not just at the bedside. March 23, 2011