Review Patient safety and quality improvement: medical errors and adverse events. Citation Text: Leonard M. Patient safety and quality improvement: medical errors and adverse events. Pediatr Rev. 2010;31(4):151-8. doi:10.1542/pir.31-4-151. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL April 28, 2010 Leonard M. Pediatr Rev. 2010;31(4):151-8. View more articles from the same authors. This article reviews foundational concepts in patient safety and medical errors, highlights obstacles to improvement, and describes practices that can prevent patient harm. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Leonard M. Patient safety and quality improvement: medical errors and adverse events. Pediatr Rev. 2010;31(4):151-8. doi:10.1542/pir.31-4-151. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Risk reduction for adverse drug events through sequential implementation of patient safety initiatives in a children's hospital. November 15, 2011 Associations between a new disruptive behaviors scale and teamwork, patient safety, work-life balance, burnout, and depression. January 22, 2020 Safety culture and workforce well-being associations with Positive Leadership WalkRounds. June 2, 2021 Usability of a human factors-based clinical decision support in the emergency department: lessons learned for design and implementation. May 11, 2022 Leadership behavior associations with domains of safety culture, engagement, and healthcare worker well-being. February 1, 2023 Disparate perspectives: exploring healthcare professionals' misaligned mental models of older adults' transitions of care between the emergency department and skilled nursing facility. July 21, 2021 Mandating limits on workload, duty, and speed in radiology. July 6, 2022 Providing feedback following Leadership WalkRounds is associated with better patient safety culture, higher employee engagement and lower burnout. August 20, 2018 WebM&M Cases On O.R. Off? March 1, 2005 Patient safety and quality improvement: reducing risk of harm. October 21, 2015 View More Related Resources Overview of progress on patient safety. May 21, 2019 Pediatric obesity and safety in inpatient settings: a systematic literature review. September 4, 2015 Infection prevention in the emergency department. November 12, 2014 Reducing medication errors in critical care: a multimodal approach. October 1, 2014 Office-based anesthesia: safety and outcomes. August 13, 2014 Impact of interventions designed to reduce medication administration errors in hospitals: a systematic review. June 25, 2014 Patient safety in obstetrics and obstetric anesthesia. April 23, 2014 Confusion—specimen mix-up in dermatopathology and measures to prevent and detect it. February 26, 2014 Quality, patient safety, and the cardiac surgical team. June 19, 2013 Implementing patient safety interventions in your hospital: what to try and what to avoid. March 12, 2008 View More See More About The Topic Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Quality Improvement Strategies
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