Review Fostering rational regulation of patient safety. Citation Text: Mello MM, Kelly CN, Brennan TA. Fostering rational regulation of patient safety. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2005;30(3):375-426. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 20, 2005 Mello MM, Kelly CN, Brennan TA. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2005;30(3):375-426. View more articles from the same authors. The authors analyze the history and current state of the patient safety regulatory environment. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Mello MM, Kelly CN, Brennan TA. Fostering rational regulation of patient safety. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2005;30(3):375-426. 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Who pays for medical errors? An analysis of adverse event costs, the medical liability system, and incentives for patient safety improvement. February 6, 2008
Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment. June 8, 2005
Claiming behaviour in a no-fault system of medical injury: a descriptive analysis of claimants and non-claimants. September 6, 2006
Improving reconciliation following medical injury: a qualitative study of responses to patient safety incidents in New Zealand. October 4, 2017
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Patients' experiences with communication-and-resolution programs after medical injury. October 18, 2017
'Poking the skunk': ethical and medico-legal concerns in research about patients' experiences of medical injury. July 17, 2019
Iatrogenic events resulting in intensive care admission: frequency, cause, and disclosure to patients and institutions. April 27, 2005
Automatable algorithms to identify nonmedical opioid use using electronic data: a systematic review. November 8, 2017
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Disclosure-and-resolution programs that include generous compensation offers may prompt a complex patient response. December 19, 2012
Assessing patients 2019 experiences with medical injury reconciliation processes: item generation for a novel survey questionnaire. May 5, 2021
Implementing hospital-based communication-and-resolution programs: lessons learned in New York City. February 5, 2014
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Challenges of implementing a communication-and-resolution program where multiple organizations must cooperate. December 21, 2016
Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2013-2018. October 28, 2020
Relation between malpractice claims and adverse events due to negligence. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study III. March 27, 2005
Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I. March 27, 2005
Missed and delayed diagnoses in the emergency department: a study of closed malpractice claims from 4 liability insurers. October 11, 2006
Relationship between state malpractice environment and quality of health care in the United States. April 12, 2017
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Association between handover of anesthesia care and adverse postoperative outcomes among patients undergoing major surgery. January 17, 2018
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Disclosure, apology, and offer programs: stakeholders' views of barriers to and strategies for broad implementation. January 9, 2013
Communication-and-resolution programs: the challenges and lessons learned from six early adopters. January 15, 2014
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The National Healthcare System Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety. November 14, 2022 - November 14, 2022
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Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids. August 25, 2021
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Medicare Part D Beneficiaries at Serious Risk of Opioid Misuse or Overdose: A Closer Look. May 20, 2020
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility, and Improvement in Patient Care; Proposed Rule. June 29, 2016
Despite federal legislation, shortages of drugs used in acute care settings remain persistent and prolonged. May 18, 2016
Preventable Tragedies: Superbugs and How Ineffective Monitoring of Medical Device Safety Fails Patients. February 3, 2016
Influence of state laws mandating reporting of healthcare-associated infections: the case of central line–associated bloodstream infections. July 31, 2013