Newspaper/Magazine Article Teams quicken response in medical emergencies. Citation Text: Srikameswaran A. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL August 3, 2005 Srikameswaran A. View more articles from the same authors. This article describes medical emergency teams and how they are being utilized in several hospitals. Free full text Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Srikameswaran A. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Stopping deaths from incorrect drug doses. April 2, 2008 Developing a principle-based approach to safe medication practices. November 11, 2015 Why doctors hate their computers. November 14, 2018 Overkill: An avalanche of unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically and financially. What can we do about it? May 20, 2015 The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. January 13, 2010 Personal best. 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Overkill: An avalanche of unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically and financially. What can we do about it? May 20, 2015
Doctors make mistakes. A new documentary explores what happens when they do—and how to fix it. February 6, 2019
Four patients say Cedars-Sinai did not tell them they had received a radiation overdose. October 28, 2009
Tragic medication errors result in accidental abortions and premature birth—safety advocates say drug mistakes are still too frequent, despite advances. September 2, 2009
Saving lives: hospitals have signed on to a six-part plan to avoid a multitude of unnecessary deaths. July 13, 2005
Hospital-error oversight called lax: state takes too long to investigate mistakes, patient advocates say. May 18, 2005
JCAHO to launch global patient safety center: the initial focus will be on reviewing and publicizing research findings. April 27, 2005
The Definition of Quality and Approaches to Its Assessment. Vol 1. Explorations in Quality Assessment and Monitoring. March 27, 2005
Inpatient Computerized Provider Order Entry: Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio. March 4, 2009
Wrong-patient medication errors: an analysis of event reports in Pennsylvania and strategies for prevention. June 12, 2013
Suicides point to gaps in treatment. Errors in psychiatric diagnoses and drugs plague strained immigration system. May 21, 2008
Safety in the NICU: preventing medication errors with computerized provider order entry. January 9, 2008
Enhancing Patient Care: A Practical Guide to Improving Quality and Safety in Hospitals. November 4, 2009
The Economics of Patient Safety: Strengthening a Value-based Approach to Reducing Patient Harm at National Level. April 12, 2017
Medication-Related Adverse Outcomes in U.S. Hospitals and Emergency Departments, 2008. April 27, 2011
Do you hear what I hear? Communication practices about medications between physicians and clients with chronic illness in Canada. April 2, 2014
Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on the Quality and Safety of Health Care in the United States. August 15, 2007
Longitudinal analyses of nurse staffing and patient outcomes: more about failure to rescue. June 7, 2006
Challenges ahead in technology training: a report on the training initiative of the Committee on Technology. October 11, 2006
Systems approach and systems engineering applied to health care: improving patient safety and health care delivery. April 24, 2013
Patient Safety Innovations Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis May 31, 2023
Partnering with families and patient advocates: another line of defense in adverse event surveillance. August 14, 2019
Consumers' perspectives on their involvement in recognizing and responding to patient deterioration—developing a model for consumer reporting. July 24, 2019
Reasons for repeat rapid response team calls, and associations with in-hospital mortality. February 6, 2019
Developing and evaluating the success of a family activated medical emergency team: a quality improvement report. January 21, 2015
Incidents resulting from staff leaving normal duties to attend medical emergency team calls. November 12, 2014
Activation of a medical emergency team using an electronic medical recording–based screening system. June 18, 2014
Utility and assessment of non-technical skills for rapid response systems and medical emergency teams. October 16, 2013
The role of the medical emergency team in end-of-life care: a multicenter, prospective, observational study. January 4, 2012
Four years' experience with a hospitalist-led medical emergency team: an interrupted time series. November 2, 2011
Understanding how rapid response systems may improve safety for the acutely ill patient: learning from the frontline. October 19, 2011
Nurses' perceptions of simulation-based interprofessional training program for rapid response and code blue events. September 21, 2011