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Medical mistakes no longer billable: bold steps taken by state to reduce hospital errors. July 2, 2008
2012 User Comparative Database Report: Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture. June 27, 2012
Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America. September 19, 2012
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Building a Culture of Patient Safety Through Simulation: An Interprofessional Learning Model. June 10, 2015
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How health systems decide to use artificial intelligence for clinical decision support. April 6, 2022
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Charlie Bourg was on the lookout for veterans harmed by a new VA computer system. He didn’t expect to be one of them. September 21, 2022
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Risk from delayed or missed care and non-COVID-19 outcomes for older patients with chronic conditions during the pandemic. June 8, 2022
Laboratory medicine handoff gaps experienced by primary care practices: a report from the Shared Networks of Collaborative Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP). December 3, 2014
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Antidepressant and antipsychotic medication errors reported to United States poison control centers. November 28, 2018
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Internally-developed online adverse drug reaction and medication error reporting systems. June 7, 2006
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My brother's keeper: must a physician disclose another's medical error and potential negligence? January 2, 2008
Overview of the Environmental Scan of Primary Care-Based Effort To Reduce Readmissions. March 27, 2019
Enhancing patient safety during hand-offs: standardized communication and teamwork using the 'SBAR' method. August 30, 2006
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Their kids died on the psych ward. They were far from alone, a Times investigation found. December 18, 2019
Assessment of incorrect surgical procedures within and outside the operating room. A follow-up study from US Veterans Health Administration medical centers. December 5, 2018
Despite technology, verbal orders persist, read back is not widespread, and errors continue. May 31, 2017
Rating hospitals by the stars: the feds' latest plan to measure quality is the most controversial. June 1, 2016
Patient safety in orthopedic surgery: prioritizing key areas of iatrogenic harm through an analysis of 48,095 incidents reported to a national database of errors. May 8, 2013
The occurrence of wrong-site surgery self-reported by candidates for certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. March 29, 2012