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What’s New this Week | 05/16/12

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The latest annotated links to patient safety literature, news, and more.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Evaluating alert fatigue over time to EHR-based clinical trial alerts: findings from a randomized controlled study. Embi PJ, Leonard AC. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012 Apr 25; [Epub ahead of print].

Patients' willingness and ability to participate actively in the reduction of clinical errors: a systematic literature review. Doherty C, Stavropoulou C. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Apr 13; [Epub ahead of print].

Cognitive interventions to reduce diagnostic error: a narrative review. Graber ML, Kissam S, Payne VL, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Apr 27; [Epub ahead of print].

Language barriers and understanding of hospital discharge instructions. Karliner LS, Auerbach A, Nápoles A, Schillinger D, Nickleach D, Pérez-Stable EJ. Med Care. 2012;50:283-289.

What did the doctor say? Health literacy and recall of medical instructions. McCarthy DM, Waite KR, Curtis LM, Engel KG, Baker DW, Wolf MS. Med Care. 2012;50:277-282.

To tell the truth, the whole truth, may do patients harm: the problem of the nocebo effect for informed consent. Wells RE, Kaptchuk TJ. Am J Bioeth. 2012;12:22-29.

Emergency department crowding and risk of preventable medical errors. Epstein SK, Huckins DS, Liu SW, et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2012;7:173-180.

Clinically missed cancer: how effectively can radiologists use computer-aided detection? Nishikawa RM, Schmidt RA, Linver MN, Edwards AV, Papaioannou J, Stull MA. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012;198:708-716.

Communication skills training to address disruptive physician behavior. Saxton R. AORN J. 2012;95:602-611.

Clinical review: the hospital of the future—building intelligent environments to facilitate safe and effective acute care delivery. Pickering BW, Litell JM, Herasevich V, Gajic O. Crit Care. 2012;16:220.

BOOK/REPORT

Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy. Edmondson AC, Schein EH. San Franscisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2012. ISBN: 9780787970932.

Investigating the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors in general practice: The PRACtICe Study. Avery T, Barber N, Ghaleb M, et al. London, UK: General Medical Council; May 2, 2012.

AUDIOVISUAL

Surfing the Healthcare Tsunami: Bring Your Best Board. Austin, TX: Texas Medical Institute for Technology; 2012.

LEGISLATION/REGULATION

Protect Patients Against Preventable Harm from Improper Use of Single–dose⁄Single–use Vials. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; May 2, 2012.

MEETING/CONFERENCE

The Eleventh National Quality Colloquium. Harvard University. August 13–15, 2012; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

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Also of Note...

14th Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress. National Patient Safety Foundation. May 23–25, 2012; Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD.

Patient Safety Congress 2012. The Health Foundation. May 28–30, 2012; The Gallery Suites, Birmingham, UK.

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