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	Search Advanced Search 05/14/08   View more of What's New  RSS Feed Journal Articles The wisdom and justice of not paying for "preventable complications." Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Wachter RM. JAMA. 2008;299:2197-2199. Do the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators flag conditions that are present at the time of hospital admission? Bahl V, Thompson MA, Kau T-Y, Hu HM, Campbell DA Jr. Med Care. 2008;46:516-522. Workarounds to barcode medication administration systems: their occurrences, causes, and threats to patient safety. Koppel R, Wetterneck T, Telles JL, Karsh BT. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Apr 24; [Epub ahead of print]. Potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized elders. Rothberg MB, Pekow PS, Liu F, et al. J Hosp Med. 2008;3:91-102. Informatics opportunities: the intersection of patient safety and clinical informatics. Kilbridge PM, Classen DC. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Apr 24; [Epub ahead of print]. Overconfidence as a cause of diagnostic error in medicine. Berner ES, Graber ML. Am J Med. 2008;121(suppl 1):S2-S23. Special or Theme Issues Diagnostic Error: Is Overconfidence the Problem. Graber ML, Berner ES, eds. Amer J Med. 2008;121(suppl 1):S1-S46. Books/Reports Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority 2007 Annual Report. Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 29, 2008. Audiovisuals Billed for medical mistakes. Stock S. I-Team Investigation. CBS4.com. May 1, 2008. Web Resources Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Newspapers/Magazine Articles Some red rules shouldn't rule in hospitals. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 24, 2008;13:1-3. Meetings/Conferences Using Data Effectively to Manage the Risks to Medication Safety. US Pharmacopeia, Institute for Safe Medication Practices. June 7, 2008; Red Lion Hotel, Seattle, WA.  The Leapfrog Hospital Survey. Leapfrog Group. Washington, DC. From the Top: The Role of the Board in Quality and Safety. Institute for Healthcare Improvement. May 29-30, 2008; Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown-Lakefront, Chicago, IL. Browse by Resource Type Journal articles, Books and reports, Tools and toolkits, Upcoming meetings, More... Browse by Origin/Sponsor Federal Government, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, United Kingdom, More... Browse by Subject Safety Target Medication errors, Diagnostic errors, Nosocomial infections, Post-operative surgical complications, More... Approach to Improving Safety Human factors engineering, Error reporting, Teamwork training, Culture of safety, Nurse staffing ratios, Regulation, More... Error Types Cognitive errors ("mistakes"), Non-cognitive errors ("slips & lapses"), Latent errors, More... Clinical Area Anesthesiology, Emergency medicine, Critical care nursing, Community pharmacy, More... Target Audience Physicians, Nurses, Risk managers, Educators, Policymakers, More... Setting of Care Intensive care units, Operating room, Children's hospitals, Ambulatory clinic or office, Residential facilities, More... Did You Know? View All DYKs Source Produced for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality by a team of editors at the University of California, San Francisco with guidance from a prominent Editorial Board. This site was designed and implemented by Silverchair. Contact AHRQ PSNet | Copyright | AHRQ PSNet Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Help
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