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| Audiovisual |
Medical mistakes at hospitals. Parsons J. Team 4 Investigation. Pittsburgh Channel.com. July 10, 2008. |
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| Commentary |
Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference. Peterson C, Ham CW, Vanderveen T. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:491-497. |
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Pediatric safety in the emergency department: identifying risks and preparing to care for child and family. Nadzam D, Westergaard F. J Nurs Care Qual. 2008;23:189-194. |
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Teaching medication reconciliation through simulation: a patient safety initiative for second year medical students. Lindquist LA, Gleason KM, McDaniel MR, Doeksen A, Liss D. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:998-1001. |
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The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad. Steinbrook R. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:115-117. |
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| Review |
An integrative review of the current evidence on the relationship between hand hygiene interventions and the incidence of health care-associated infections. Backman C, Zoutman DE, Marck PB. Am J Infect Control. 2008;36:333-348. |
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Identifying cross contaminants and specimen mix-ups in surgical pathology. Hunt JL. Adv Anat Pathol. 2008;15:211-217. |
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| Study |
A randomized trial of electronic clinical reminders to improve medication laboratory monitoring. Matheny ME, Sequist TD, Seger AC, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15:424-429. |
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A randomized trial of the effectiveness of on-demand versus computer-triggered drug decision support in primary care. Tamblyn R, Huang A, Taylor L, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15:430-438. |
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Can a structured checklist prevent problems with laparoscopic equipment? Verdaasdonk EG, Stassen LP, Hoffmann WF, van der Elst M, Dankelman J. Surg Endosc. 2008 Jul 3; [Epub ahead of print]. |
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Comparing patient-reported hospital adverse events with medical record review: do patients know something that hospitals do not? Weissman JS, Schneider EC, Weingart SN, et al. Ann Intern Med 2008;149:100-108. |
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Impact of duty hour regulations on medical students' education: views of key clinical faculty. Reed DA, Levine RB, Miller RG, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:1084-1089. |
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Measurement for improvement: a survey of current practice in Australian public hospitals. Brand CA, Tropea J, Ibrahim JE, et al. Med J Aust. 2008;189:35-40. |
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Mix of methods is needed to identify adverse events in general practice: a prospective observational study. Wetzels R, Wolters R, van Weel C, Wensing M. BMC Fam Pract. 2008;9:35. |
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Potentially inappropriate medications and adverse drug effects in elders in the ED. Nixdorff N, Hustey FM, Brady AK, Vaji K, Leonard M, Messinger-Rapport BJ. Am J Emerg Med. 2008;26:697-700. |
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Unit-based clinical pharmacists' prevention of serious medication errors in pediatric inpatients. Kaushal R, Bates DW, Abramson EL, Soukup JR, Goldmann DA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:1254-1260. |
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| District of Columbia Meeting/Conference |
2008 National Policy Conference on Quality: Quality at the Crossroads. National Quality Forum. October 15-17, 2008; Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA. |
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| Massachusetts Meeting/Conference |
From the Top: The Role of the Board in Quality and Safety. Institute for Healthcare Improvement. November 6-7, 2008; InterContinental Boston, Boston, MA. |
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| Newspaper/Magazine Article |
Officials investigate infants' heparin OD at Texas hospital. Vonfremd M, Ibanga I. ABC News.com. July 10, 2008. |
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