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Title Author Type Date Words
Concurrent Causes Of Loss - Wayne Tank Yet Again. Nov 3, 2009 621
Monitoring the monitors: the audit group at Talecris worked with business-line leaders to put in place automated monitoring of controls. Kelly, Susan Nov 1, 2009 428
Histology and cytology labs embrace efficiency tools. Milhalik, Michael Oct 1, 2009 901
Telehealth Ontario detection of gastrointestinal illness outbreaks. Caudle, Jaelyn M.; van Dijk, Adam; Rolland, Elizabeth; Moore, Kieran M. Jul 1, 2009 3401
Error rate high for anticoagulant therapy. Feb 1, 2009 330
A series of mistakes lead to patient's death: a Health and Disability Commissioner case highlights the importance of registered nurses reading all documentation accompanying a patient and of the need for dear communication. Rose, Karen; Gilmour, Cathy Feb 1, 2009 968
Prevalence, risk factors, consequences and strategies for reducing medication errors in Australian hospitals: a literature review. Evans, Jennifer Report Feb 1, 2009 7617
Identity in the palm of your hand: when a single biometric authentication device can ensure patient safety, prevent fraud and improve billing, it's worth considering. McBride, Michael Jan 1, 2009 1900
Patient IDs would improve healthcare. Jan 1, 2009 393
Total bilirubin critical value. Baer, Daniel M. Nov 1, 2008 586
BCBS of Illinois implements never event policy. Brief article Oct 1, 2008 184
FDA: X-rays during CT may cause device malfunction. Aug 1, 2008 473
Transforming healthcare: a top U.S. hospital implements CPOE and improves patient safety while dramatically reducing turn-around time. Veltri, Gregory Aug 1, 2008 1471
How could we truly revolutionize the medical laboratory? Aug 1, 2008 350
Sustaining the future of lab medicine. Kershaw, John Aug 1, 2008 972
Table of critical limits. Aug 1, 2008 1994
Starting Oct. 1, Cigna Healthcare will stop reimbursing hospitals for some serious and preventable mistakes in patient care. Brief article Jun 1, 2008 65
AACN/JCR webinars focus on Reducing Medical Errors. Brief article May 1, 2008 301
Quality improvement act 2008 decriminalization of Unintentional Medical errors. Brief article Feb 1, 2008 150
Adverse clinical incidents: support for midwives: midwife and supervisor of midwives at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust in Halifax Kathryn Kershaw looks at how support for midwives involved in clinical incidents has developed in terms of accessibility and the type of help offered. Kershaw, Kathryn Nov 1, 2007 3064
New federal rules highlight need to curb hospital-acquired illness. Krisberg, Kim Report Oct 1, 2007 663
Access Management Quarterly: Costly errors are common in same-day surgery arena. Aug 1, 2007 1272
Electronic health records don't improve care. Jul 16, 2007 355
Reclaiming our priorities. Hanson, Dave Speech Jul 1, 2007 1116
Guest Column: Involve patients in mistake prevention. Spath, Patrice Column Jun 1, 2007 1290
Research news from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 1, 2007 2480
Ensure staff sign on and patients sign off: to avoid medication error lawsuits, staff need to know their roles, and patients must have all the facts before agreeing to treatment. Zimmet, Ronald Mar 1, 2007 1114
Time for the patient safety movement to coalesce for greater effectiveness. Smith, John Feb 1, 2007 1417
Some lessons my beagle taught me. Mirvis, Stuart E. Editorial Jan 1, 2007 918
Health care groups endorse standardized 'safe practices'. Villa, Alba Lucero Jan 1, 2007 952
Facial photo capture could prevent errors. Zwillich, Todd Jan 1, 2007 445
QI project slashes mislabeling rates. Dec 1, 2006 810
Patient harm not key in prosecutions, U.S. attorney says. Cezanne, Jeannette Sep 1, 2006 668
Quality collection: the phlebotomist's role in pre-analytical errors. Ernst, Dennis J. Sep 1, 2006 2909
New patient safety goal: Involve your patients. Jul 1, 2006 603
Safe connections for patients. Rittal, Mae Brief article Jul 1, 2006 73
ED located next to ICU to bolster patient safety. Jun 1, 2006 855
Exploring strategies for reducing hospital errors. McFadden, Kathleen L.; Stock, Gregory N.; Gowen, Charles R., III Mar 1, 2006 5918
Take a role in preventing, reporting medical errors. Dec 1, 2005 1320
Deep brain stimulation failures often preventable: study shows that many errors are either avoidable or correctable by more experienced physicians. McNamara, Damian Dec 1, 2005 650
Analysis of diagnostic error in paid malpractice claims with substandard care in a large healthcare system. Hughes, Michael Nov 1, 2005 3545
Patient safety law presents challenges. Bristol, Nellie Sep 1, 2005 522
Don't be fooled by the illusion of patient safety. Jul 1, 2005 1160
Simply safety: 10 easy ways to prevent errors & injuries. Naditz, Alan Jul 1, 2005 862
Pay for performance: the right ingredients. Silverman, Jennifer Jun 1, 2005 839
100,000 Lives Campaign adds 1,700 hospitals ... and counting. Davis, Twila May 1, 2005 2221
Trends in POCT. Apr 1, 2005 788
IT key to reducing medical errors. Brief Article Mar 1, 2005 245
Most ED patients feel safe, but many fear errors: misdiagnosis, medication errors are top concerns. Mar 1, 2005 718
JCAHO's abbreviation requirements adjusted. Mar 1, 2005 283
Hospitalists, pharmacists partner to cut errors: shorter lengths of stay, lower med costs result. Mar 1, 2005 783
Retrospective look at landmark report: are patients safer now? Feb 1, 2005 2300
Six states serve as models for those establishing patient safety centers. Feb 1, 2005 2297
Sequest Technologies spans the chasm between patient care and technology. Jan 1, 2005 414
Why did it take so long to make the diagnosis? Smith, Michael S. Jan 1, 2005 1415
From lab tragedy to industry reaffirmation: a perilous journey. Bersch, Carren Editorial Jan 1, 2005 2825
Washington's forecast for 2005. Chambers, Amy Jan 1, 2005 830
CPOE: not the first step toward patient safety. Kremsdorf, Richard Jan 1, 2005 1114
Unhappy anniversary: poor progress on patient safety. Brief Article Dec 1, 2004 326
Deaths from hospital errors double 1999 estimates. Hellwege, Jean Oct 1, 2004 643
Texas Department of Health Adopts Final Rules For Reporting of Medical Errors. Stewart, Leah Apr 15, 2004 425
CPOE primer. Savage, Brandon Mar 1, 2004 4051
New patient safety, Trust and Loyalty course ... offered at Spring Institute in Las Vegas. Brief Article Mar 1, 2004 285
Overworked staff, poor communication leading factors in mistakes. Brief Article Dec 1, 2003 250
Blood transfusion errors increase in UK. Brief Article Sep 15, 2003 259
PA state legislature puts patient safety in spotlight: new law requires patient safety committee, officer. Jul 1, 2003 1249
Safety concerns should not end with discharge: preventing errors after patients return home. (Critical Path Network). Jun 1, 2003 830
Health groups face six new patient safety goals. (Set by JCAHO). Peters, Sally Mar 1, 2003 261
Groups blame doctors for malpractice rates. (Consumer Organizations). Silverman, Jennifer Mar 1, 2003 887
Test interventions for improving safety. Jan 1, 2003 938
The roles of senior management in quality improvement efforts: what are the key components? Bradley, Elizabeth H.; Holmboe, Eric S.; Mattera, Jennifer A.; Roumanis, Sarah A.; Radford, Martha J Jan 1, 2003 5930
IVF procedures need more regulation and monitoring. Brief Article Nov 1, 2002 225
Joint commission issues patient safety goals; goals will show up in surveys. Oct 1, 2002 900
HHS commits $50 million to better patient safety. Jan 1, 2002 723
Leapfrog compliance pays off for hospitals. Jan 1, 2002 120
Quality. (Executive Briefing). Brief Article Jan 1, 2002 355
Simple Steps to Prevent MEDICAL ERRORS. Brief Article Oct 1, 2001 601
Preventing medical errors in point-of-care testing: security, validation, performance, safeguards, and connectivity. (Original Articles)(Cover Story). Kost, Gerald J. Oct 1, 2001 6636
Cultural change needed to reduce errors. (Short Takes). Hawkins, James A. Brief Article May 1, 2000 140
Push is on to reduce medical errors; additional money wanted for the CDC; new needlestick report offers guidance. Szabo, Joan Brief Article Apr 1, 2000 712
Reducing Errors in Health Care. Pamphlet Apr 1, 2000 2012
The medical industry: the errors of its ways. Middleton, Richard H., Jr. Mar 1, 2000 781
Addressing medical errors: the key to a Safer Health care System. (Health Policy Update). Benjamin, Georges C. Mar 1, 2000 1131
Call for change. Jan 1, 2000 63

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