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What’s New this Week | 09/12/12

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

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Patient safety perceptions of primary care providers after implementation of an electronic medical record system. McGuire MJ, Noronha G, Samal L, Yeh HC, Crocetti S, Kravet S. J Gen Intern Med. 2012 Aug 11; [Epub ahead of print].

Burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance among US physicians relative to the general US population. Shanafelt TD, Boone S, Tan L, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Aug 20; [Epub ahead of print].

'Why is there another person's name on my infusion bag?' Patient safety in chemotherapy care—a review of the literature. Kullberg A, Larsen J, Sharp L. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2012 Aug 13; [Epub ahead of print].

Addressing healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance from an organizational perspective: progress and challenges. Murray E, Holmes A. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2012;67(suppl 1):i29-i36.

Personal accountability in healthcare: searching for the right balance. Wachter RM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Aug 31; [Epub ahead of print].

The cost of harm and savings through safety: using simulated patients for leadership decision support. Denham CR, Guilloteau FR. J Patient Saf. 2012;8:89-96.

A safety culture transformation: its effects at a children's hospital. Peterson TH, Teman SF, Connors RH. J Patient Saf. 2012;8:125-130.

Determinants of success of quality improvement collaboratives: what does the literature show? Hulscher ME, Schouten LM, Grol RP, Buchan H. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Aug 9; [Epub ahead of print].

Task uncertainty and communication during nursing shift handovers. Mayor E, Bangerter A, Aribot M. J Adv Nurs. 2012;68:1956-1966.

A surgical simulation curriculum for senior medical students based on TeamSTEPPS. Meier AH, Boehler ML, McDowell CM, et al. Arch Surg. 2012;147:761-766.

Medication errors, routines, and differences between perioperative and non-perioperative nurses. Treiber LA, Jones JH. AORN J. 2012;96:285-294.

Physician patient communication failure facilitates medication errors in older polymedicated patients with multiple comorbidities. Mira JJ, Orozco-Beltrán D, Pérez-Jover V, et al. Fam Pract. 2012 Aug 17; [Epub ahead of print].

Risk factors associated with incorrect surgical counts. Rowlands A. AORN J. 2012;96:272-284.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patient safety law protects some documents in court case. Gallegos A. American Medical News. August 29, 2012.

Medical errors harm huge number of patients. What will it take to make America's hospitals safer? Sternberg S. US News & World Report. August 28, 2012.

Tapping engineers, families for hospital safety. Neergaard L. CBS News. August 28, 2012.

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Also of Note...

Patient Safety Practitioner Program. Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. September 17–19, 2012; Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center, Baltimore, MD.

Using Indication Alerts to Prevent Wrong Patient and Wrong Drug Errors. National Patient Safety Foundation. September 19, 2012; 1:00–2:00 PM (Eastern).

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