Journal Watch: Autumn 2004
New articles on varied aspects of patient safety, from systems to malpractice.
The human factor: the critical importance of effective teamwork and communication in providing safe care. Leonard M, Graham S, Bonacum D.
Qual Saf Health Care. 2004 Oct;13 Suppl 1:i85-i90.
The complexity of team training: what we have learned from aviation and its applications to medicine. Hamman WR.
Qual Saf Health Care. 2004 Oct;13 Suppl 1:i72-i79.
The top ten malpractice claims [and how to minimize them]. Glabman M.
Hosp Health Netw. 2004 Sep;78(9):60-2, 64-6, 2.
Using focus groups to understand physicians' and nurses' perspectives on error reporting in hospitals. Jeffe DB, Dunagan WC, Garbutt J, Burroughs TE, Gallagher TH, Hill PR, Harris CB, Bommarito K, Fraser VJ.
Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2004 Sep;30(9):471-9.
Improving patient safety--how can information technology help? Cobb D.
AORN J. 2004 Aug;80(2):295-8, 301-2.
Training resident physicians toward improved patient safety. Heffner JE, Ellis R.
J S C Med Assoc. 2004 Jun;100(6):168-71.
Patient reports of preventable problems and harms in primary health care. Kuzel AJ, Woolf SH, Gilchrist VJ, Engel JD, LaVeist TA, Vincent C, Frankel RM.
Ann Fam Med. 2004 Jul-Aug;2(4):333-40.
Nurse perceptions of medication errors: what we need to know for patient safety.
J Nurs Care Qual. 2004 Jul-Sep;19(3):209-17.
First, do no harm: the impact of the practice environment on patient safety. Winslow W.
Nurs BC. 2004 Jun;36(3):26-8. Review.
Poor communication: root of most patient safety ills.
ED Manag. 2004 Jul;16(7):76-8.
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