Author's posts
Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery units continue to cause harm.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 4, 2018;23:1-4.
ASHP guidelines on preventing medication errors in hospitals.
Billstein-Leber M, Carrillo CJD, Cassano AT, Moline K, Robertson JJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018;75:1493-1517.
Making doctors better.
Gerada C, Chatfield C, Rimmer A, Godlee F. BMJ. 2018;363:k4147.
Application of electronic trigger tools to identify targets for improving diagnostic safety.
Murphy DR, Meyer AN, Sittig DF, Meeks DW, Thomas EJ, Singh H. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Oct 5; [Epub ahead of print].
We want to know: patient comfort speaking up about breakdowns in care and patient experience.
Fisher KA, Smith KM, Gallagher TH, Huang JC, Borton JC, Mazor KM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Sep 29; [Epub ahead of print].
Adverse drug events and medication problems in “Hospital at Home” patients.
Mann E, Zepeda O, Soones T, et al. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2018;37:177-186.
Ten principles for more conservative, care-full diagnosis.
Schiff GD, Martin SA, Eidelman DH, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Oct 2; [Epub ahead of print].
Specifications of computerized provider order entry and clinical decision support systems for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review.
Rahimi R, Kazemi A, Moghaddasi H, Arjmandi Rafsanjani K, Bahoush G. Chemotherapy. 2018;63:162-171.
Are clinical instructors preventing or provoking adverse events involving students: a contemporary issue.
Christensen L. Nurse Educ Today. 2018;70:121-123.
Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016.
Jalal H, Buchanich JM, Roberts MS, Balmert LC, Zhang K, Burke DS. Science. 2018;361:1184.
