Administrative data are readily available, inexpensive, computer readable, and cover large
populations. Despite coding irregularities and limited clinical details, administrative data …

Background. The current US national discussions on patient safety are not based on a
common language. This hinders systematic application of data obtained from incident …

During the nearly six years since the Institute of Medicine released its first report on medical
errors, there has been growing recognition of the size and scope of the problem. Many …

December 1, 2009, marks the tenth anniversary of the Institute of Medicine report on medical
errors, To Err Is Human, which arguably launched the modern patient-safety movement …

Purpose Investigation of adverse events associated with anesthetic procedures is a method
of quality control that identifies topics to improve clinical care and patient safety. Most …

The Institute of Medicine's To Err Is Human, published in 1999, represented a watershed
moment for the US health care system. The report dramatically raised the profile of patient …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Patient safety incidents, sometimes referred to as adverse
events, incidents, or patient safety events, are too common an occurrence in health care …

The authors retrospectively evaluated anonymously submitted inpatient medical error
reports from 8 institutions participating in the University HealthSystem Consortium Patient …

Promoting patient safety is a national priority. To evaluate interventions for reducing medical
errors and adverse event, effective methods for detecting such events are required. This …

Purpose. To update the international community on the US Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality's (AHRQ) recent and current activities in improving patient safety. Data sources …