Purpose To determine the effectiveness of patient safety culture strategies to improve
hospital patient safety climate. Data sources Electronic search of the Cochrane Library …

Objectives An evidence report was prepared to assess the evidence base regarding benefits
and costs of health information technology (HIT) systems, that is, the value of discrete HIT …

Background In the 10 years since publication of the Institute of Medicine's report To Err Is
Human, extensive efforts have been undertaken to improve patient safety. The success of …

Medical error reduction is an international issue, as is the implementation of patient care
information systems (PCISs) as a potential means to achieving it. As researchers conducting …

ContextAlthough medical injuries are recognized as a major hazard in the health care
system, little is known about their impact. ObjectiveTo assess excess length of stay, charges …

Adverse drug events cause substantial morbidity and mortality, yet they remain
underappreciated and misunderstood. The terminology to describe errors and patient harm …

In this paper, we identify 8 methods used to measure errors and adverse events in health
care and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. We focus on the reliability and validity of …

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 …

The term" patient safety" rose to popularity in the late nineties, as the medical community--in
particular, physicians working in nonmedical and administrative capacities--sought to raise …

Background Adverse drug events (ADEs) are the most common cause of injury to
hospitalized patients and are often preventable. Medication errors resulting in preventable …