STUDY OBJECTIVE: We describe the incidence and types of medical errors in emergency
departments (EDs) and assess the validity of a survey instrument that identifies systems …

Abstract Background The Emergency Department (ED) is an environment at risk for medical
errors. Objective Our aim was to determine the factors associated with the adverse events …

The Institute of Medicine report in 1999 spurred a national movement in patient safety and
focused attention on medical error as a significant cause of preventable injury and death …

Objective: Despite large numbers of emergency encounters, little is known about how
emergency department (ED) patients conceptualize their risk of medical errors. This study …

Objective: To describe voluntarily reported errors in an Emergency Department using a
reward-based system. Methods: Prospective, observational study in urban, academic …

Background The incidence of errors and adverse events in emergency medicine is poorly
characterized. Objective The objective was to systematically determine the rates and types …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We describe errors occurring in a busy ED. METHODS: This is a
prospective, observational study of reported errors at an academic emergency department …

ContextSince the Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports on medical errors and quality, national
attention has focused on improving patient safety through changes in “systems” of care …

Objective: We sought to determine whether patients or their families could identify adverse
events in the emergency department (ED), to characterize patient reports of errors and to …

Methods A web-based, password-protected tool was developed by members of a quality
assurance committee for ED providers to report incidents that they believe could impact …