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Effect of Ambient Workload in the Intensive Care Unit on Mortality and Time to Discharge Alive
Scot A. Mountain, S. Morad Hameed, Najib T. Ayas, Monica Norena, Dean R. Chittock, Hubert Wong and P...
Computed Tomography Radiation Dose: A Primer for Administrators
David A. Leswick, Chance S. Dumaine, Nida S. Syed and Derek A. Fladeland
Safety of Discharge of Seniors from the Emergency Department to the Community
Jane McCusker, Danièle Roberge, Alain Vadeboncoeur and Josée Verdon
Impact of Adverse Events on Hospital Disposition in Community-Dwelling Seniors Admitted to Acute Care
Stacy Ackroyd-Stolarz, Judith Read Guernsey, Neil J. MacKinnon and George Kovacs
Identification of Safety Outcomes for Canadian Home Care Clients: Evidence from the Resident Assessment Instrument - Home Care reporting system concerning emergency room visits
Diane M. Doran, John Hirdes, Jeff Poss, Micaela Jantzi, Régis Blais, G. Ross Baker and Jennie Picka...
Ensuring the Safety of Health Information Systems: Using Heuristics for Patient Safety
Christopher J. Carvalho, Elizabeth M. Borycki and Andre Kushniruk
Self-Reported Medical Errors in Seven Countries: Implications for Canada
Joshua O'Hagan, Neil J. MacKinnon, David Persaud and Holly Etchegary
Falls among Top Reasons for Transfers from Continuing Care to Acute Care Hospitals in Canada
Raymond Przybysz, Heather Dawson and Kira Leeb
Human Factors Perspectives on a Systemic Approach to Ensuring a Safer Medication Delivery Process
Joseph A. Cafazzo, Patricia Trbovich, Andrea Cassano-Piche, Anjum Chagpar, Peter G. Rossos, Kim J. V...
Building Clinical and Organizational Resilience to Reconcile Safety Threats, Tensions and Trade-Offs: Insights from Theory and Evidence
Lianne Jeffs, Deborah Tregunno, Kathleen MacMillan and Sherry Espin
Looking Ahead: The Use of Prospective Analysis to Improve the Quality and Safety of Care
Beverley Tezak, Carol Anderson, Annette Down, Helen Gibson, Brenda Lynn, Shelley McKinney, Christena...
Enhancing Transfusion Safety with an Innovative Bar-Code-Based Tracking System
Ryan W. Askeland, Steve P. McGrane, Dan R. Reifert and John D. Kemp
Toward an Integrated Simulation Approach for Predicting and Preventing Technology-Induced Errors in Healthcare: Implications for Healthcare Decision-Makers
Elizabeth M. Borycki, Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Keay, James Nicoll, James Anderson and Marilyn Ande...
Home Care Safety Perspectives from Clients, Family Members, Caregivers and Paid Providers
Ariella Lang, Marilyn Macdonald, Jan Storch, Kari Elliott, Lynn Stevenson, Helene Lacroix, Susan Don...
Implementation of Admission Medication Reconciliation at Two Academic Health Sciences Centres: Challenges and Success Factors
Edward Etchells, Anne Matlow, Maitreya Coffey, Patricia Cornish and Tessie Koonthanam
Improving Communication of Critical Test Results in a Pediatric Academic Setting: Key Lessons in Achieving and Sustaining Positive Outcomes
Cheryl Jackson, Maureen MacDonald, Michael Anderson, Polly Stevens, Philip Gordon and Ronald Laxer
Role of Champions in the Implementation of Patient Safety Practice Change
Stephanie Soo, Whitney Berta and G. Ross Baker
Compliance with a Pediatric Clinical Practice Guideline for Intravenous Fluid and Electrolyte Administration
Amanda Hurdowar, Lynn Urmson, Desmond Bohn, Denis Geary, Ronald Laxer and Polly Stevens
"Nurses Don't Hate Change" - Survey of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit regarding the implementation, use and effectiveness of a bar code medication administration system
Frank H. Morriss Jr., Paul W. Abramowitz, Lee Carmen and Anne B. Wallis
Medical Safety and Community Practice: Necessary Elements and Barriers to Implement a Safety Learning System
Maeve O'Beirne and Pam D. Sterling
Establishing a Provincial Patient Safety and Learning System: Pilot Project Results and Lessons Learned
Doug Cochrane, Annemarie Taylor, Georgene Miller, Valoria Hait, Irene Matsui, Manish Bharadwaj and P...
Categorizing Errors and Adverse Events for Learning: A Provider Perspective
Liane R. Ginsburg, You-Ta Chuang, Julia Richardson, Peter G. Norton, Whitney Berta, Deborah Tregunno...
TOCSIN: A Proposed Dashboard of Indicators to Control Healthcare-Associated Infections
Régis Blais, François Champagne and Louise Rousseau
Decision-Making in Healthcare and the Law: An Introduction
Jan M. Davies, Sharon Caughey and Pat Croskerry
Nurses' Decisions, Irreducible Uncertainty and Maximizing Nurses' Contribution to Patient Safety
Carl Thompson and Huiqin Yang
