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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedDollarhide AW, Rutledge T, Weinger MB
A real-time assessment of factors influencing medication events.
This study assessed the real-time influence of emotional stress, workload, and sleep deprivation on self-reported medication events by physicians in academic hospitals. It found that medication events were associated with 36.1 percent higher perceived workload, 8.6 percent higher inpatient caseloads and 55.9 percent higher emotional stress scores. Also, there was a trend for reported events to be associated with less sleep.
AHRQ-funded; HS014283.
Citation: Dollarhide AW, Rutledge T, Weinger MB .
A real-time assessment of factors influencing medication events.
J Healthc Qual 2014 Sep-Oct;36(5):5-12. doi: 10.1111/jhq.12012..
Keywords: Medication, Medical Errors, Patient Safety, Quality of Care
Cole B, Dickerson JA, Graber ML
AHRQ Author: Henriksen K
A prospective tool for risk assessment of sendout testing.
The authors developed a tool to assess risk of diagnostic errors involving laboratory sendout testing. The tool was determined, through testing at nine pilot sites, to be both useful and easy to use. It could be used by other laboratories to identify the areas of highest risk to patients, which in turn may guide them in focusing their quality improvement efforts and resources.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 29032001T.
Citation: Cole B, Dickerson JA, Graber ML .
A prospective tool for risk assessment of sendout testing.
Clin Chim Acta 2014 Jul 1;434:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2014.03.028.
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Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Quality of Care, Medical Errors, Patient Safety
Kachalia A, Little A, Isavoran M
Greatest impact of safe harbor rule may be to improve patient safety, not reduce liability claims paid by physicians.
The Oregon Health Authority analyzed the potential for safe harbors to improve patient safety and the performance of the medical liability system, as well as legal challenges and stakeholder concerns that might arise with legislation enacting safe harbors. They found that such legislation would have changed the liability outcome in favor of the physician defendant in only 1 percent of 266 claims from the period 2002–09 that were reviewed.
AHRQ-funded; HS019535.
Citation: Kachalia A, Little A, Isavoran M .
Greatest impact of safe harbor rule may be to improve patient safety, not reduce liability claims paid by physicians.
Health Aff 2014 Jan;33(1):59-66. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0834..
Keywords: Patient Safety, Medical Liability, Medical Errors, Quality of Care, Policy