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Patient Safety Reading

The CPSC has collected seminal patient safety reading materials that are available on line or downloadable pdf format. The collection also reflects patient safety research in Colorado or by Colorado investigators. Colorado publications may not be available on line and thus function primarily as a bibliography of patient safety research in Colorado.   

    General Patient Safety Articles


"Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation" Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2005. AHRQ Publication Nos. 050021 (1-4).
The 140 articles in the 4-volume set cover a wide range of research paradigms, clinical settings, and patient populations. The table of contents can be found at http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advances/ where there are links to download PDF versions of a select number of the articles included in this compendium

"Communicating Critical Test Results," Slideshow by David Bates, Doris Hanna, and Lucian Leape

"Dana Farber Cancer Institute Principles of a Fair and Just Culture"

"Developing a Patient Safety Culture in the Clinical Laboratory"  Slideshow by Michael Astion, MD, Ph.D., HTBE

Essay on Patient Safety by Dan Ford, Vice President of the Furst Group in Phoenix, Arizona

"Medical Malpractice and Medical Error Disclosure: Balancing Facts and Fears," National Academy for State Health Policy, December 2003.
This policy brief addresses the issues raised by the convergence of medical error reporting and the fear of medical malpractice litigation. It discusses how states protect data with the intention of increasing the compliance level of reporting, examines a sample state protection statute, and explores recent proposals for alternatives that would address the reluctance of many providers to report for fear of possible malpractice litigation.

"Promoting Patient Safety: An Ethical Basis for Policy Deliberation," The Hastings Center, July-August 2003.
This is the final report of a two-year research project launched in response to the landmark IOM report on medical error, To Err Is Human The report seeks to foster clearer and better discussion of the ethical concerns that are integral to the development and implementation of sound and effective policies to address the problem of medical error.

"Strategies for Leadership--Hospital Executives and Their Role in Patient Safety,"  American Hospital Association

"When Doctors say 'We're Sorry'" Article in Time Magazine, August 2005

 
    Colorado Patient Safety Articles


Baldwin DM, Quintela J, Duclos C, Staton EW, Pace WD. Patient preferences for notification of normal laboratory test results: a report from the ASIPS Collaborative. BMC Fam Pract. 2005 Mar 8;6(1):11. Donna.M.Baldwin@kp.org  Full PDF version: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2296/6/11

Fernald DH, Pace WD, Harris DM, West DR, Main DS, Westfall JM.  Event reporting to a primary care patient safety reporting system: a report from the ASIPS collaborative. Ann Fam Med. 2004 Jul-Aug;2(4):327-32. Doug.fernald@uchsc.edu Full PDF version: http://www.annfammed.org/cgi/content/full/2/4/32

Pace WD, Staton EW, Higgins GS, Main DS, West DR, Harris DM; ASIPS. Collaborative. Database design to ensure anonymous study of medical errors: a report from the ASIPS Collaborative. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2003 Nov-Dec;10(6):531-40. Epub 2003 Aug 4. wilson.pace@uchsc.edu Full PDF version http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=12925548

Smith PC, Araya-Guerra R, Bublitz C, Parnes B, Dickinson LM, Van Vorst R, Westfall JM, Pace WD. Missing clinical information during primary care visits. JAMA. 2005 Feb 2;293(5):565-71.  Peter.smith@uchsc.edu

Westfall JM, Fernald DH, Staton EW, VanVorst R, West D, Pace WD.  Applied strategies for improving patient safety: a comprehensive process to improve care in rural and frontier communities. J Rural Health. 2004 Fall;20(4):355-62. Jack.westfall@uchsc.edu

    Other Colorado Patient Safety Publications

Borgstede JP, Zinninger MD. Radiology and patient safety. Acad Radiol. 2004 Mar;11(3):322-32. Penrose St. Francis Health System, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.

Coleman EA, Mahoney E, Parry C. Assessing the quality of preparation for posthospital care from the patient's perspective: the care transitions measure.  Med Care. 2005 Mar;43(3):246-55.  Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80011, USA.  Eric.Coleman@uchsc.edu

Leonard M, Graham S, Bonacum D. The human factor: the critical importance of effective teamwork and communication in providing safe care. Qual Saf Health Care. 2004 Oct;13 Suppl 1:i85-90.  Colorado Permanente Medical Group, Denver, U.S.A. Mmleonard@att.net

Stratton KM, Blegen MA, Pepper G, Vaughn T. Reporting of medication errors by pediatric nurses. J Pediatr Nurs. 2004 Dec;19(6):385-92. School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.

Smith JD, Coleman EA, Min SJ.  A new tool for identifying discrepancies in postacute medications for community-dwelling older adults. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2004 Jun;2(2):141-7. Division of Health Care Policy and Research, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA. Jodi.D.Smith@kp.org

Woods D, Thomas E, Holl J, Altman S, Brennan T. Adverse events and preventable adverse events in children. Pediatrics. 2005 Jan;115(1):155-60. This publication looks at 3719 discharged hospital patients (0-20 years old) and 7528 nonelderly (21-65 years old) discharged adult patients in Colorado and Utah.

    Books/Reports

"To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System" (Institute of Medicine of the National Academies; 1999).  The Committee on the Quality of Health Care in America’s first report identifying strategies for achieving a substantial improvement in the quality of health care delivered to Americans. This landmark publication focusing on the specific quality concern patient safety is available in its entirety on-line or you can download a PDF summary version
Full HTML version  http://www.nap.edu/books/0309068371/html
Summary PDF Version

"Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century" (Institute of Medicine of the National Academies; 2002). The Committee on the Quality of Health Care in America’s second and final report identifying strategies for achieving a substantial improvement in the quality of health care delivered to Americans. This report concerns itself with how the health care delivery system can be designed to innovate and improve care. A summary PDF version can be downloaded or one can access the entire report on-line.
Full HTML version 
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309072808/html/
Summary PDF Version

“Training of Hospital Staff To Respond to a Mass Casualty Incident.” Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment.  Hsu EB, Jenckes MW, Catlett CL, et al. Summary, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 95. AHRQ Publication Number 04-E015-1, April 2004. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
Full HTML version  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/epcsums/hospmcisum.htm

Full PDf Version   

"A Tale of Two Stories: Contrasting Views of Patient Safety--Report from a Workshop on Assembling a Scientific Basis for Progress on Patient Safety" Cook RI, Woods DD, Miller C. Chicago, IL: National Patient Safety Foundation; 1998. A report resulting from a workshop that introduces accident investigation techniques using a collection of case studies. This report also functions as a resource for further references concerning investigation techniques. 
Full PDF Version

“An Organisation with a Memory: Report of an Expert Group on Learning from Adverse Events in the NHS Chaired by the Chief Medical Officer.” Donaldson L. London: The Stationery Office; 2000.This report tries to understand the scale and nature of serious failures in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) system, examine how the NHS might learn from those failures, and recommend methods to minimize future failures.
Full PDF Version

‘Patient Safety and the “Just Culture”: A Primer for Health Care Executives.’ Marx D. New York, NY: Columbia University; 2001. The author presents accountability from the legal perspective focusing on four key behavior concepts: human error, negligence, reckless conduct, and knowing violations.
Full PDF Version

    PowerPoint Presentations

Below are Powerpoint Presentations which have been presented at CPSC meetings and conferences:

The Colorado Clinical Guideline Collaborative – Jay Krakovitz, M.D.

Going Beyond the 100K to Improve Clinical Outcomes and Reduce Mortality - Sue Bond, M.S., C.H.E., C.P.H.Q.

How to Get Sued Using Your EMR – Michael S. Victoroff, M.D

The Path to Safe and Reliable Care – Michael Leonard, MD

Sorry Works – Making the Case for Full-Disclosure - Doug Wojcieszak, MS, Founder, The Sorry Works! Coalition

Patients for Patient Safety--Jeni Dingman, WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety

Making Zero Injuries a Priority--Kerry O'Connell

Hand Hygiene as a Patient Safety Priority--Laurie Griffith, RN, Manager of Infection Control at Denver Health

Initiatives to Improve Healthcare Quality and Safety--Carolyn Clancy, MD, Director of AHRQ

Culture of Teamwork and Safety in Healthcare--J. Brian Sexton, Ph.D.

A Statewide Approach to Improving Patient Safety--Beryl Vallejo, Dr.PH, RN Donna Kusuda, RN, MS, & Barbara Jahn, MS
Update on Patient Safety from the Pharmacy Perspective--Larry Clark, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS
"Can You Hear Me Now?" Communication Between Health Care Professionals and Patient Safety--Kathy Boyle, RN, MS
Creating a Culture of Safety--Michael Leonard, MD
Comprehensive Safe and Reliable Healthcare--Allen S. Frankel, MD

A Team Training Model for Healthcare--Carol Anne Tarrant, RN, MS, JD and Jeff Varnell, MD, COPIC

Design for the Future:  Work Environments to Promote Safe Nursing Practice--Andrew Kramer, MD

Diane Cookson's PowerPoint Presentation from August 2004 Meeting Focusing on Patient Safety in New Medical Facilites

Dr. Kenneth Kizer's 2002 Keynote Speech

Effective Communication Tools and Skills to Enhance Patient Safety--Michael Leonard, MD

Levels of Neonatal Care:  American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement and What It Means for Colorado--Barbara Hughes, CNM, MS, MBA, FACNM, CPCC Chair 2004-2005

Look, Count, and Ye Shall Find: Data Driven Medication Safety--Tim Lesar, PharmD

Kathy Boyle's PowerPoint Presentation from August 2004 Meeting Focusing on Patient Safety in New Medical Facilities

Message in a Bottle: Improving Medication Safety Through Effective Error Reporting--Matthew Grissinger, RPh

The Value of Accreditation--Kurt A. Patton, Executive Director, JCAHO Accreditation Services

Understanding the Current Medical Malpractice Crisis---Troy Brennan, MD, JD, MPH

 
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