Cultural competence and cultural humility have previously been framed as concepts reflecting the knowledge, skills and commitment to self-reflection concerning person-centred healthcare. Emerging ...
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA Dr H E Wang, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA ...
Background Medication-related problems (MRPs) place a substantial burden on the healthcare system, contributing to hospital admissions and significant healthcare costs. Quality prescribing indicators ...
Background Improving paediatric diagnosis by addressing errors (Safety-I) is insufficient for diagnostic excellence. Resilience engineering’s approach to understanding adaptations to achieve success ...
Introduction Barcode medication administration (BCMA) can, if poorly implemented, cause disrupted workflow, increased workload and cause medication errors. Further exploration is needed of the causes ...
Clinical Safety Research Unit, St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK R Davis, Clinical Safety Research Unit, Department of Bio-Surgery and Surgical Technology, 10th Floor, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ...
Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK), University Medical Centre Nijmegen, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands Dr M E J L Hulscher, Centre for Quality of Care Research (WOK), University Medical ...
Effectiveness of a patient-centred complex intervention to improve Initial Medication Adherence to cardiovascular disease and diabetes treatments in primary care (the IMA-cRCT study): a pragmatic ...
Correspondence to Erica Barbazza, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Academic Medical Centre,Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The ...
Methods Medline and EMBASE were searched for studies on intravenous medicines. The error rates of each stage were extracted. These, expert estimates, and error rates ...
Correspondence to Ms Eileen Relihan, Medication Safety Office, Chief Executive Offices, St James's Hospital, James's Street, Dublin 8, Ireland; erelihan{at}stjames.ie Design and participants Pre- and ...
Objectives To determine whether in patients with chronic disease a patient-held medical record (PHR), compared to usual care, improves clinical care, patient outcomes or satisfaction. Design ...