2015
Patients need safer hospitals, every day of the week
Dharmarajan K, Kim N, Krumholz HM. Patients need safer hospitals, every day of the week. The BMJ 2015, 350: h1826. PMID: 25877669, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h1826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHospitalizationHumansIatrogenic DiseaseMaleMedical ErrorsPostoperative Complications
2012
Discontinuation of Antihyperglycemic Therapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Medical Necessity or Medical Error?
Lovig KO, Horwitz L, Lipska K, Kosiborod M, Krumholz HM, Inzucchi SE. Discontinuation of Antihyperglycemic Therapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Medical Necessity or Medical Error? The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2012, 38: 403-407. PMID: 23002492, PMCID: PMC3534988, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38051-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionLeft ventricular ejection fractionAntihyperglycemic therapyDiabetic patientsMyocardial infarctionMedical necessityOne-year mortalityDetailed chart reviewVentricular ejection fractionIschemic heart diseaseNational Medicare databaseMedical errorsAcademic medical centerQuality improvement opportunitiesChart reviewClinical characteristicsOlder patientsRecurrent hypoglycemiaEjection fractionMedicare databaseBlood glucoseHeart diseasePrincipal diagnosisCommunity hospitalMedical Center
2003
Detection of Errors by Attending Physicians on a General Medicine Service
Chaudhry SI, Olofinboba KA, Krumholz HM. Detection of Errors by Attending Physicians on a General Medicine Service. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2003, 18: 595-600. PMID: 12911640, PMCID: PMC1494901, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20919.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral medicine serviceAdverse eventsClinical careMedicine serviceRoutine clinical careHealth care workersHealth care providersAcademic hospitalDrug errorsHospitalist physiciansHospitalist serviceCare providersCare workersProspective identificationPatientsPhysiciansHospitalistsStatistical significanceHouse staffCommon typeCareLaboratory techniciansMedical errorsNear missesSpectrum of errors