ITEMS IN FPM ON TOPIC:
Safety
Jul-Aug 2002 Issue
Prescription Writing to Maximize Patient Safety
[Feature]
These tips can help you avoid two important causes of prescription error.
Jul-Aug 2002 Issue
Reducing Risks for Patients Receiving Warfarin
[Feature]
These practices built safety into their systems for managing oral anticoagulation therapy.
Jul-Aug 2002 Issue
When Medical Errors Hit Home
[Balancing Act]
The author, a family physician, contributes her thoughts on patient safety and error reduction as a doctor and as the daughter of a sick parent who received suboptimal care.
Jul-Aug 2002 Issue
The Power of Two: Improving Patient Safety Through Better Physician-Patient Communication
[Improving Patient Care]
The article presents a patient handout, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, that explains to patients how they can help their doctors provide better care.
Jul-Aug 2002 Issue
What's Wrong With This Practice?
[Editor's Page]
Argues that most practices are shot through with errors that can be prevented -- or at least be prevented from having adverse consequences -- by systematization.
Jul-Aug 2002 Issue
Can We Avoid Errors in Family Practice?
[Editorial]
FPM's medical editor writes about research to identify sources of error in family practice.
Nov-Dec 2001 Issue
Doing the Right Things: Eliminating Errors from Practice
[Editor's Page]
Call for tips and articles for 2002 special issue on error reduction.
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