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December 2008, Volume 17, Issue 6

[Author index]

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  1. Quality lines
  2. Editorial
  3. Commentaries
  4. Developing research and practice
  5. Error management
  6. Original Articles
  7. Quality improvement reports
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Quality lines

  • Quality lines

    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 i

Editorial

  • It’s time to focus on teaching the teachers for healthcare improvement

    • David P Stevens,
    • Mark E Splaine
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 394-395 doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.031484

Commentaries

  • The egocentric surgeon or the roots of wrong side surgery

    • John W Senders,
    • Regine Kanzki
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 396-400 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023564

  • The frustrating case of incident-reporting systems

    • Kaveh G Shojania
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 400-402 doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.029496

Developing research and practice

  • Finding order in heterogeneity: types of quality-improvement intervention publications

    • L V Rubenstein,
    • S Hempel,
    • M M Farmer,
    • S M Asch,
    • E M Yano,
    • D Dougherty,
    • P W Shekelle
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 403-408 doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.028423

Error management

  • Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery

    • P Rhodes,
    • S J Giles,
    • G A Cook,
    • A Grange,
    • R Hayton,
    • M J Maxwell,
    • T A Sheldon,
    • J Wright
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 409-415 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023010

  • Adverse-event-reporting practices by US hospitals: results of a national survey

    • D O Farley,
    • A Haviland,
    • S Champagne,
    • A K Jain,
    • J B Battles,
    • W B Munier,
    • J M Loeb
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 416-423 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024638

  • Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study based on retrospective analysis of 12 months of patient safety incident reports

    • F Healey,
    • S Scobie,
    • D Oliver,
    • A Pryce,
    • R Thomson,
    • B Glampson
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 424-430 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024695

  • Do falls and falls-injuries in hospital indicate negligent care—and how big is the risk? A retrospective analysis of the NHS Litigation Authority Database of clinical negligence claims, resulting from falls in hospitals in England 1995 to 2006

    • D Oliver,
    • S Killick,
    • T Even,
    • M Willmott
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 431-436 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024703

Original Articles

  • Do patient surveys work? The influence of a national survey programme on local quality-improvement initiatives

    • R Reeves,
    • I Seccombe
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 437-441 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.022749
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  • The Chronic Care Model: congruency and predictors among primary care patients with osteoarthritis

    • T Rosemann,
    • G Laux,
    • J Szecsenyi,
    • R Grol
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 442-446 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.022822

  • A model to evaluate quality and effectiveness of disease management

    • K M M Lemmens,
    • A P Nieboer,
    • C P van Schayck,
    • J D Asin,
    • R Huijsman
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 447-453 doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021865

Quality improvement reports

  • Verifying patient identity and site of surgery: improving compliance with protocol by audit and feedback

    • P Garnerin,
    • M Arès,
    • A Huchet,
    • F Clergue
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 454-458 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.022301

  • Implementation of a process-orientated multidisciplinary approach (POMA), a system of cost-effective healthcare delivery within a cardiac surgical unit

    • D O’Regan,
    • S Shah,
    • S Mirsadraee,
    • S Al-Ruzzeh,
    • S Karthik,
    • M Jarvis
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 459-463 doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021279

  • Effect of a diabetes order set on glycaemic management and control in the hospital

    • M Noschese,
    • A C Donihi,
    • G Koerbel,
    • E Karslioglu,
    • M Dinardo,
    • M Curll,
    • M T Korytkowski
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 464-468 doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021790

  • Safety monitoring of patients on atypical antipsychotics

    • A L H Peh
    Qual Saf Health Care 2008;17:6 469-472 doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023481

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