Table of contents

Original Articles

• Defining and classifying medical error: lessons for patient safety reporting systems (2 February, 2004)

  M Tamuz, E J Thomas, K E Franchois
• Investigation of systems to prevent diversion of opiate drugs in general practice in the UK (2 February, 2004)

  R Baker, P Moss, D Upton, J Pankhania
• Data feedback efforts in quality improvement: lessons learned from US hospitals (2 February, 2004)

  E H Bradley, E S Holmboe, J A Mattera, S A Roumanis, M J Radford, H M Krumholz
• Are diagnosis specific outcome indicators based on administrative data useful in assessing quality of hospital care? (2 February, 2004)

  I Scott, D Youlden, M Coory
• The use of prescribing indicators to measure the quality of care in psychiatric inpatients (2 February, 2004)

  C Paton, P Lelliott
• Is readmission to hospital an indicator of poor process of care for patients with heart failure? (2 February, 2004)

  J C Luthi, B Burnand, W M McClellan, S R Pitts, W D Flanders