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Original research

• Electronic health record-based triggers to detect potential delays in cancer diagnosis (19 July, 2013) Free

  Daniel R Murphy, Archana Laxmisan, Brian A Reis, Eric J Thomas, Adol Esquivel, Samuel N Forjuoh, Rohan Parikh, Myrna M Khan, Hardeep Singh
• Prescribing errors on admission to hospital and their potential impact: a mixed-methods study (6 August, 2013)

  Avril Janette Basey, Janet Krska, Thomas Duncan Kennedy, Adam John Mackridge
• Value of a modified early obstetric warning system (MEOWS) in managing maternal complications in the peripartum period: an ethnographic study (18 July, 2013)

  Nicola Mackintosh, Kylie Watson, Susanna Rance, Jane Sandall
• Effects of a team-based assessment and intervention on patient safety culture in general practice: an open randomised controlled trial (16 August, 2013)

  B Hoffmann, V Müller, J Rochon, M Gondan, B Müller, Z Albay, K Weppler, M Leifermann, C Mießner, C Güthlin, D Parker, G Hofinger, F M Gerlach
• A system-wide approach to explaining variation in potentially avoidable emergency admissions: national ecological study (31 July, 2013)

  Alicia O'Cathain, Emma Knowles, Ravi Maheswaran, Tim Pearson, Janette Turner, Enid Hirst, Steve Goodacre, Jon Nicholl
• Characterising the complexity of medication safety using a human factors approach: an observational study in two intensive care units (19 September, 2013)

  Pascale Carayon, Tosha B Wetterneck, Randi Cartmill, Mary Ann Blosky, Roger Brown, Robert Kim, Sandeep Kukreja, Mark Johnson, Bonnie Paris, Kenneth E Wood, James Walker
• Sign-out snapshot: cross-sectional evaluation of written sign-outs among specialties (30 August, 2013)

  Amy R Schoenfeld, Mohammed Salim Al-Damluji, Leora I Horwitz