INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE

• Pittet D,  Donaldson L. Challenging the world: patient safety and health care-associated infection. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(1):4-8
• Hughes C.M, Lapane k.L. Nurses’ and nursing assistants’ perceptions of patient safety culture in nursing homes. Int J Qual Health 2006; 18(4):281-286
• McLoughlin V, Millar J, Mattke S, Franca M, Jonsson P.A, Somekh D, and Bates D. Selecting indicators for patient safety at the health system level in OECD countries. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(1):14-20
• Megan-Jane Johnstone and Olga Kanitsaki. Culture, language, and patient safety: making the link. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2006; 18(5):383-388
• Bonnabry P, Cingria L, Ackermann M, Sadeghipour F, Bigler L, Mach N. Use of a prospective risk analysis method to improve the safety of the cancer chemotherapy process. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(1):9-16
• Katz-Navon T, Naveh E, Stern Z.  The moderate success of quality of care improvement efforts: three observations on the situation. Int J Qual Health Care 2007; 19(1):4-7
• Freestone L, Bolsin S.N, Colson M, Patrick A, Creati B. Voluntary incident reporting by anaesthetic trainees in an Australian hospital. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(6):452-457.
• Kane R.N, Mosser G. The challenge of explaining why quality improvement has not done better. Int J Qual Health Care  2007; 19(1):8-10
• Weingart S.N, Pagovich, Sands D.Z, Li J.M , Aronson M.D, Davis R.B, Phillips R.S, Bates D.W. Patient-reported service quality on a medicine unit. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(2):95-101
• Guse C.E, Yang H, Layde P.M. Identifying risk factors for medical injury.  Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(3):203-210
• Veazie P.J. An individual-based framework for the study of medical error. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(4):314-319
• Vallejo P, Saura R.M, Sunol R, Kazandjian V3, Ureña V, Mauri J. A proposed adaptation of the EFQM fundamental concepts of excellence to health care based on the PATH framework. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(5):327-335
• Van den Heede K, Sermeus W, Diya L, Lesaffre E, Vleugels A. Adverse outcomes in Belgian acute hospitals: retrospective analysis of the national hospital discharge dataset. Int J Qual Health 2006; 18(3):211-219
• Pongpirul K, Sriratanaban J, Asavaroengchai S, Thammatach-Aree J, Laoitthi P. Comparison of health care professionals’ and surveyors’ opinions on problems and obstacles in implementing quality management system in Thailand: a national survey. Int J Qual Health Care 2006;18(5):346-351
• Nabitz U, Schramade M, Schippers G.  Evaluating treatment process redesign by applying the EFQM Excellence Model. Int J Qual Health Care 2006; 18(5):336-345

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Sousa P, Bazeley M,  Johansson S,  Wijk H. The use of national registries data in three European countries in order to improve health care quality. Int J Health Care Qual Assur 2006; 19 (7):551-560
• Reddy W,  McCarthy S. Sharing best practice. Int J Health Care Qual Assur 2006; 19(7): 594-598
• Mille Phillip, Yasin M.M, Zimmerer T.W. An empirical investigation of quality improvement initiatives in for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals: Environmental, competitive and outcome concerns. Int J Health Care Qual Assur 2006; 19(7): 539-550

QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE

• Stelfox H.T, Palmisani S, Scurlock C, Orav E.J, Bates D.W. The "To Err is Human" report and the patient safety literature. Qual Saf Health Care 2006; 15:174-178.
• Miller M.R, Clark J.S, Lehmann C.U. Computer based medication error reporting: insights and implications.  Qual Saf Health Care 2006; 15:208-213
• P McNamara. Purchaser strategies to influence quality of care: from rhetoric to global applications. Quality and Safety in Health Care 2006; 15:171-173

BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

• Cohen AT, Davidson B.L, Gallus A.S, Lassen M.R, Prins M.H,  Tomkowski W, Turpie A.G, Egberts JM , Anthonie W A Lensing.  Efficacy and safety of fondaparinux for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in older acute medical patients: randomised placebo controlled trial. BMJ 2006; 332(7537):325
• Short R. Poor checks for bedside blood transfusion put patients at risk. BMJ 2006;332(7551):1171
• Simpson S H, Eurich DT, Majumdar SR, Padwal RS, Tsuyuki RT, Varney J, Johnson JA. A meta-analysis of the association between adherence to drug therapy and mortality. BMJ  2006;333(15)

THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

• Clinton H.R, Obama B. Making patient safety. The centrepiece of Medical Liability Reform.  NEJM 2006; 354(21):2205-2208
• Annas G.J. The patient’s right to safety. Improving the quality of care through litigation against hospitals. NEJM 2006; 354(19):2063-2066
• Goldman D. System failure versus personal accountability. The case for clear hands. NEJM 2006; 355(2):121-123
• Avorn J, Shrank W. Highlights and hidden Hazard. The FDA’s new labelling regulations. NEJM 2006; 354(23):2409-2411
• Sterling T.R, Haas D.W. Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from health care workers. NEJM 2206; 355(2):118-121
• Birkmeyer N.J.O, Birkmeyer J.D. Strategies for Imroving Surgical Quality. Should Payers Reward Excellence or Effort? NEJM 2006; 354(8):864-870
• Book Review. Trombosis in Clinical Practice.. NEJM 2006; 354(22):2399-2400
• Studdert D.M, Mello M.M, et al. Claims, Errors, and Compensation payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation. NEJM 2006; 354(19):2024-2033
• Ray W.A, Stein C.M. Reform of Drug Regulation. Beyond and Independent Drug-Sfety Board. NEJM 2006; 354(2)194-201
• Psaty B.M, Burke S.P. Protecting Adverse Drug Effects. Seeing the trees trough the forest. NEJM 2006; 354 (13):1413-1415

JAMA

• Berwick et al. The 100 000 Lives Campaign: Setting a Goal and a Deadline for Improving Health Care.JAMA.2006; 295: 324-327.
• Pronovost et al. Tracking Progress in Patient Safety: An Elusive Target. JAMA.2006; 296: 696-699.
• West C.P, Huschka M.M, BS; Novotny P.J,  Sloan J.A, et al. Association of Perceived Medical Errors With Resident Distress and Empathy. JAMA. 2006;296:1071-1078.
• Lazare. Apology in Medical Practice: An Emerging Clinical Skill
• JAMA.2006; 296: 1401-1404.
• Leach,  Philibert. High-Quality Learning for High-Quality Health Care: Getting It Right. JAMA.2006; 296: 1132-1134.
• Budnitz D.S, Pollock D.A, Weidenbach K.N, Mendelsohn A.B, Schroeder T.J, et al.  MS; National Surveillance of Emergency Department Visits for Outpatient Adverse Drug Events. JAMA. 2006;296:1858-1866.
• Freed G.L, MD, Singer D, Lakhani I, Wheeler J.R.C, et al. Use of Board Certification and Recertification of Pediatricians in Health Plan Credentialing Policies. JAMA. 2006;295:913-918.
• Shaneyfelt T, Baum K.D, et al. Instruments for Evaluating Education in Evidence-Based Practice. JAMA. 2006;296:1116-1127.
• Bradley E.H, Herrin J, et al. Hospital Quality for Acute Myocardial Infarction. Correlation among Process Measures and relationship with short-term mortality. JAMA 2006;  296(1):72-78

HEALTH AFFAIRS

• Pronovost p,  Wachter R. Proposed standards for quality improvement research and publication: one step forward and two steps back. Health Aff  2006; 15(3): 152 - 153.
• Needleman J, Buerhaus P.I, Stewart M, Zelevinsky K, Mattke S. Nurse Staffing In Hospitals: Is There A Business Case For Quality? Health Aff 2006; 25(1): 204-211
• Hassmiller S.B, Cozine M. Addressing the Nurse Shortstage to Improve the Quality pf Patient Care. Health Aff 2006; 25(1):268-274
• Wang H.E, Lave J.R Sirio C.A, Yealy D.M. paramedic Intubation Errors: Isolated Events Or Symptoms of Larger Problems? Health Aff 2006; 25 (2):501-509
• Zhan C, Friedman B, Mosso A, Pronovost P.  Medicare Payment For Selected Adverse Events: Building The Business Case For Investing In Patient Safety. Health Aff 2006; 25(5):1386-1393
• Pham H.H, Coughlan J, O’Malley A.S. The Impact Of Quality-Reporting Programs On Hospital Operations. Health Aff 2006; 25(5):1412-1422
• Hicks L.S, O’Malley A.J ,Lieu T.A, Keegan T, Cook N, et al. The Quality Of Chronic Disease Care In U.S. Community Health Centres. Health Aff 2006; 25(6):1712-1723

LANCET

• Heneghan C, Alonso-Coello O, Garcia-Alamino JM, et al. Self-Monitoring of oral anticoagulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet 2006;367:404-411
• Davis M. Should experimental therapy be made off-study for terminally ill patients? The Lancet Oncology 2006;7(7):531-533
• Davis P, Lay-Yee R, Dyall L, Briant R, Sporle A, Brunt D, Scott A. Quality of hospital care for Monitoring patients in New Zealand: retrospective cross—sectional assessment. Lancet 2006; 367(9626):1920-1925
• Dickson N, Dixon J. Making the NHS costeffective. Lancet 2006; 367(9525):1802-1803

REVISTAS ESPAÑOLAS

• Alonso-Carrión L, Muro-Fuentes B, Sanchez-Muñoz A, Cubedo-Cervera R. Errores en oncología y seguridad del paciente. Med Clin 2006; 126(20):779-781
• Aibar-Remón C. La seguridad clínica: pequeños pasos y grandes palabras. Rev Calidad Asistencial 2005; 20(4):183-184
• Bañeres J, Orrego C, Suñol R, Ureña V. Los sistemas de registro y notificación de eventos adversos y de incidentes: una estrategia para aprender de los errores. Rev Calidad Asistencial 2005; 20(4):216-222
• Rodrigo M, Beltrán I, Berradre E, Alonso A, Marcotegui F. trabajando para la seguridad de los pacientes: puesta en marcha de un grupo de trabajo sobre errores de medicación. An Sist Sanit Nav 2004; 27(1):101-111
• Otero López M.J, Martín Muñoz R, Domínguez-Gil Hurlé A. Seguridad de medicamentos. Abreviaturas, símbolos y expresiones de dosis asociados a  errores de medicación. Farm Hosp. 2004; 28(2):141-144

OTRAS PUBLICACIONES DE INTERES DE REVISTAS EXTRANJERAS

• Kerfoot KM, Rapala K, Ebright P, Rogers SM. The power of collaboration with patient safety programs: building safe passage for patients, nurses, and clinical staff. J Nurs Adm. 2006;36(12):582-588
• Megens Y, Van Meijel B. Quality of life for long-stay patients of psychiatric hospitals: a literature study. J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 2006 Dec;13(6):704-712
• Entwistle VA, Quick O. Trust in the context of patient safety problems. J Health Organ Manag. 2006;20(5):397-416.
• Bad behavior in OR threatens patient safety, stresses teams. OR Manager 2006;22(10):1, 19. No abstract available.
• Schauberger CW, Larson P. Implementing patient safety practices in small ambulatory care settings. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(8):419-25.
• Rosen AK, Zhao S, Rivard P, Loveland S, Montez-Rath ME, Elixhauser A, Romano PS. Tracking rates of Patient Safety Indicators over time: lessons from theVeterans Administration. Med Care. 2006;44(9):850-61.
• Mayfield JB. The impact of intraoperative monitoring on patient safety. Anesthesiol Clin. 2006;4(2):407-17.
• Myers JL. How safe is safe enough? Ask a patient. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130(8):1103-5. No abstract available.
• Grigioni F, Carigi S, Potena L, Fabbri F, Russo A, Musuraca AC, Coccolo F, Magnani G, Ortolani P, Leone O, Arpesella G, Magelli C, Branzi A. Long-term safety and effectiveness of statins for heart transplant recipients in routine clinical practice. Transplant Proc. 2006;38(5):1507-10.
• Hallock ML, Alper SJ, Karsh B. A macro-ergonomic work system analysis of the diagnostic testing process in an outpatient health care facility for process improvement and patient safety. Ergonomics. 2006;49(5-6):544-66.
• Pronovost P, Holzmueller CG, Needham DM, Sexton JB, Miller M, Berenholtz S, Wu AW, Perl TM, Davis R, Baker D, Winner L, Morlock L. How will we know patients are safer? An organization-wide approach to measuring and improving safety. Crit Care Med. 2006;34(7):1988-95.
• Raab SS.  Improving patient safety through quality assurance. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130(5):633-7.
• Mazer SE. Increase patient safety by creating a quieter hospital environment. Biomed Instrum Technol. 2006;40(2):145-6.
• Robinson DL, Heigham M, Clark J. Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for safe administration of chemotherapy to hospitalized children with cancer. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf;32(3):161-6.
• Winters B, Dorman T. Patient-safety and quality initiatives in the intensive-care unit. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2006;19(2):140-5.
• Bogner MS.  Implications for patient safety. Biomed Instrum Technol. 2006; 40(1):61-3.
• Lee RC, Ekaette E, Cooke D, Kelly KL, Dunscombe P. The challenge of modeling patient safety risk management in a complex health care environment. Clin Invest Med. 2005;28(6):344-619: 
• Schmidek JM, Weeks WB.  What do we know about financial returns on investments in patient safety? A literature review. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(12):690-9.