Context Few data exist on the relationships between experienced physicians' work hours
and sleep, and patient safety. Objective To determine if sleep opportunities for attending …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We assess the impact of emergency department (ED) pharmacists on
reducing potentially harmful medication errors. METHODS: We conducted this observational …

Objective To report the frequency, types, and causes of errors associated with outpatient
computer-generated prescriptions, and to develop a framework to classify these errors to …

Background In 2001, Canada Health Infoway unveiled a plan to implement a national system
of interoperable electronic health records. This government-funded corporation introduced …

Background Achieving high levels of patient satisfaction requires hospital management to be
proactive in patient-centred care improvement initiatives and to engage frontline clinicians …

Methods We searched Medline for articles published from May 31, 2008, through June 10,
2014, for relevant studies. Articles were considered eligible for this review if they met the …

Background To achieve a high level of patient satisfaction, providers need to identify and
address patients' expectations. However, providers' beliefs and attitudes regarding expectations…

Chinese translation Background: The United States is aiming to achieve nationwide adoption
of electronic health records (EHRs) but lacks robust empirical evidence to anticipate the …

Issue: Achieving a high-performing health system will require improving outcomes and
reducing costs for high-need, high-cost patients—those who use the most health care services …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate lessons learned from national policy initiatives in Canada and
US with respect to health information technical infrastructure, data standards, and …