Medical Errors and Patient Safety

Background Information

• Psychological Science Agenda article: "Erring on the side of Human Factors for Patient Safety"

•  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research)

  • AHRQ page on Medical Errors

• The National Academy Press Release on its IOM report: To Err is Human: Building a Safer Healthcare System

• Testimony of David Woods, PhD, regarding Human Factors Research to Improve Patient Safety
  • Dr. Woods' written statement
   

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