Published in BMJ Qual Saf on May 24, 2011
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The acceptability of treatment for depression among African-American, Hispanic, and white primary care patients. Med Care (2003) 5.74
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Accountability measures--using measurement to promote quality improvement. N Engl J Med (2010) 4.47
Changes in rates of autopsy-detected diagnostic errors over time: a systematic review. JAMA (2003) 4.45
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Quality improvement strategies for hypertension management: a systematic review. Med Care (2006) 4.29
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Meta-analysis: pharmacologic treatment of obesity. Ann Intern Med (2005) 4.04
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Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety. N Engl J Med (2009) 3.78
Relationship between number of medical conditions and quality of care. N Engl J Med (2007) 3.78
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Achieving the National Quality Forum's "Never Events": prevention of wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong patient operations. Ann Surg (2007) 3.04
Systematic review: elective induction of labor versus expectant management of pregnancy. Ann Intern Med (2009) 3.01
Meta-analysis: effect of interactive communication between collaborating primary care physicians and specialists. Ann Intern Med (2010) 3.00
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Systematic review: a century of inhalational anthrax cases from 1900 to 2005. Ann Intern Med (2006) 2.80
Teamwork in the operating room: frontline perspectives among hospitals and operating room personnel. Anesthesiology (2006) 2.78
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Rapid response teams--walk, don't run. JAMA (2006) 2.70
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The checklist--a tool for error management and performance improvement. J Crit Care (2006) 2.68
Systematic review: benefits and harms of in-hospital use of recombinant factor VIIa for off-label indications. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.68
Diagnosing and managing common food allergies: a systematic review. JAMA (2010) 2.66
Identification of physician impairment. JAMA (2013) 2.66
Safe but sound: patient safety meets evidence-based medicine. JAMA (2002) 2.65
A systematic review of the Charlson comorbidity index using Canadian administrative databases: a perspective on risk adjustment in critical care research. J Crit Care (2005) 2.62
Association of unconscious race and social class bias with vignette-based clinical assessments by medical students. JAMA (2011) 2.61
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Patients using chiropractors in North America: who are they, and why are they in chiropractic care? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2002) 2.54
Projected incidence of mechanical ventilation in Ontario to 2026: Preparing for the aging baby boomers. Crit Care Med (2005) 2.52
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The effect of adherence to practice guidelines on depression outcomes. Ann Intern Med (2007) 2.51
Bariatric surgery for weight loss and glycemic control in nonmorbidly obese adults with diabetes: a systematic review. JAMA (2013) 2.49
Neuromuscular dysfunction acquired in critical illness: a systematic review. Intensive Care Med (2007) 2.48
Advancing the science of patient safety. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.45
Cardiac troponin I predicts short-term mortality in vascular surgery patients. Circulation (2002) 2.39
Needlestick injuries among surgeons in training. N Engl J Med (2007) 2.37
Systematic review identifies number of strategies important for retaining study participants. J Clin Epidemiol (2007) 2.36
A practice-based intervention to improve primary care for falls, urinary incontinence, and dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc (2009) 2.36
Mechanical ventilation in Ontario, 1992-2000: incidence, survival, and hospital bed utilization of noncardiac surgery adult patients. Crit Care Med (2004) 2.34
Screening and management of adult hearing loss in primary care: scientific review. JAMA (2003) 2.31
Patient and intensive care unit organizational factors associated with low tidal volume ventilation in acute lung injury. Crit Care Med (2008) 2.28
Operating room teamwork among physicians and nurses: teamwork in the eye of the beholder. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 2.26
A review of the evidence for the effectiveness, safety, and cost of acupuncture, massage therapy, and spinal manipulation for back pain. Ann Intern Med (2003) 2.25
Impact of attending physician workload on patient care: a survey of hospitalists. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.25
Access to primary care and visits to emergency departments in England: a cross-sectional, population-based study. PLoS One (2013) 2.25
Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units. Crit Care Med (2011) 2.22
Comanagement of surgical patients between neurosurgeons and hospitalists. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.22
Model transparency and validation: a report of the ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force-7. Med Decis Making (2012) 2.21
Improved survival with highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients with severe Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. AIDS (2003) 2.18
A national profile of patient safety in U.S. hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood) (2003) 2.18
A multicenter, phased, cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units*. Crit Care Med (2012) 2.18
Neurohospitalists: an emerging model for inpatient neurological care. Ann Neurol (2008) 2.17
Electronic patient portals: evidence on health outcomes, satisfaction, efficiency, and attitudes: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med (2013) 2.15
Quality of life after acute respiratory distress syndrome: a meta-analysis. Intensive Care Med (2006) 2.13