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Developing a similarity searching module for patient safety event reporting system using semantic similarity measures

open access: yesBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2017
Background The most important knowledge in the field of patient safety is regarding the prevention and reduction of patient safety events (PSE) during treatment and care.
Hong Kang, Yang Gong
doaj   +1 more source

Death certificate completion skills of hospital physicians in a developing country [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background Death certificates (DC) can provide valuable health status data regarding disease incidence, prevalence and mortality in a community. It can guide local health policy and help in setting priorities.
Haque, Ahmed Suleman   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Adenosine‐to‐inosine editing of miR‐200b‐3p is associated with the progression of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
A‐to‐I editing of miRNAs, particularly miR‐200b‐3p, contributes to HGSOC progression by enhancing cancer cell proliferation, migration and 3D growth. The edited form is linked to poorer patient survival and the identification of novel molecular targets.
Magdalena Niemira   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pitfalls of counterfactual thinking in medical practice: preventing errors by using more functional reference points

open access: yesJournal of Public Health Research, 2013
Background. Counterfactual thinking involves mentally simulating alternatives to reality. The current article reviews literature pertaining to the relevance counterfactual thinking has for the quality of medical decision making.
John V. Petrocelli
doaj   +1 more source

Are We Making Smart Pumps Smarter? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Medication errors comprise a significant proportion of medical errors, and are abundant, costly, and associated with causing harm to patients via adverse drug events. The most serious medication errors often involve IV medications.
Schaefer, Brittany
core   +1 more source

Investigating the cell of origin and novel molecular targets in Merkel cell carcinoma: a historic misnomer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study indicates that Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) does not originate from Merkel cells, and identifies gene, protein & cellular expression of immune‐linked and neuroendocrine markers in primary and metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) tumor samples, linked to Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) status, with enrichment of B‐cell and other immune cell
Richie Jeremian   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Much Do Medical Students Know About Physician Income? [PDF]

open access: yes
Twenty-five cohorts of medical students were asked in their first and fourth year of school to estimate contemporaneous physician income in six different specialties.
Sean Nicholson
core  

Mistakes in medical ontologies: Where do they come from and how can they be detected? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
We present the details of a methodology for quality assurance in large medical terminologies and describe three algorithms that can help terminology developers and users to identify potential mistakes.
Ceusters, Werner   +3 more
core  

Medical errors and uncertainty in primary healthcare: A comparative study of coping strategies among young and experienced GPs

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2014
Objective. To study coping differences between young and experienced GPs in primary care who experience medical errors and uncertainty. Design. Questionnaire-based survey (self-assessment) conducted in 2011. Setting.
M. Nevalainen, L. Kuikka, K. Pitkälä
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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