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Are verbal orders a threat to patient safety?

Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ.

Postgrad Med J. 2009 Sep;85(1007):460-3.PMID: 19734512 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Information technology sophistication in nursing homes.

Alexander GL, Wakefield DS.

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2009 Jul;10(6):398-407. Epub 2009 May 29.PMID: 19560717 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transformation of Emergency Department processes of care with EHR, CPOE, and ER event tracking systems.

Vartak S, Crandall DK, Brokel JM, Wakefield DS, Ward MM.

HIM J. 2009;38(2):27-32.PMID: 19546485 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

An exploratory study measuring verbal order content and context.

Wakefield DS, Brokel J, Ward MM, Schwichtenberg T, Groath D, Kolb M, Davis JW, Crandall D.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Jun;18(3):169-73.PMID: 19467997 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Are verbal orders a threat to patient safety?

Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2009 Jun;18(3):165-8.PMID: 19467996 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship between super users' attitudes and employee experiences with clinical information systems.

Halbesleben JR, Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Brokel J, Crandall D.

Med Care Res Rev. 2009 Feb;66(1):82-96. Epub 2008 Dec 1.PMID: 19047764 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Complexity of medication-related verbal orders.

Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Groath D, Schwichtenberg T, Magdits L, Brokel J, Crandall D.

Am J Med Qual. 2008 Jan-Feb;23(1):7-17.PMID: 18187586 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nurse burnout and patient safety outcomes: nurse safety perception versus reporting behavior.

Halbesleben JR, Wakefield BJ, Wakefield DS, Cooper LB.

West J Nurs Res. 2008 Aug;30(5):560-77. Epub 2008 Jan 9.PMID: 18187408 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Work-arounds in health care settings: Literature review and research agenda.

Halbesleben JR, Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ.

Health Care Manage Rev. 2008 Jan-Mar;33(1):2-12. Review.PMID: 18091439 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Should patients 'fly' on your unit?

Disch J, Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ.

Am J Nurs. 2007 Oct;107(10):13. No abstract available. PMID: 17895705 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Development of a measure of clinical information systems expectations and experiences.

Wakefield DS, Halbesleben JR, Ward MM, Qiu Q, Brokel J, Crandall D.

Med Care. 2007 Sep;45(9):884-90.PMID: 17712259 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A 10-Rights framework for patient care quality and safety.

Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Wakefield BJ.

Am J Med Qual. 2007 Mar-Apr;22(2):103-11.PMID: 17395966 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical information system availability and use in urban and rural hospitals.

Ward MM, Jaana M, Bahensky JA, Vartak S, Wakefield DS.

J Med Syst. 2006 Dec;30(6):429-38.PMID: 17233155 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

National Quality Forum 30 safe practices: priority and progress in Iowa hospitals.

Ward MM, Evans TC, Spies AJ, Roberts LL, Wakefield DS.

Am J Med Qual. 2006 Mar-Apr;21(2):101-8.PMID: 16533901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical information technology in hospitals: a comparison between the state of Iowa and two provinces in Canada.

Jaana M, Ward MM, Paré G, Wakefield DS.

Int J Med Inform. 2005 Sep;74(9):719-31.PMID: 15990357 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intensive care unit utilization and interhospital transfers as potential indicators of rural hospital quality.

Wakefield DS, Ward M, Miller T, Ohsfeldt R, Jaana M, Lei Y, Tracy R, Schneider J.

J Rural Health. 2004 Fall;20(4):394-400.PMID: 15551857 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

What would be the effect of referral to high-volume hospitals in a largely rural state?

Ward MM, Jaana M, Wakefield DS, Ohsfeldt RL, Schneider JE, Miller T, Lei Y.

J Rural Health. 2004 Fall;20(4):344-54.PMID: 15551851 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Implementation of hospital computerized physician order entry systems in a rural state: feasibility and financial impact.

Ohsfeldt RL, Ward MM, Schneider JE, Jaana M, Miller TR, Lei Y, Wakefield DS.

J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005 Jan-Feb;12(1):20-7. Epub 2004 Oct 18.PMID: 15492033 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Organizational culture, continuous quality improvement, and medication administration error reporting.

Wakefield BJ, Blegen MA, Uden-Holman T, Vaughn T, Chrischilles E, Wakefield DS.

Am J Med Qual. 2001 Jul-Aug;16(4):128-34.PMID: 11477957 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pediatric tele-echocardiography: evaluation of transmission modalities.

Mehta AR, Wakefield DS, Kienzle MG, Scholz TD.

Telemed J E Health. 2001 Spring;7(1):17-25.PMID: 11321705 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving medication administration error reporting systems. Why do errors occur?

Wakefield BJ, Wakefield DS, Uden-Holman T.

Ambul Outreach. 2000 Spring:16-20.PMID: 11067442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Understanding why medication administration errors may not be reported.

Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ, Uden-Holman T, Borders T, Blegen M, Vaughn T.

Am J Med Qual. 1999 Mar-Apr;14(2):81-8.PMID: 10446669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Understanding and comparing differences in reported medication administration error rates.

Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ, Borders T, Uden-Holman T, Blegen M, Vaughn T.

Am J Med Qual. 1999 Mar-Apr;14(2):73-80.PMID: 10446668 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tele-education in a telemedicine environment: implications for rural health care and academic medical centers.

Zollo SA, Kienzle MG, Henshaw Z, Crist LG, Wakefield DS.

J Med Syst. 1999 Apr;23(2):107-22.PMID: 10435242 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Barriers to rural physician use of a digital health sciences library.

D'Alessandro DM, D'Alessandro MP, Galvin JR, Kash JB, Wakefield DS, Erkonen WE.

Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1998 Oct;86(4):583-93.PMID: 9803304 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A performance comparison of communication links between rural hospitals and a digital health sciences library.

D'Alessandro MP, D'Alessandro DM, Kash JB, Jurca DA, Wakefield DS, Schallau SJ, Galvin JR, Erkonen WE.

Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1998 Oct;86(4):564-8.PMID: 9803301 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Outreach education to improve quality of rural ICU care. Results of a randomized trial.

Hendryx MS, Fieselmann JF, Bock MJ, Wakefield DS, Helms CM, Bentler SE.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998 Aug;158(2):418-23.PMID: 9700115 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Nurses' perceptions of why medication administration errors occur.

Wakefield BJ, Wakefield DS, Uden-Holman T, Blegen MA.

Medsurg Nurs. 1998 Feb;7(1):39-44.PMID: 9544009 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Health care providers' perceptions of telemedicine services.

Wakefield DS, Kienzle MG, Zollo SA, Kash JB, Uden-Holman T.

Telemed J. 1997 Spring;3(1):59-65.PMID: 10166446 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Trends and implications of visiting medical consultant outpatient clinics in rural hospital communities.

Wakefield DS, Tracy R, Einhellig J.

Hosp Health Serv Adm. 1997 Spring;42(1):49-66.PMID: 10164898 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparing providers' performance: problems in making the "report card" analogy fit.

Wakefield DS, Hendryx MS, Uden-Holman T, Couch R, Helms CM.

J Healthc Qual. 1996 Nov-Dec;18(6):4-10.PMID: 10162089 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Considerations in establishing visiting consultant clinics in rural hospital communities.

Tracy R, Saltzman KL, Wakefield DS.

Hosp Health Serv Adm. 1996 Summer;41(2):255-65.PMID: 10157966 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Perceived barriers in reporting medication administration errors.

Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ, Uden-Holman T, Blegen MA.

Best Pract Benchmarking Healthc. 1996 Jul-Aug;1(4):191-7.PMID: 9192569 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adjusting measures of physician availability to reflect importation of physician services into rural areas.

Wakefield DS, Tracy R.

J Rural Health. 1996 Winter;12(1):39-44.PMID: 10157082 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Developing a cooperative provider-based statewide peer review service: early experience.

Helms CM, Wakefield DS.

Am J Med Qual. 1996 Spring;11(1):46-50.PMID: 8763221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Using comparative clinical and economic outcome information to profile physician performance.

Hendryx MS, Wakefield DS, Murray JF, Uden-Holman T, Helms CM, Ludke RL.

Health Serv Manage Res. 1995 Nov;8(4):213-20.PMID: 10153270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of peer review in a health care organization driven by TQM/CQI.

Wakefield DS, Helms CM.

Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1995 May;21(5):227-31.PMID: 7663628 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The peer review process: the art of judgment.

Wakefield DS, Helms CM, Helms L.

J Healthc Qual. 1995 May-Jun;17(3):11-5; quiz 15-6, 51.PMID: 10142163 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital quality improvement programs: meeting the challenges of public expectations, professional responsibility, and survival in a reformed health care system.

Helms CM, Wakefield DS, Hendryx MS.

Clin Perform Qual Health Care. 1994 Apr-Jun;2(2):92-4. No abstract available. PMID: 10139989 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Understanding patient-centered care in the context of total quality management and continuous quality improvement.

Wakefield DS, Cyphert ST, Murray JF, Uden-Holman T, Hendryx MS, Wakefield BJ, Helms CM.

Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1994 Mar;20(3):152-61.PMID: 8032429 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Contracting for emergency room coverage by rural hospitals.

Wakefield DS, Tracy R, Myer M, Wallace R.

J Rural Health. 1994 Winter;10(1):31-7.PMID: 10133000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Respiratory rate predicts cardiopulmonary arrest for internal medicine inpatients.

Fieselmann JF, Hendryx MS, Helms CM, Wakefield DS.

J Gen Intern Med. 1993 Jul;8(7):354-60.PMID: 8410395 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overcoming the barriers to implementation of TQM/CQI in hospitals: myths and realities.

Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ.

QRB Qual Rev Bull. 1993 Mar;19(3):83-8.PMID: 8488043 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Methods of determining the prevalence of changes in vital signs among internal medicine inpatients.

Hendryx MS, Rohrer JE, Fieselmann JF, Wakefield DS, Helms CM.

Clin Perform Qual Health Care. 1993 Jan-Mar;1(1):17-22.PMID: 10135604 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Shifting the financial burden: the VA ambulatory care discharge policy.

Wakefield DS, Ludke RL, Rohrer JE, Booth BM, Breese S, Moen A, Fortney J, Zeitler R.

Health Serv Manage Res. 1992 Nov;5(3):162-72.PMID: 10122810 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Methods for estimating days of hospitalization due to nosocomial infections.

Wakefield DS, Pfaller M, Ludke RL, Wenzel RP.

Med Care. 1992 Apr;30(4):373-6.PMID: 1556884 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluating the validity of blood glucose monitoring strip interpretation by experienced users.

Wakefield B, Wakefield DS, Booth BM.

Appl Nurs Res. 1992 Feb;5(1):13-9.PMID: 1570952 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relationship between inappropriate admissions and days of care: implications for utilization management.

Booth BM, Ludke RL, Wakefield DS, Kern DC, du Mond CE.

Hosp Health Serv Adm. 1991 Fall;36(3):421-37.PMID: 10170796 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The clinical microbiology laboratory as an aid in infection control. The application of molecular techniques in epidemiologic studies of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Pfaller MA, Wakefield DS, Hollis R, Fredrickson M, Evans E, Massanari RM.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1991 May-Jun;14(3):209-17.PMID: 1889173 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The occupational history in the primary care setting.

Schwartz DA, Wakefield DS, Fieselmann JF, Berger-Wesley M, Zeitler R.

Am J Med. 1991 Mar;90(3):315-9.PMID: 2003513 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles