From high-reliability organizations we learn about safety culture, standard operating procedures, and incident evaluation.
Evaluation and revision of the incident response plan at the conclusion of an incident.
Previously, a template for major incident evaluation and research was published according to the Utstein style 7; however, the feasibility of this template and the extent of its implementation remain uncertain.
In order to improve usability and reduce errors, a new user interface for an infusion pump has been designed based on an analysis of observations, interviews, heuristic evaluation, reported incidents and theory about mental capacity and human error.
In one Midwestern community care system, process improvements utilizing follow-up of orthopedic billings provided osteoporosis evaluation and treatment to 58% of incident fragility fracture patients in 2003, in contrast to only 5% in 1999 (Harrington et al 2005).
The Pathobiology of Prediabetes in a Biracial Cohort (POP-ABC) study is a prospective evaluation of incident prediabetes among African American and Caucasian offspring of parents with type 2 diabetes (1).
Despite the availability of important data, this evaluation was not able to establish a correlation between mine awareness and incident reduction.
A prospective epidemiological analysis based on the Heart Outcome Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) study also identified a significant relationship between glycemic level and incident cardiovascular events [ 9].
The evaluation of incident cases of arthritis (undifferentiated arthritis and RA) has revealed that tobacco exposure increases the risk of anti-cyclic citrullinated protein (anti-CCP) antibodies (see information about anti-CCPs below) only in SE-positive patients [ 63].
The EPA said it was "working through some important science issues on glyphosate, including residues of the chemical in human breast milk;" an "in-depth human incidents and epidemiology evaluation;" and a preliminary analysis of glyphosate toxicity to milkweed, a critical resource for the monarch butterfly.
