EricJThomasMDMPH

PubMed

• Guide to perioperative checklist design, implementation, and integration.
  Aubrey Samost-Williams, Srikanth Sridhar, Eric J Thomas> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2024 Feb 26
• What's going well: a qualitative analysis of positive patient and family feedback in the context of the diagnostic process.
  Liu, S., Dong, J., Harcourt, K., Lowe, E., Salmi, L., Bourgeois, F., Thomas, E., Riblet, N., Bell, S.> ;Diagnosis. 2024 Feb 1
• Our mission and how we hope to move the field forward: statement from thesenior editorial team 2023.
  Browne, J., Franklin, B., Marang-van de Mheen, P., Thomas, E.> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2024 Feb 19
• How safe is the diagnostic process in healthcare?
  Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, Eric J Thomas, Mark L Graber> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2024 Jan 19
• Partnering with Patients and Families to Improve Diagnostic Safety through the OurDX Tool: Effects of Race, Ethnicity, and Language Preference.
  Fabienne C Bourgeois, Nicholas J Hart, Zhiyong Dong, Long H Ngo, Catherine M DesRoches, Eric J Thomas, Sigall K Bell> ;Applied Clinical Informatics. 2023 Oct 1
• 1 citations
  Patient and family contributions to improve the diagnostic process through the OurDX electronic health record tool: a mixed method analysis.
  Sigall K Bell, Kendall Harcourt, Joe Dong, Catherine DesRoches, Nicholas J Hart, Stephen K Liu, Long Ngo, Eric J Thomas, Fabienne C Bourgeois> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2023 Aug 21
• 3 citations
  Partnering with patients and families living with chronic conditions to coproduce diagnostic safety through OurDX: a previsit online engagement tool.
  Sigall K Bell, Zhiyong J Dong, Catherine M Desroches, Nicholas Hart, Stephen Liu, Brianna Mahon, Long H Ngo, Eric J Thomas, Fabienne Bourgeois> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2023 Mar 16
• 1 citations
  Advancing equity, diversity and inclusion at.
  Bryony Dean Franklin, Eric J Thomas, Christine Soong> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2023 Jun 1
• 4 citations
  Overcoming the 'self-limiting' nature of QI: can we improve the quality of patient care while caring for staff?
  Rebecca Lawton, Eric J Thomas> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2022 Dec 1
• 1 citations
  : a new series to contribute to continuous improvement of methodology and scientific rigour in quality and safety.
  Perla J Marang-van de Mheen, John P Browne, Eric J Thomas, Bryony Dean Franklin> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2023 Jan 1
• 2 citations
  Replicating and publishing research in different countries and different settings: advice for authors.
  Bryony Dean Franklin, Eric J Thomas> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2022 Sep 1
• 1 citations
  Research to improve diagnosis: time to study the real world.
  Sumant R Ranji, Eric J Thomas> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2022 Apr 1
• 7 citations
  Diagnostic error experiences of patients and families with limited English-language health literacy or disadvantaged socioeconomic position in a cross-sectional US pop...
  Sigall K Bell, Joe Dong, Long Ngo, Patricia McGaffigan, Eric J Thomas, Fabienne Bourgeois> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2023 Nov 1
• 1 citations
  Telerounding: A scoping review and implications for future healthcare practice.
  Andrew C Griggs, Crystal M Fausett, Richard J Simonson, Kimberly N Williams, Tiffany M Bisbey, Elizabeth H Lazzara, Joseph R Keebler, Deborah DiazGranados, Vimal K Mis...> ;Human Factors in Healthcare. 2021 Dec 1
• Development and testing of the Stakeholder Quality Improvement Perspectives Survey (SQuIPS).
  Eric Fris, Emily Sedlock, Jason Etchegaray, Madelene J Ottosen, Ronald Pucio, Tejal Mistry, Tamara Saunders, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel, Eric J Thomas> ;BMJ Open Quality. 2021 Dec 1
• 13 citations
  Filling a gap in safety metrics: development of a patient-centred framework to identify and categorise patient-reported breakdowns related to the diagnostic process in...
  Sigall K. Bell, Fabienne C. Bourgeois, Catherine M. DesRoches, Joe Dong, Kendall Harcourt, Stephen K. Liu, Elizabeth Lowe, Patricia McGaffigan, Long Ngo, Sandy A Novac...> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2021 Oct 16
• 16 citations
  Randomized controlled trial of the "WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout.
  Jochen Profit, Kathryn C. Adair, Xin Cui, Briana Mitchell, Debra Brandon, Daniel S. Tawfik, Joseph Rigdon, Jeffrey B. Gould, Henry C. Lee, Wendy Timpson, Martin J. McC...> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2021 Aug 9
• 1 citations
  Implementing a Robust Process Improvement Program in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to Reduce Harm
  Klaus G. Nether, Eric J. Thomas, Amir M. Khan, Madelene J. Ottosen, Lauren Yager> ;Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2021 May 21
• 2 citations
  Pediatric Trainees’ Speaking Up about Unprofessional Behavior and Traditional Patient Safety Threats
  Jennifer C. Kesselheim, Julia T. Shelburne, Sigall K. Bell, Jason M. Etchegaray, Lisa Soleymani Lehmann, Eric J. Thomas, William Martinez> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2021 Mar 1
• 12 citations
  Safety culture: an integration of existing models and a framework for understanding its development
  Tiffany M. Bisbey, Molly P. Kilcullen, Eric J. Thomas, Madelene J. Ottosen, KuoJen Tsao, Eduardo Salas> ;Human Factors. 2021 Feb 1
• 62 citations
  Managing teamwork in the face of pandemic: evidence-based tips.
  Scott I. Tannenbaum, Allison M. Traylor, Eric J. Thomas, Eduardo Salas> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2021 Jan 1
• 4 citations
  Prevalence and Factors Associated With Mental Health Symptoms in Adults Undergoing Covid-19 Testing.
  Ikponmwosa Osaghae, Linh K. Nguyen, Tong Han Chung, Olivia Moffitt, Yen-Chi L. Le, Mark B Suh, Pooja N Prasad, Eric J. Thomas, Christine D Gordon, Kevin O. Hwang> ;Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2021 Jan 1
• 26 citations
  Helping healthcare teams save lives during COVID-19: Insights and countermeasures from team science.
  Allison M. Traylor, Scott I. Tannenbaum, Eric J. Thomas, Eduardo Salas> ;The American Psychologist. 2021 Jan 1
• Introduction from the new editors-in-chief
  Bryony Dean Franklin, Eric J. Thomas> ;BMJ Quality & Safety. 2020 Sep 24
• Measuring Collaboration in Health Care: Insights from the Science of Teamwork.
  Allison M. Traylor, Eric J. Thomas, Eduardo Salas> ;Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2020 Sep 12
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Journal Articles

• Development of a Framework to Describe Patient and Family Harm from Disrespect and Promote Improvements in Quality and Safety: A Scoping Review  
  Eric Thomas, MD, International Journal for Quality in Health Care
• Use of Home Blood Pressure Results for Assessing the Quality of Care for Hypertension  
  Eric J Thomas, Laura A Petersen, JAMA
• Patient Safety: Let's Measure What Matters  
  Thomas EJ, Classen DC, Ann Intern Med, 1/1/2014
• Speaking up about the Dangers of the Hidden Curriculum  
  Liao JM, Thomas EJ, Bell SK, Health Affairs, 1/1/2014
• Structuring Patient and Family Involvement in Medical Error Event Disclosure and Analysis  
  Etchegaray JM, Ottosen MJ, Burress L, Sage WM, Bell SK, Gallagher TH, Thomas EJ, Health Affairs, 1/1/2014
• Clinical Decision Support Alert Appropriateness: A Review and Proposal for Improvement  
  McCoy AB, Thomas EJ, Krousell-Wood MA, Sittig DF, The Ochsner Journal, 1/1/2014
• The Frequency of Diagnostic Errors in Outpatient Care: Estimations from Three Large Observational Studies Involving the US Adult Population  
  Singh H, Meyer AND, Thomas EJ, BMJ Qual Saf, 1/1/2014
• Types and Origins of Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Settings  
  Singh H, Giardina TD, Meyer AND, Forjuoh SN, Reis MD, Thomas EJ, JAMA Intern Med, 1/1/2013
• Trends in Adverse Events over Time: Why Are We Not Improving?  
  Shojania KG, Thomas EJ, BMJ Qual Saf, 1/1/2013
• Electronic Health Record-based Triggers to Identify Patients at Risk for Delayed Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis  
  Murphy DR, Laxmisan A, Reis B, Thomas EJ, Esquivel A, Forjuoh SN, Parikh R, Khan MM, Singh H, BMJ Qual Saf, 1/1/2013
• The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire as a Tool for Benchmarking Safety Culture in the NICU  
  Profit J, Etchegaray J, Petersen LA, Sexton JB, Hysong SJ, Mei M, Thomas EJ., Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal, 1/1/2012
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Safety Culture Varies Widely  
  Profit J, Etchegaray J, Petersen LA, Sexton JB, Hysong SJ, Mei M, Thomas EJ, Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal, 1/1/2012
• Exploring Situational Awareness in Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care  
  Singh H, Giardina TD, Petersen LA, Smith M, Wilson L, Dismukes K, Bhagwath G, Thomas EJ, BMJ Quality and Safety, 1/1/2012
• Electronic Health Record-based Surveillance of Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care  
  Singh H, Giardina TD, Forjuoh SN, Reis MD, Kosmach S, Khan MM, Thomas EJ, BMJ Quality and Safety, 1/1/2012
• Comparing Two Safety Culture Surveys: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and Hospital Survey on Patient Safety  
  Etchegaray JM, Thomas EJ., BMJ Quality and Safety, 1/1/2012
• Formal Selection of Quality Measures for a Composite Index of NICU Quality: BabyMONITOR  
  Profit J, Gould JB, Zupancic JA, Stark AR, Wall KM, Kowalkowski MA, Mei M, Pietz K, Thomas EJ, Petersen LA., J Perinatol, 1/24/2011
• Compliance with Guidelines to Prevent Surgical Site Infections: As Simple as 1 -2-3?  
  Meeks DW, Lally KP, Carrick MM, Lew DF, Thomas EJ, Doyle PD, and Kao LS, Am J Surg, 1/1/2011
• What's past Is Prologue: Organizational Learning from a Serious Patient Injury  
  Tamuz M, Franchois KM, Thomas EJ, Safety Science, 1/1/2011
• Measures and Measurement of High-performance Work Systems in Healthcare Settings: Propositions for Improvement  
  Etchegaray JM, St. John C, Thomas EJ, Health Care Manage Rev, 1/1/2011
• Rethinking Resident Supervision to Improve Safety: From Hierarchical to Interprofessional Models  
  Tamuz M, Giardina TD, Thomas EJ, Menon S, Singh H., Journal of Hospital Medicine, 1/1/2011
• Improving Erythropoietin Stimulating Agent Administration in a Mulit-hospital System through Quality Improvement Initiatives: A Pre-post Comparison Study  
  Selvan MS, Sittig DF, Thomas EJ, Arnold C, Murphy RE, Shabot MM, Journal of Patient Safety, 1/1/2011
• Teamwork Behaviors and Errors during Neonatal Resuscitation  
  Williams AL, Lasky RE, Dannemiller JL, Andrei A, Thomas EJ, Quality and Safety in Health Care, 1/1/2010
• Social Support in an Internet Weight Loss Community  
  Hwang KO, Ottenbacher AJ, Green AP, Cannon-Diehl MR, Richardson O, Bernstam EV, Thomas EJ., International Journal of Medical Informatics, 1/1/2010
• Job Satisfaction Ratings: Measurement Equivalence across Nurses and Physicians  
  Etchegaray JM, Sexton JB, Helmreich RL, Thomas EJ, Western Journal of Nursing Research, 1/1/2010
• The Impact of a TeleICU on Provider Attitudes about Teamwork and Safety Climate  
  Chu-Weininger MYL, Wueste L, Lucke JF, Weavind L, Mazabob J, Thomas EJ, Qual Saf Healthcare, 1/1/2010
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Books/Book Chapters

• Safer Surgery 
  Chapter: An Empiric Study of Surgical Team Behaviors, Patient Outcomes, and a Programme Based on its Results 
  Thomas EJ, Mazzocco K, Graham S, Petitti D, Fong K, Bonacum D, Brookey J, Lasky R, Sexton BEditors: Flin R and Mitchell L.Ashgate Publishing Company, Burlington2009
• Advances in Healthcare Management 
  Chapter: Promoting Patient Safety by Monitoring Errors: A View from the Middle 
  Tamuz M, Russell CK, Thomas EJEditors: Ford, EW, Savage G.Emerald Group Publishing, Bingley2008
• Advances in Patient Safety and Quality: New Directions and Alternative Approaches (Vol 2: Culture and Redesign) 
  Chapter: Measuring Safety Climate in Primary Care Offices 
  Singh G, Singh R, Thomas EJ, Fish R, Kee R, McLean-Plunkett E, Wisniewske A, Okazaki S, Anderson DEditors: Henriksen K, Battles JB, Keyes MA, Grady ML.Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), Rockville MD2008
• Achieving Safe and Reliable Healthcare 
  Chapter: Measurement: Assessing a Safety Culture. 
  Sexton JB, Thomas EJEditors: Leonard M, Frankel A, Simmonds T, with Vega K.Health Administration Press, Chicago2004
• Political and Economic Determinants of Population Health and Well-Being Controversies and Developments 
  Chapter: Hospital Ownership and Preventable Adverse Events 
  Thomas EJ, Orav EJ, Brennan TAEditors: Navarro V, Muntaner C.Baywood, Amityville2004
• Medical Error 
  Chapter: Will Airline Safety Models Work in Medicine? 
  Thomas EJ, Helmreich RHEditors: Rosenthal M., Sutcliffe KM.Josey Bass, San Francisco2002
• Medical Error 
  Chapter: What Have We Learned Since the Harvard Medical Practice Study? 
  Studdert DM, Thomas EJ, Brennan TAEditors: Rosenthal M., Sutcliffe KM.Josey Bass, San Francisco2002
• Clinical Risk Management 
  Chapter: Errors and Adverse Events in Medicine: An Overview. 
  Thomas EJ, Brennan TAEditors: Vincent C..BMJ Press, London2000
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Abstracts/Posters

• Assessment and Reduction of Unnecessary Thrombophilia Testing in Patients 18-60 Years with Acute Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke
  Eric Thomas, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
• Exposure to Leadership WalkRounds in Neonatal Intensive Care Units is Associated with a Better Patient Safety Culture, and Less Caregiver Burnout
  Profit J, Sharek P, Thomas E, Gould JB, Nisbet C, Amspoker A, Kowalkowski M, Schwendimann R, Sexton JB, Western Society for Pediatric Research, Carmel, CA, 1/23/2014
• Patients' Knowledge about the Factors that Contributed to Their Own Unexpected Events
  Etchegaray, J.M., Ottosen, M.J., Aigbe, A., Webster, E., & Thomas, E.J., 2014 Annual Research Meeting of Academy Health, San Diego, CA, 1/8/2014
• Understanding Reasons that Clinicians Do Not Speak Up
  Etchegaray, J.M., Ottosen, M.J., Aigbe, A., Alawadi, Z., Webster, E., & Thomas, E.J., 2014 Annual Research Meeting of Academy Health, San Diego, CA, 1/8/2014
• Examining the Measurement Equivalence of English and Portuguese Versions of a Safety Culture Survey
  Etchegaray, J.M., de Carvalho, R.E.F.L., de Azevedo Zago, K.S., Cassiani, S.H.D.B., & Thomas, E.J., 2014 Annual Research Meeting of Academy Health, San Diego, CA, 1/8/2014
• Measuring Aspects of High-Reliability Culture in Healthcare Settings
  Etchegaray, J.M., Thomas, E.J., & Profit, J., 2014 Annual Research Meeting of Academy Health, San Diego, CA, 1/8/2014
• The Medical Student Safety Attitudes and Professionalism Survey
  Etchegaray, J.M., Liao, J., Williams, S. T., Berger, D., Bell, S.K., & Thomas, E.J., 28th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Houston, TX, 1/13/2013
• Team Training During the Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification: Two Years After the Randomized Controlled Trial
  Katakam L, Williams A, Thomas EJ, 2013 Pediatric Academic Societies National Meeting, Washington DC, 1/1/2013
• Improving Lab Order, Verification, and Follow-Up Processes at UT Physicians
  McCoy AM, Khatri RP, McDade RB, Citardi MJ, Thomas EJ., Annual Meeting of the American Medical Informatics Association, Washington DC, 1/1/2013
• Improving the Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care in Mexico
  Weiss K, Kowalkowski M, Trevino R, Thomas E, Profit J, 2012 Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting, 1/29/2012
• Higher Safety Culture among Neonatal Intensive Care Units That Participate in Quality Improvement Collaboratives
  Profit J, Sexton JB, Thomas EJ, Kowalkowski MA, Bush A, Gould JB, Sharek PJ, E-PAS, 1/1/2012
• Prevalence of Emotional Exhaustion in a Cohort of 21 Neonatal Intensive Care Units
  Sexton JB, Sharek PJ, Gould JB, Kowalkowski MA, Petersen LA, Thomas EJ, Profit J, E-PAS, 1/1/2012
• Error Disclosure: A New Domain for Assessing Safety Culture
  Etchegaray, J.M., Gallagher, T.H., Bell, S.K., Dunlap, B., & Thomas, E.J., 2011 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Annual Conference, Bethesda, MD, 1/19/2011
• Extended Shifts for Attending Physicians in the Pediatric, Cardiovascular, and Neonatal Intensive Care Units
  Thomas EJ, Society of Critical Care Medicine's 40th Critical Care Congress, San Diego, 1/18/2010
• Predictors of Intention to Share Educational Health Information via Online Social Network Ties
  Hwang KO, Etchegaray JM, Bernstam EV, Thomas EJ, Society of Behavioral Medicine 31st Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/8/2010
• Activity in an Online Weight Loss Community Predicts Encouragement Support
  Hwang KO, Etchegaray JM, Bernstam EV, Thomas EJ, Society of Behavioral Medicine 31st Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/7/2010
• Use of Close Follow-Up as a Strategy to Mitigate Harm from Diagnostic Error in Primary Care.
  Thomas EJ, 34th annual meeting of the Society for General Internal Medicine, 1/7/2010
• Organizational Learning from Medication Errors: Accountability vs. Learning
  Tamuz M, Thomas EJ, Safety and Quality in Healthcare Round Table of the Healthcare Management Division at the 2010 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 1/6/2010
• Improving Patient Safety by Promoting a Learning Environment for Medical Trainees
  Tamuz M, Davis TL, Thomas EJ, Shailaja M, Singh H, 138th APHA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 1/6/2010
• A Tale of Two Hospitals: A Staggered Cohort Study of Targeted Interventions to Improve Compliance with Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines
  Kao L, Lew D, Doyle P, Jordan V, Thomas EJ, Academic Surgical Congress, 1/1/2010
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Safety Culture Varies Widely
  Profit J, Etchegaray J, Petersen LA, Sexton JB, Mei, M, Thomas EJ, Pediatric Academic Societies National Meeting, Vancouver, 1/1/2010
• Costs and Cost-effectiveness of a Tele-ICU Program
  Franzini L, Sail K, Thomas EJ, Wueste L, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philiadelphia PA, 1/9/2009
• Compliance with the Neonatal Resuscitation Program Timeline
  Theodora A Stavroudis, MD, Karen Frank, RNC, MS, Bryan Sexton, PhD, Andrew Knight, MA, MS, Eric J Thomas, MD, MPH, Lou Halamek, MD and Elizabeth A Hunt, MD, MPH, Society for Pediatric Research, Honolulu HI, 1/1/2008
• Economic Incentives for Patient Safety Improvement: An Analysis of Hospital Adverse Event Costs and Where They Fall
  Mello MM, Studdert DM, Thomas EJ, Yoon C, Brennan TA, Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, Austin TX, 1/27/2006
• Ambulatory Care Adverse Events and Preventable Adverse Events Leading to Hospital Admission
  Woods D, Thomas EJ, Academy Health Annual Research Meeting, Seattle WA, 1/25/2006
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Lectures

• Teamwork and Patient Safety 
  Houston TX - 1/25/2013
• Developing a Quality and Safety Curriculum for Medical Students 
  1/21/2013
• Safety Culture: The Foundation of Patient Safety 
  National Harbor, MD - 1/19/2013
• Creating and Measuring a Culture of Patient Safety 
  1/11/2013
• Teamwork and Safety Culture 
  Memorial Hermann Memorial City Women's Services. Houston, TX - 1/3/2013
• Patient Safety: Reducing Danger in Healthcare. Grand Rounds 
  Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin TX - 1/16/2012
• Patient Safety 
  Houston TX - 1/8/2012
• Teamwork in Healthcare (Through the Lens of Neonatal Resuscitation), Grand Rounds 
  Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston - 1/24/2011
• Quality Improvement 
  Houston TX - 1/23/2011
• Measuring and Improving Teamwork in Healthcare 
  Houston TX - 1/12/2011
• Teamwork and Safety Culture: The Keys to Patient Safety 
  1/9/2011
• The Keys to Patient Safety: Teamwork and Safety Culture. Grand Rounds 
  Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston - 1/4/2011
• Measuring and Improving Teamwork 
  Houston TX - 1/3/2011
• Research on Patient Safety 
  Houston TX - 1/29/2010
• What Every Parent and Friend Should Know about Patient Safety 
  Houston TX - 1/27/2010
• Qualitative Research 
  Texas Children's Hospital, Houston TX - 1/24/2010
• Quality and Safety: Ten Years After "To Err is Human" 
  UT Medical Branch, Galveston TX - 1/20/2010
• Teamwork in Neonatal Intensive Care 
  1/16/2010
• Safety Culture 
  1/16/2010
• Measuring Errors and Adverse Events 
  1/16/2010
• The Art and Science of Disclosing Unanticipated Outcomes to Patients and Families 
  Houston TX - 1/14/2010
• Overview of the OIG report on Adverse Events in Hospitals. 
  Houston TX - 1/13/2010
• Measuring Teamwork in Healthcare 
  Washington DC - 1/5/2010
• Safety Culture: The Key to Reducing Medical Errors? 
  Rice University - 1/25/2009
• Disclosure of Errors and Advese Events 
  Austin Texas - 1/16/2009
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Other

• The University of Texas System Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Course [Perspective]. 
  Thomas EJ, Patterson J, Martin S, Quinn D, Reed G, Shine K., AHRQ WebM&M
  http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/perspective.aspx?perspectiveID=98
  1/1/2011
• Aviation Safety Methods: Quickly Adopted but Questions Remain. 
  Thomas EJ, AHRQ Web M&M
  http://webmm.ahrq.gov/perspective.aspx?perspectiveID=16
  1/1/2006