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Troyen A. Brennan
Researcher at CVS Health
Publications - 401
Citations - 46062
Troyen A. Brennan is an academic researcher from CVS Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Malpractice. The author has an hindex of 100, co-authored 396 publications receiving 43681 citations. Previous affiliations of Troyen A. Brennan include Brigham and Women's Hospital & American Board of Internal Medicine.
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Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I.
Troyen A. Brennan,Lucian L. Leape,Nan M. Laird,Liesi E. Hebert,A R Localio,Ann G. Lawthers,Joseph P. Newhouse,Paul C. Weiler,Howard H. Hiatt +8 more
TL;DR: There is a substantial amount of injury to patients from medical management, and many injuries are the result of substandard care.
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The nature of adverse events in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study II
Lucian L. Leape,Troyen A. Brennan,Nan M. Laird,Ann G. Lawthers,A R Localio,B A Barnes,Liesi E. Hebert,Joseph P. Newhouse,Paul C. Weiler,Howard H. Hiatt +9 more
TL;DR: The high proportion that are due to management errors suggests that many others are potentially preventable now, and reducing the incidence of these events will require identifying their causes and developing methods to prevent error or reduce its effects.
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Incidence and Types of Adverse Events and Negligent Care in Utah and Colorado
Eric J. Thomas,David M. Studdert,Helen Burstin,Endel J. Orav,Timothy Zeena,Elliott Williams,K M Howard,Paul C. Weiler,Troyen A. Brennan +8 more
TL;DR: The incidence and types of adverse events in Utah and Colorado in 1992 were similar to those in New York State in 1984 and improving systems of surgical care and drug delivery could substantially reduce the burden of iatrogenic injury.
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Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice environment.
David M. Studdert,Michelle M. Mello,William M. Sage,Catherine M. DesRoches,Jordon Peugh,Kinga Zapert,Troyen A. Brennan +6 more
TL;DR: Defensive medicine is highly prevalent among physicians in Pennsylvania who pay the most for liability insurance, with potentially serious implications for cost, access, and both technical and interpersonal quality of care.
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Analysis of errors reported by surgeons at three teaching hospitals
TL;DR: Subjective incident reports gathered through interviews allow identification of characteristics of surgical errors and their leading contributing factors, which may help target research and interventions to reduce such errors.