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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47458/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Systems science: a primer on high reliability.
November 26, 2018
Roberson DW, Kirsh ER. Systems science: a primer on high reliability. Otolaryngol Clin North Am.
2019;52(1):1-9. doi:10.1016/j.otc.2018.08.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systems-science-primer-high-reliability
High-reliability organizations have d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45196/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - Transforming Health Care: A Compendium of Reports
From the National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian
Leape Institute.
June 1, 2016
Boston, MA: National Patient Safety Foundation; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transforming-health-care-compendium-reports-national-patient-safety-
foundations-lucian-leape
Sin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37422/psn-pdf
March 23, 2011 - Educational quality improvement report: outcomes from a
revised morbidity and mortality format that emphasised
patient safety.
March 23, 2011
Bechtold ML, Scott SD, Nelson K, et al. Educational quality improvement report: outcomes from a revised
morbidity and mortality format that emphasised patient safety. Qual S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34586/psn-pdf
July 21, 2009 - Sentara Norfolk General Hospital: accelerating
improvement by focusing on building a culture of safety.
July 21, 2009
Yates GR, Hochman RF, Sayles SM, et al. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital: accelerating improvement by
focusing on building a culture of safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2004;30(10):534-542.
http…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44871/psn-pdf
April 22, 2016 - Making checklists work: South Carolina's statewide
experiment.
April 22, 2016
Rice S. MAKING CHECKLISTS WORK. Modern healthcare. 2016;46(4):14-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-checklists-work-south-carolinas-statewide-experiment
Although checklist implementation as a safety strategy has achieved some success…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47389/psn-pdf
November 02, 2018 - What 'just culture' doesn't understand about just
punishment.
November 2, 2018
Reis-Dennis S. What 'Just Culture' doesn't understand about just punishment. J Med Ethics.
2018;44(11):739-742. doi:10.1136/medethics-2018-104911.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-just-culture-doesnt-understand-about-just-punishment
T…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46714/psn-pdf
January 10, 2018 - A system-based approach to managing patient safety in
ambulatory care (and beyond).
January 10, 2018
Burger C, Eaton P, Hess K, et al. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. December 12, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-based-approach-managing-patient-safety-ambulatory-care-and-beyond
Systems-based improvements are ke…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46681/psn-pdf
April 16, 2018 - Trainee autonomy and patient safety.
April 16, 2018
George BC, Dunnington GL, DaRosa DA. Trainee autonomy and patient safety. Ann Surg.
2018;267(5):820-822. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000002599.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trainee-autonomy-and-patient-safety
Reduced resident work hours and insufficient senior surgeon…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47135/psn-pdf
July 25, 2018 - Structured patient handoff on an internal medicine ward:
a cluster randomized control trial.
July 25, 2018
Tam P, Nijjar AP, Fok M, et al. Structured patient handoff on an internal medicine ward: A cluster
randomized control trial. PLoS One. 2018;13(4):e0195216. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0195216.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43611/psn-pdf
December 19, 2014 - The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in
Anaesthesiology: the past, present and future.
December 19, 2014
Mellin-Olsen J, Staender S. The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology: the past,
present and future. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2014;27(6):630-634. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000131.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45923/psn-pdf
April 19, 2017 - Huddles and debriefings: improving communication on
labor and delivery.
April 19, 2017
McQuaid-Hanson E, Pian-Smith MCM. Huddles and Debriefings: Improving Communication on Labor and
Delivery. Anesthesiol Clin. 2017;35(1):59-67. doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2016.09.006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/huddles-and-debriefings…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45364/psn-pdf
September 04, 2016 - A piece of my mind. Changing the narrative.
September 4, 2016
Allen-Dicker J. Changing the Narrative. JAMA. 2016;316(3). doi:10.1001/jama.2016.3029.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/piece-my-mind-changing-narrative
Storytelling can share knowledge and build community among physicians. However, if clinicians
communicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45985/psn-pdf
March 29, 2017 - Building a high-reliability organization: one system's
patient safety journey.
March 29, 2017
Building a high-reliability organization: one system's patient safety journey. J Healthc Manag. 2017;62.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-high-reliability-organization-one-systems-patient-safety-journey
High reliabil…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35809/psn-pdf
February 25, 2015 - Stories from the sharp end: case studies in safety
improvement.
February 25, 2015
McCarthy D; Blumenthal D. Milbank Q. 2006;84(1):165-200
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stories-sharp-end-case-studies-safety-improvement
This study shares the efforts of six different health care organizations in implementing intervent…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40872/psn-pdf
January 23, 2012 - Hospital performance trends on national quality measures
and the association with Joint Commission accreditation.
January 23, 2012
Schmaltz SP, Williams SC, Chassin MR, et al. Hospital performance trends on national quality measures
and the association with joint commission accreditation. J Hosp Med. 2011;6(8). doi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42556/psn-pdf
August 28, 2013 - Findings and Lessons From the Improving Quality
Through Clinician Use of Health IT Grant Initiative.
August 28, 2013
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2013. AHRQ Publication No 13-0042-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/findings-and-lessons-improving-quality-through-clinician-use-health-i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44784/psn-pdf
May 03, 2017 - WISH Patient Safety Forum
May 3, 2017
World Innovation Summit for Health 2015. Doha, Qatar: Qatar Foundation; February 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wish-patient-safety-forum
The 2015 conference focused on persisting barriers to patient safety worldwide and recommended
strategies to achieve lasting improvemen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45070/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - When There's Harm in the Hospital: Can Transparency
Replace "Deny and Defend"?
October 3, 2017
National Health Policy Forum. Washington, DC: George Washington University. March 11, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-theres-harm-hospital-can-transparency-replace-deny-and-defend
This report provides the insight…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46483/psn-pdf
October 04, 2017 - Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.
October 4, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
Falls are a primary focus of quality and patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals. This training
program pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44380/psn-pdf
October 26, 2018 - From Safety-I to Safety-II: A White Paper.
October 26, 2018
Hollnagel E, Wears RL, Braithwaite J. Middelfart, Denmark: Resilient Health Care Net; 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-i-safety-ii-white-paper
To enhance patient safety, researchers must consider complexity in health care settings. This white pape…