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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45520/psn-pdf
October 05, 2016 - Defining excellence: next steps for practicing clinicians
seeking to prevent diagnostic error.
October 5, 2016
Foster PN, Klein JR. Defining excellence: next steps for practicing clinicians seeking to prevent diagnostic
error. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2016;6(4):31994. doi:10.3402/jchimp.v6.31994.
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October 27, 2016 - Preventing Patient Falls: A Systematic Approach From
the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare
Project.
October 27, 2016
Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust; October 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-patient-falls-systematic-approach-joint-commission-center-
transforming-hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60007/psn-pdf
March 04, 2020 - ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Implementation and
Use of Smart Infusion Pumps.
March 4, 2020
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-optimizing-safe-implementation-and-use-smart-infusion-
pumps
Smart pumps are widely available as a medicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45609/psn-pdf
November 16, 2016 - A review of healthcare failure mode and effects analysis
(HFMEA) in radiotherapy.
November 16, 2016
Giardina M, Cantone MC, Tomarchio E, et al. A Review of Healthcare Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
(HFMEA) in Radiotherapy. Health Phys. 2016;111(4):317-26. doi:10.1097/HP.0000000000000536.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45249/psn-pdf
June 22, 2016 - PHSO Review: Quality of NHS Complaints Investigations.
June 22, 2016
First Report of Session 2016–17 Report. House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional
Affairs Committee. London, England: The Stationery Office; May 24, 2016. Publication HC 94.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37883/psn-pdf
July 02, 2008 - The limits of knowledge management for UK public
services modernization: the case of patient safety and
service quality.
July 2, 2008
Currie G, Waring J, Finn R. THE LIMITS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR UK PUBLIC SERVICES
MODERNIZATION: THE CASE OF PATIENT SAFETY AND SERVICE QUALITY. Public Adm. 2008;86(2).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45001/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - Relationship between job burnout, psychosocial factors
and health care–associated infections in critical care
units.
June 1, 2016
Galletta M, Portoghese I, D'Aloja E, et al. Relationship between job burnout, psychosocial factors and
health care-associated infections in critical care units. Intensive Crit Care Nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45298/psn-pdf
April 22, 2017 - The problem with root cause analysis.
April 22, 2017
Peerally MF, Carr S, Waring J, et al. The problem with root cause analysis. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(5):417-
422. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005511.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-root-cause-analysis
Root cause analysis (RCA) is a strategy to investigate incident…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44821/psn-pdf
December 05, 2022 - Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient
Safety Culture.
December 5, 2022
Yount N, Edelman S, Sorra J, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November
2022. AHRQ Publication No. 23-0011.
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Im…
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May 29, 2019 - Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery.
May 29, 2019
Neuman MD, Bateman BT, Wunsch H. Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. Lancet.
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The overprescribing of o…
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August 14, 2019 - Professionalism lapses and adverse childhood
experiences: reflections from the island of last resort.
August 14, 2019
Williams BW. Professionalism Lapses and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Reflections From the Island of
Last Resort. Acad Med. 2019;94(8):1081-1083. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000002793.
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January 22, 2016 - Just-in-time training for high-risk low-volume therapies:
an approach to ensure patient safety.
January 22, 2016
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October 11, 2017 - What can physicians do to help curb the opioid crisis?
October 11, 2017
Bendix J.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-can-physicians-do-help-curb-opioid-crisis
The persistent problem of opioid-related harm calls for changes in pain management practices and system
processes in all care settings. This magazine article…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46741/psn-pdf
June 07, 2018 - Suffering in silence: medical error and its impact on
health care providers.
June 7, 2018
Robertson JJ, Long B. Suffering in Silence: Medical Error and its Impact on Health Care Providers. J
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60363/psn-pdf
March 01, 2021 - Transition Coaches® Reduce Readmissions for Medicare
Patients With Complex Postdischarge Needs
Originally published on June 12, 2020
Last updated on January 11, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/transition-coachesr-reduce-readmissions-medicare-patients-complex-
postdischarge-needs
Summary
Under a program kn…
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May 16, 2022 - When the Meds Don’t Reach the Bed
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June 14, 2023 - The review notes that addressing these power imbalances is an important path forward for truly successful
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-beverley-h-johnson-about-role-patients-family-reducing-harm
June 14, 2023 - The review notes that addressing these power imbalances is an important path forward for truly successful
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34980/psn-pdf
February 15, 2011 - Barriers to implementation of patient safety systems in
healthcare institutions: leadership and policy
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February 15, 2011
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https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-implementation-patient-safety-systems-healthcare-institutions-
leadership-and-policy
In or…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867533/psn-pdf
January 15, 2025 - AHRQ announces interest in health services research to
reduce emergency department boarding and hospital
crowding.
January 15, 2025
AHRQ announces interest in health services research to reduce emergency department boarding and
hospital crowding. Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research. Special Emphasis Notice.…