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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38592/psn-pdf
April 29, 2009 - The teaching of a structured tool improves the clarity and
content of interprofessional clinical communication.
April 29, 2009
Marshall S, Harrison J, Flanagan B. The teaching of a structured tool improves the clarity and content of
interprofessional clinical communication. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(2):137-40.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43020/psn-pdf
May 29, 2014 - Handoff practices in undergraduate medical education.
May 29, 2014
Liston BW, Tartaglia KM, Evans D, et al. Handoff practices in undergraduate medical education. J Gen
Intern Med. 2014;29(5):765-9. doi:10.1007/s11606-014-2806-0.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handoff-practices-undergraduate-medical-education
This su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45659/psn-pdf
November 16, 2016 - Misdiagnoses: a hidden risk of genetic testing.
November 16, 2016
Howard J. CNN. October 31, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misdiagnoses-hidden-risk-genetic-testing
Although genetic testing can provide proactive assessment for disease, it can also result in unnecessary
care. This news article reports on the un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38846/psn-pdf
August 05, 2009 - Seeking a safer surgery: some states crack down on
doctors who perform unregulated outpatient procedures.
August 5, 2009
Landro L.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seeking-safer-surgery-some-states-crack-down-doctors-who-perform-
unregulated-outpatient
This article discusses growing legal oversight on outpatient surg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50646/psn-pdf
November 06, 2019 - My patient almost died from a mistake I made. I
apologized and it changed my life.
November 6, 2019
McLean K. Huffington Post. October 16, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/my-patient-almost-died-mistake-i-made-i-apologized-and-it-changed-my-life
Medical mistakes cause stress for both patients and their clinician…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60885/psn-pdf
September 02, 2020 - Becoming a High Reliability Organization.
September 2, 2020
VHA Forum. Summer 2020;1-12.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/becoming-high-reliability-organization
High reliability attainment is a stated goal for health care organizations. This special issue covers
established initiatives at the United States Veterans He…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38521/psn-pdf
September 19, 2016 - Inpatient suicide: preventing a common sentinel event.
September 19, 2016
Tishler CL, Reiss NS. Inpatient suicide: preventing a common sentinel event. Gen Hosp Psychiatry.
2009;31(2):103-9. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.09.007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-suicide-preventing-common-sentinel-event
Suici…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43720/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Hamilton father misdiagnosed with lung cancer demands
answers.
November 26, 2014
Carville O. The Star. November 14, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hamilton-father-misdiagnosed-lung-cancer-demands-answers
This news article reports on a case involving a patient who was misdiagnosed with terminal cancer and
touc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838079/psn-pdf
September 14, 2022 - Exploring the impact of employee engagement and
patient safety.
September 14, 2022
Scott G, Hogden A, Taylor R, et al. Exploring the impact of employee engagement and patient safety. Int J
Qual Health Care. 2022;34(3):mzac059. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzac059.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-impact-employee-engag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34816/psn-pdf
February 28, 2018 - Blaming others for threatening events.
February 28, 2018
Tennen H; Affleck G.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blaming-others-threatening-events
This detailed review summarizes existing evidence on how people adapt to threatening events by blaming
others. Discussion includes a synthesis of past work and explanations f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36026/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Inter- and intra-rater reliability for classification of
medication related events in paediatric inpatients.
March 28, 2011
Kunac DL, Reith DM, Kennedy J, et al. Inter- and intra-rater reliability for classification of medication related
events in paediatric inpatients. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(3):196-201.
ht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866934/psn-pdf
October 09, 2024 - How America’s health care system fails women in pain.
October 9, 2024
Neklason A. How America’s health care system fails women in pain. The Hill. September 23, 2024;
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-americas-health-care-system-fails-women-pain
Appropriate treatment of pain is a complicated process vulnerable to rac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45006/psn-pdf
April 06, 2016 - Quality and Patient Safety.
April 6, 2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-patient-safety
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has provided access to patient safety research,
information, and tools for nearly two decades. This website offers a wide rang…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34788/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - Cost of medication-related problems at a university
hospital.
March 28, 2005
Schneider PJ; Gift MG; Lee YP; Rothermich EA; Sill BE
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-medication-related-problems-university-hospital
This study used retrospective chart review to determine estimated costs of defined medication-related
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38405/psn-pdf
February 11, 2009 - Development of a self-report instrument to measure
patient safety attitudes, skills, and knowledge.
February 11, 2009
Schnall R, Stone PW, Currie L, et al. Development of a self-report instrument to measure patient safety
attitudes, skills, and knowledge. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2008;40(4):391-4. doi:10.1111/j.1547-
506…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45899/psn-pdf
March 15, 2017 - Patient Safety: Investigating and Reporting Serious
Clinical Incidents.
March 15, 2017
Kelsey R. CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL; 2017. ISBN: 9781498781169.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-investigating-and-reporting-serious-clinical-incidents
Research is increasingly focusing on patient safety in primary ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45169/psn-pdf
June 08, 2016 - High Reliability in Health Care.
June 8, 2016
Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-health-care
Development of high reliability remains an elusive goal for health care organizations. The Joint Commission
has also advocated for achieving high reliability …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60663/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Apology laws and malpractice liability: what have we
learned?
July 8, 2020
Fields AC, Mello MM, Kachalia A. Apology laws and malpractice liability: what have we learned? BMJ Qual
Saf. 2021;30(1):64-67. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2020-010955.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/apology-laws-and-malpractice-liability-what-have-we-l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50643/psn-pdf
November 06, 2019 - Same Day Surgery in the US; Findings of Two Inaugural
Leapfrog Surveys 2019.
November 6, 2019
Washington DC: Leapfrog Group; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/same-day-surgery-us-findings-two-inaugural-leapfrog-surveys-2019
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) are established venues for surgical care despite lack of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40861/psn-pdf
October 19, 2011 - Registered nurses' judgments of the classification and
risk level of patient care errors.
October 19, 2011
Chipps E, Wills CE, Tanda R, et al. Registered nurses' judgments of the classification and risk level of
patient care errors. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26(4):302-310. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31820f4c57.
https://ps…