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February 18, 2017 - Learning from incidents in healthcare: the journey, not
the arrival, matters.
February 18, 2017
Leistikow I, Mulder S, Vesseur J, et al. Learning from incidents in healthcare: the journey, not the arrival,
matters. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(3):252-256. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004853.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learni…
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August 27, 2014 - Validation of a teamwork perceptions measure to increase
patient safety.
August 27, 2014
Keebler JR, Dietz AS, Lazzara EH, et al. Validation of a teamwork perceptions measure to increase patient
safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(9):718-26. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001942.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/validation-teamwork…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867347/psn-pdf
December 11, 2024 - Recommendations to ensure safety of AI in real-world
clinical care.
December 11, 2024
Sittig DF, Singh H. Recommendations to ensure safety of AI in real-world clinical care. JAMA.
2025;333(6):457-458. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.24598.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/recommendations-ensure-safety-ai-real-world-clinical-car…
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February 13, 2019 - Just Culture and its critical link to patient safety—part 1
and part 2.
February 13, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 17, 2012;17:1-4; July 12, 2012;17:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-culture-and-its-critical-link-patient-safety-part-1-and-part-2
This newsletter article series pres…
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May 27, 2011 - A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach
to predicting the effectiveness of medication error
interventions.
May 27, 2011
Karnon J, McIntosh A, Dean JE, et al. A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach to
predicting the effectiveness of medication error interventions. Saf Sci. 2006;45(4).…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36087/psn-pdf
September 28, 2010 - Improving patient safety in hospitals: contributions of
high-reliability theory and normal accident theory.
September 28, 2010
Tamuz M, Harrison MI. Improving patient safety in hospitals: Contributions of high-reliability theory and
normal accident theory. Health Serv Res. 2006;41(4 Pt 2):1654-76.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38346/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - Human factors engineering in healthcare systems: the
problem of human error and accident management.
April 1, 2010
Cacciabue PC, Vella G. Human factors engineering in healthcare systems: the problem of human error and
accident management. Int J Med Inform. 2010;79(4):e1-17. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.10.005.
http…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41453/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Judging whether a patient is actually improving: more
pitfalls from the science of human perception.
November 26, 2014
Redelmeier DA, Dickinson VM. Judging whether a patient is actually improving: more pitfalls from the
science of human perception. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27(9):1195-9. doi:10.1007/s11606-012-2097-2.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33926/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - The problems of detecting medication errors in hospitals.
March 7, 2005
Barker KN, McConnell WE. The Problems of Detecting Medication Errors in Hospitals. Am J Health Syst
Pharm. 1962;19(8):360-369. doi:10.1093/ajhp/19.8.360.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problems-detecting-medication-errors-hospitals
Perhaps the f…
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June 22, 2009 - The investigation and analysis of critical incidents and
adverse events in healthcare.
June 22, 2009
Woloshynowych M, Rogers S, Taylor-Adams S, et al. The investigation and analysis of critical incidents
and adverse events in healthcare. Health Technol Assess. 2005;9(19):1-143, iii.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45492/psn-pdf
September 28, 2016 - Understanding human over-reliance on technology.
September 28, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 8, 2016;21:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-human-over-reliance-technology
Over-reliance on technology can contribute to error due to user complacency. Reviewing how the ten…
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September 05, 2018 - Patient safety climate: a study of Southern California
healthcare organizations.
September 5, 2018
Avramchuk AS, McGuire SJJ. Patient Safety Climate: A Study of Southern California Healthcare
Organizations. J Healthc Manag. 2018;63(3):175-192. doi:10.1097/JHM-D-16-00004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41738/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Inappropriate use of pharmacy bulk packages of IV
contrast media increases risk of infections.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 20, 2012;17:1,3-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk-
infections
This articl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35043/psn-pdf
June 22, 2009 - Human factors engineering: a tool for medical device
evaluation in hospital procurement decision-making.
June 22, 2009
Ginsburg G. Human factors engineering: a tool for medical device evaluation in hospital procurement
decision-making. J Biomed Inform. 2005;38(3):213-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47504/psn-pdf
December 21, 2018 - Health apps and health policy: what is needed?
December 21, 2018
Bates DW, Landman A, Levine DM. Health Apps and Health Policy: What Is Needed? JAMA.
2018;320(19):1975-1976. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.14378.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-apps-and-health-policy-what-needed
Mobile health care applications are incre…
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September 27, 2017 - What is the measure of a safe hospital? Medication errors
missed by risk management, clinical staff, and surveyors.
September 27, 2017
Grasso BC, Rothschild JM, Jordan CW, et al. What is the measure of a safe hospital? Medication errors
missed by risk management, clinical staff, and surveyors. J Psychiatr Pract. 20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60531/psn-pdf
May 27, 2020 - Telenursing in incidents and disasters: a systematic
review of the literature.
May 27, 2020
Nejadshafiee M, Bahaadinbeigy K, Kazemi M, et al. Telenursing in incidents and disasters: a systematic
review of the literature. J Emerg Nurs. 2020. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2020.03.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telenursing-in…
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September 14, 2018 - Health IT Patient Safety Supplemental Items for Hospitals.
September 14, 2018
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 25, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-it-patient-safety-supplemental-items-hospitals
Tracking the intersection of organizational culture with health information technology use can …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37966/psn-pdf
January 15, 2009 - Adopting electronic medical records in primary care:
lessons learned from health information systems
implementation experience in seven countries.
January 15, 2009
Ludwick DA, Doucette J. Adopting electronic medical records in primary care: lessons learned from health
information systems implementation experience …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45789/psn-pdf
January 11, 2017 - Concurrent and Overlapping Surgeries: Additional
Measures Warranted.
January 11, 2017
US Senate Finance Committee. December 6, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/concurrent-and-overlapping-surgeries-additional-measures-warranted
The practice of scheduling concurrent surgeries has raised concerns about increased ri…