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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60359/psn-pdf
May 20, 2020 - Incorrect use of smart infusion pump in the operating
room (OR) leads to milrinone overdose.
May 20, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 7, 2020;25(9).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incorrect-use-smart-infusion-pump-operating-room-or-leads-milrinone-
overdose
Lack of familiarity with sm…
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January 01, 2021 - Risk factors associated with medication ordering errors.
December 16, 2020
Abraham J, Galanter WL, Touchette DR, et al. Risk factors associated with medication ordering errors. J
Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021;18(1):86-94. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocaa264.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-factors-associated-medication-orderin…
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November 28, 2018 - Impact of the communication and patient hand-off tool
SBAR on patient safety: a systematic review.
November 28, 2018
Müller M, Jürgens J, Redaèlli M, et al. Impact of the communication and patient hand-off tool SBAR on
patient safety: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 2018;8(8):e022202. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022202…
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February 01, 2019 - Safe use of opioids in hospitals.
December 23, 2016
Sentinel Event Alert. 2012;49:1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals
Opioid pain medications are considered high-risk medications due to the potential for respiratory
depression and other adverse effects. Because these medications are freque…
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April 29, 2020 - Missed, rationed or unfinished nursing care: a scoping
review of patient outcomes.
April 29, 2020
Kalánková D, Kirwan M, Bartoní?ková D, et al. Missed, rationed or unfinished nursing care: A scoping
review of patient outcomes. J Nurs Manag. 2020;28(8):1783-1797. doi:10.1111/jonm.12978.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836776/psn-pdf
March 23, 2022 - Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on
falls during hospital admission.
March 23, 2022
Damoiseaux-Volman BA, Raven K, Sent D, et al. Potentially inappropriate medications and their effect on
falls during hospital admission. Age Ageing. 2022;51(1):afab205. doi:10.1093/ageing/afab205.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839315/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Six major steps to make investigations of suicide valuable
for learning and prevention.
November 2, 2022
Fröding E, Vincent C, Andersson-Gäre B, et al. Six major steps to make investigations of suicide valuable
for learning and prevention. Arch Suicide Res. 2024;28(1):1-19. doi:10.1080/13811118.2022.2133652.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39975/psn-pdf
March 03, 2011 - Communication failure in the operating room.
March 3, 2011
Halverson AL, Casey JT, Andersson J, et al. Communication failure in the operating room. Surgery.
2011;149(3):305-310. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2010.07.051.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failure-operating-room
Communication failures are a well-chara…
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April 17, 2024 - Impact of repeated reimbursement penalties on hospital
total quality scores.
April 17, 2024
Brewer A, Hughes MC, Patel KN. Impact of repeated reimbursement penalties on hospital total quality
scores. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(3):198-201. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001199.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-repeated-r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45449/psn-pdf
October 29, 2017 - Situational awareness—what it means for clinicians, its
recognition and importance in patient safety.
October 29, 2017
Green B, Parry D, Oeppen RS, et al. Situational awareness - what it means for clinicians, its recognition
and importance in patient safety. Oral Dis. 2017;23(6):721-725. doi:10.1111/odi.12547.
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November 23, 2016 - Types and patterns of safety concerns in home care:
client and family caregiver perspectives.
November 23, 2016
Tong CE, Sims-Gould J, Martin-Matthews A. Types and patterns of safety concerns in home care: client
and family caregiver perspectives. Int J Qual Health Care. 2016;28(2):214-220.
doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzw0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844780/psn-pdf
September 11, 2019 - Commissioning simulations to test new healthcare
facilities: a proactive and innovative approach to
healthcare system safety.
September 11, 2019
Kaba A, Barnes S. Commissioning simulations to test new healthcare facilities: a proactive and innovative
approach to healthcare system safety. Adv Simul (Lond). 2019;4:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43500/psn-pdf
November 17, 2014 - A systematic review of behavioural marker systems in
healthcare: what do we know about their attributes,
validity and application?
November 17, 2014
Dietz AS, Pronovost P, Benson KN, et al. A systematic review of behavioural marker systems in
healthcare: what do we know about their attributes, validity and applica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854255/psn-pdf
October 04, 2023 - Empowering telemetry technicians and enhancing
communication to improve in-hospital cardiac arrest
survival.
October 4, 2023
McCoy C, Keshvani N, Warsi M, et al. Empowering telemetry technicians and enhancing communication to
improve in-hospital cardiac arrest survival. BMJ Open Qual. 2023;12(3):e002220. doi:10.11…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47975/psn-pdf
May 29, 2019 - Surgical Innovation, New Techniques and Technologies:
A Guide to Good Practice.
May 29, 2019
London, UK: Royal College of Surgeons of England; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-innovation-new-techniques-and-technologies-guide-good-practice
Introducing innovations in practice involves taking calculated ri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866955/psn-pdf
October 16, 2024 - Adverse diagnostic events in hospitalised patients: a
single-centre, retrospective cohort study.
October 16, 2024
Dalal AK, Plombon S, Konieczny K, et al. Adverse diagnostic events in hospitalised patients: a single-
centre, retrospective cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;Epub Oct 1. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2024-017183.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46002/psn-pdf
October 13, 2018 - Exploring physician perspectives of residency holdover
handoffs: a qualitative study to understand an
increasingly important type of handoff.
October 13, 2018
Duong JA, Jensen TP, Morduchowicz S, et al. Exploring Physician Perspectives of Residency Holdover
Handoffs: A Qualitative Study to Understand an Increasing…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45848/psn-pdf
November 19, 2018 - New Horizons in Patient Safety: Understanding
Communication: Case Studies for Physicians.
November 19, 2018
Hannawa AF, Wu AW, Juhasz RS, eds. Berlin, Germany: DeGruyter; 2017. ISBN: 9783110455014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-horizons-patient-safety-understanding-communication-case-studies-
physicians
Poor c…
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September 24, 2010 - Implementing patient safety practices in small ambulatory
care settings.
September 24, 2010
Schauberger CW, Larson P. Implementing patient safety practices in small ambulatory care settings. Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(8):419-425.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-patient-safety-practices-small-amb…
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December 23, 2020 - Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention
through interdisciplinary health education.
December 23, 2020
Lopez-Jeng C, Eberth SD. Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary
health education. Health Promot Pract. 2020;21(6):918-925. doi:10.1177/1524839919840337.
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