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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36425/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal
analysis of specimen identification errors.
December 22, 2010
Wagar EA, Tamashiro L, Yasin B, et al. Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal analysis of
specimen identification errors. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130(11):1662-1668.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74095/psn-pdf
February 01, 2022 - Zero Suicide Initiative.
November 17, 2021
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. Fed Register. November 3,
2021;(86):60883-60893.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-suicide-initiative
Patient suicide attempts are considered never events. This funding announcement calls for pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43560/psn-pdf
September 24, 2014 - Burnout in Healthcare.
September 24, 2014
Laschinger H, Montgomery A, eds. Burnout Res. 2014;1:57-102.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-healthcare
Burnout has been linked to depression, work dissatisfaction, and increased rates of adverse events.
Articles in this special issue explore health professionals' exp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47354/psn-pdf
November 21, 2018 - Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package.
November 21, 2018
Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-medicine-change-package
Proactive identification of conditions that degrade the diagnostic process can drive improvement. This
toolkit provides …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45442/psn-pdf
October 12, 2016 - Radiotherapy Incident Reporting and Analysis System.
October 12, 2016
Center for Assessment of Radiological Sciences. 4913 Wuakesha Street, Madison,WI 53705. 608-345-
5795. Email: brthomad@cars-pso.org.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radiotherapy-incident-reporting-and-analysis-system
Patient Safety Organizations en…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36622/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - Measuring errors in surgical pathology in real-life
practice: defining what does and does not matter.
January 14, 2011
Renshaw AA, Gould EW. Measuring errors in surgical pathology in real-life practice: defining what does
and does not matter. Am J Clin Pathol. 2007;127(1):144-52.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43375/psn-pdf
July 23, 2014 - Managing risk at the point-of-care: preventing errors.
July 23, 2014
Njoroge S; Nichols JH.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-risk-point-care-preventing-errors
Highlighting how the disconnect between clinicians conducting point-of-care testing as a patient care action
and laboratory staff performing the analys…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73451/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - National Patient Safety Syllabus.
June 30, 2021
Spurgeon P, Cross S. London, UK; Academy of Medical Royal Colleges: May 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-syllabus
Amending curricula to incorporate the increasing scholarship related to patient safety improvement is a
challenge. This st…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37086/psn-pdf
October 03, 2011 - Failure mode and effects analysis: a useful tool for risk
identification and injury prevention.
October 3, 2011
Paparella S. Failure mode and effects analysis: a useful tool for risk identification and injury prevention.
Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Ass…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37858/psn-pdf
June 25, 2008 - Measuring team performance in healthcare: review of
research and implications for patient safety.
June 25, 2008
Jeffcott SA, Mackenzie CF. Measuring team performance in healthcare: review of research and
implications for patient safety. J Crit Care. 2008;23(2):188-96. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.12.005.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34719/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - Learning from samples of one or fewer.
December 23, 2008
March JG, Sproull LS, Tamuz M. Org Sci.1991;2:1-13. (reprinted in: Qual Saf Health Care 2003;12:465-
472.)
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-samples-one-or-fewer
Organizations learn from experience. However, learning from rare events is challenging becau…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60563/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - ‘Last responders’ seek to expand postmortem COVID
testing In unexplained deaths.
June 3, 2020
Andrews M. Kaiser News Network. May 19, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/last-responders-seek-expand-postmortem-covid-testing-unexplained-deaths
Post-mortem examination is an important tool for determining if misdiagnos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35111/psn-pdf
April 06, 2011 - Patient safety features of clinical computer systems:
questionnaire survey of GP views.
April 6, 2011
Morris CJ, Savelyich BSP, Avery A, et al. Patient safety features of clinical computer systems:
questionnaire survey of GP views. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(3):164-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34887/psn-pdf
February 26, 2009 - Has the Leapfrog Group had an impact on the health care
market?
February 26, 2009
Galvin RS, Delbanco S, Milstein A, et al. Has the leapfrog group had an impact on the health care market?
Health Aff (Millwood). 2005;24(1):228-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/has-leapfrog-group-had-impact-health-care-market
The Le…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836867/psn-pdf
April 06, 2022 - Safer Dx Checklist: 10 High-Priority Practices for
Diagnostic Excellence.
April 6, 2022
Houston TX; Baylor College of Medicine: 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-dx-checklist-10-high-priority-practices-diagnostic-excellence
Assessment can identify the current state of a process or program to reveal ar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36041/psn-pdf
June 21, 2006 - Intraoperative adverse events and related postoperative
complications in spine surgery: implications for
enhancing patient safety founded on evidence-based
protocols.
June 21, 2006
Rampersaud YR; Moro ER; Neary MA; White K; Lewis SJ; Massicotte EM; Fehlings MG.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intraoperative-adverse-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43718/psn-pdf
December 03, 2014 - Patient safety culture in nephrology nurse practice
settings: initial findings.
December 3, 2014
Ulrich B, Kear T. Nephrol Nurs J. 2014;41:459-476.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-culture-nephrology-nurse-practice-settings-initial-findings
This study utilized AHRQ patient safety culture surveys to asse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866357/psn-pdf
July 24, 2024 - People’s Experiences of Diagnosis.
July 24, 2024
People’s Experiences Of Diagnosis. London, England: National Voices; June 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/peoples-experiences-diagnosis
The discussion of diagnostic safety has expanded to include an effort to realize excellence. This report
explores the diagnosti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37564/psn-pdf
June 12, 2008 - The medical emergency team system: a two hospital
comparison.
June 12, 2008
Young L, Donald M, Parr M, et al. The Medical Emergency Team system: a two hospital comparison.
Resuscitation. 2008;77(2):180-8. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.11.016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-emergency-team-system-two-hospit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36204/psn-pdf
September 30, 2010 - Automated medication error studies with audit
supplementation were effectively designed and analyzed
by time series.
September 30, 2010
Shuster JJ, Winterstein AG. Automated medication error studies with audit supplementation were
effectively designed and analyzed by time series. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006;59(9).
doi…