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Medical errors during training: how do residents cope?: a descriptive study. | PSNet

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October 13, 2021 - Study Medical errors during training: how do residents cope?: a descriptive study. Citation Text: Fatima S, Soria S, Esteban- Cruciani N. Medical errors during training: how do residents cope?: a descriptive study. BMC Med Educ. 2021;21(1):408. doi:10.1186/s12909-021-02850-1. Copy Cit…

Promising practices for improving hospital patient safety culture. | PSNet

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December 09, 2020 - Study Classic Promising practices for improving hospital patient safety culture. Citation Text: Campione J, Famolaro T. Promising Practices for Improving Hospital Patient Safety Culture. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018;44(1):23-32. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.09.00…

Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation. | PSNet

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August 25, 2021 - Review Emerging Classic Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation. Citation Text: O’Neill SM, Clyne B, Bell M, et al. Why do h…

Why do systems for responding to concerns and complaints so often fail patients, families and healthcare staff? | PSNet

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June 16, 2021 - Study Why do systems for responding to concerns and complaints so often fail patients, families and healthcare staff? Citation Text: Martin GP, Chew S, Dixon-Woods M. Why do systems for responding to concerns and complaints so often fail patients, families and healthcare staff? A qualita…

Patients' conceptualizations of responsibility for healthcare: a typology for understanding differing attributions in the context of patient safety. | PSNet

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January 08, 2020 - Study Patients' conceptualizations of responsibility for healthcare: a typology for understanding differing attributions in the context of patient safety. Citation Text: Heavey E, Waring J, De Brún A, et al. Patients' Conceptualizations of Responsibility for Healthcare: A Typology for Un…

Is it time for the mental health field to consider unplanned discharge a key metric of patient safety? | PSNet

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June 01, 2022 - Study Is it time for the mental health field to consider unplanned discharge a key metric of patient safety? Citation Text: Riblet NB, Gottlieb DJ, Watts BV, et al. Is it time for the mental health field to consider unplanned discharge a key metric of patient safety? J Nerv Ment Dis. 202…

Physician burnout, well-being, and work unit safety grades in relationship to reported medical errors. | PSNet

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June 01, 2022 - Study Classic Physician burnout, well-being, and work unit safety grades in relationship to reported medical errors. Citation Text: Tawfik DS, Profit J, Morgenthaler TI, et al. Physician Burnout, Well-being, and Work Unit Safety Grades in Relationship to Reporte…

The impact of electronic health records on time efficiency of physicians and nurses: a systematic review. | PSNet

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March 11, 2011 - Review Classic The impact of electronic health records on time efficiency of physicians and nurses: a systematic review. Citation Text: Poissant L, Pereira J, Tamblyn R, et al. The impact of electronic health records on time efficiency of physicians and nurses…

Systems Approach | PSNet

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June 15, 2024 - Mistakes, by contrast, reflect incorrect choices, and more often reflect lack of experience, insufficient

The Lung Nodule That Refused To Grow | PSNet

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March 01, 2004 - SPOTLIGHT CASE The Lung Nodule That Refused To Grow Citation Text: Balekian AA, Gould MK. The Lung Nodule That Refused To Grow. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012. Copy Citation Format: Googl…

More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day Is Too Many: The Need to Improve Patient Safety. | PSNet

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September 02, 2016 - Congressional Testimony More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day Is Too Many: The Need to Improve Patient Safety. Citation Text: More Than 1,000 Preventable Deaths a Day Is Too Many: The Need to Improve Patient Safety. Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, 113th Co…

Effectiveness of a ‘do not interrupt’ vest intervention to reduce medication errors during medication administration: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial. | PSNet

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December 21, 2017 - Study Effectiveness of a ‘do not interrupt’ vest intervention to reduce medication errors during medication administration: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial. Citation Text: Berdot S, Vilfaillot A, Bézie Y, et al. Effectiveness of a ‘do not interrupt’ vest intervention to…

Inadequacies of physical examination as a cause of medical errors and adverse events: a collection of vignettes. | PSNet

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June 01, 1989 - Study Classic Inadequacies of physical examination as a cause of medical errors and adverse events: a collection of vignettes. Citation Text: Verghese A, Charlton B, Kassirer JP, et al. Inadequacies of Physical Examination as a Cause of Medical Errors and Advers…

Incident learning in pursuit of high reliability: implementing a comprehensive, low-threshold reporting program in a large, multisite radiation oncology department. | PSNet

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September 27, 2017 - Study Incident learning in pursuit of high reliability: implementing a comprehensive, low-threshold reporting program in a large, multisite radiation oncology department. Citation Text: Gabriel PE, Volz E, Bergendahl HW, et al. Incident learning in pursuit of high reliability: implementi…

Perceptions of hospital safety climate and incidence of readmission. | PSNet

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March 25, 2015 - Study Perceptions of hospital safety climate and incidence of readmission. Citation Text: Hansen LO, Williams M, Singer SJ. Perceptions of hospital safety climate and incidence of readmission. Health Serv Res. 2011;46(2):596-616. doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01204.x. Copy Citation …

Inadequate health literacy among paid caregivers of seniors. | PSNet

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May 04, 2010 - Study Inadequate health literacy among paid caregivers of seniors. Citation Text: Lindquist LA, Jain N, Tam K, et al. Inadequate health literacy among paid caregivers of seniors. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26(5):474-9. doi:10.1007/s11606-010-1596-2. Copy Citation Format: DOI …

Effect of a hospital-wide measure on the readmissions reduction program. | PSNet

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February 14, 2017 - Study Effect of a hospital-wide measure on the readmissions reduction program. Citation Text: Zuckerman RB, Maddox KEJ, Sheingold SH, et al. Effect of a Hospital-wide Measure on the Readmissions Reduction Program. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(16):1551-1558. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1701791. Copy Ci…

The dollar or disease burden: caps on healthcare spending may save money, but at what "cost" to patients? | PSNet

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March 01, 2011 - Study The dollar or disease burden: caps on healthcare spending may save money, but at what "cost" to patients? Citation Text: Ciarametaro M, Houghton K, Wamble D, et al. The dollar or disease burden: caps on healthcare spending may save money, but at what "cost" to patients? Value Healt…

Does Nursing Home Compare reflect patient safety in nursing homes? | PSNet

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February 10, 2015 - Study Does Nursing Home Compare reflect patient safety in nursing homes? Citation Text: Brauner D, Werner RM, Shippee TP, et al. Does Nursing Home Compare Reflect Patient Safety In Nursing Homes? Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(11):1770-1778. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2018.0721. Copy Citation…

Maximum emergency department overcrowding is correlated with occurrence of unexpected cardiac arrest. | PSNet

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July 31, 2013 - Study Maximum emergency department overcrowding is correlated with occurrence of unexpected cardiac arrest. Citation Text: Kim J-sung, Bae H-J, Sohn CH, et al. Maximum emergency department overcrowding is correlated with occurrence of unexpected cardiac arrest. Crit Care. 2020;24(1):305.…

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