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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-health-care-systems-let-our-patients-down-systematic-review-suicide-deaths
October 19, 2022 - Review
How health care systems let our patients down: a systematic review into suicide deaths.
Citation Text:
Wyder M, Ray MK, Roennfeldt H, et al. How health care systems let our patients down: a systematic review into suicide deaths. Int J Qual Health Care. 2020;32(5):285-291. doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-abuse-and-poisoning-trends-inpatient-and-emergency-department-discharges
June 03, 2020 - Study
Opioid abuse and poisoning: trends in inpatient and emergency department discharges.
Citation Text:
Tedesco D, Asch SM, Curtin C, et al. Opioid Abuse And Poisoning: Trends In Inpatient And Emergency Department Discharges. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017;36(10):1748-1753. doi:10.1377/hl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-shared-situation-awareness-high-risk-therapies-hospitalized-children
October 20, 2021 - Study
Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk therapies in hospitalized children.
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Sosa T, Mayer B, Chakkalakkal B, et al. Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk therapies in hospitalized children. Hosp Pediatr. 2022;12(1):37-46. doi:10.1542/hpeds.202…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/early-diagnostic-suggestions-improve-accuracy-family-physicians-randomized-controlled-trial
April 07, 2021 - Study
Early diagnostic suggestions improve accuracy of family physicians: a randomized controlled trial in Greece.
Citation Text:
Kostopoulou O, Lionis C, Angelaki A, et al. Early diagnostic suggestions improve accuracy of family physicians: a randomized controlled trial in Greece. Fam P…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-adverse-drug-events-hospitalized-patients-comparative-study-intensive-care-and
March 31, 2021 - Study
Classic
Preventable adverse drug events in hospitalized patients: a comparative study of intensive care and general care units.
Citation Text:
Cullen DJ, Sweitzer BJ, Bates DW, et al. Preventable adverse drug events in hospitalized patients. Crit Care Me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/duty-hours-quality-care-and-patient-safety-general-surgery-resident-perceptions
July 02, 2014 - Study
Duty hours, quality of care, and patient safety: general surgery resident perceptions.
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Borman KR, Jones AT, Shea JA. Duty hours, quality of care, and patient safety: general surgery resident perceptions. J Am Coll Surg. 2012;215(1):70-7; discussion 77-9. doi:10.101…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-healthcare-safety-networks-digital-quality-measures-cdcs-automated-measures
September 23, 2020 - Study
The National Healthcare Safety Network's digital quality measures: CDC's automated measures for surveillance of patient safety.
Citation Text:
Shehab N, Alschuler L, McILvenna S, et al. The National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-errors-infrequently-performed-trauma-procedures-after-training
June 27, 2018 - Study
Critical errors in infrequently performed trauma procedures after training.
Citation Text:
Mackenzie CF, Shackelford SA, Tisherman SA, et al. Critical errors in infrequently performed trauma procedures after training. Surgery. 2019;166(5):835-843. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2019.05.031.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-safe-are-paediatric-emergency-departments-national-prospective-cohort-study
May 20, 2020 - Study
How safe are paediatric emergency departments? A national prospective cohort study.
Citation Text:
Plint AC, Newton AS, Stang A, et al. How safe are paediatric emergency departments? A national prospective cohort study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022;31(11):806-817. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2021-0146…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transformational-improvement-quality-care-and-health-systems-next-decade
October 14, 2020 - Commentary
Transformational improvement in quality care and health systems: the next decade.
Citation Text:
Braithwaite J, Vincent CA, Garcia-Elorrio E, et al. Transformational improvement in quality care and health systems: the next decade. BMC Med. 2020;18(1):340. doi:10.1186/s12916-02…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/text-mining-approach-categorize-patient-safety-event-reports-medication-error-type
December 07, 2022 - Study
A text mining approach to categorize patient safety event reports by medication error type.
Citation Text:
Boxley C, Fujimoto M, Ratwani RM, et al. A text mining approach to categorize patient safety event reports by medication error type. Sci Rep. 2023;13(1):18354. doi:10.1038/s41…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-health-information-technology-safety-classification-system-veterans-health
August 04, 2021 - Study
Implementation of a health information technology safety classification system in the Veterans Health Administration's Informatics Patient Safety Office.
Citation Text:
Kato D, Lucas J, Sittig DF. Implementation of a health information technology safety classification system in the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/quality-and-safety-challenges-critical-care-preventing-and-treating-delirium-intensive
December 01, 2012 - Quality and Safety Challenges in Critical Care: Preventing and Treating Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit
Eduard E. Vasilevskis, MD; E. Wesley Ely, MD, MPH; Robert S. Dittus, MD, MPH | December 1, 2012
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-bolus-norepinephrine
December 04, 2016 - paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, an ascending aortic aneurysm, and a bicuspid aortic valve, presented to clinic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dose-makes-poison-medication-error-during-procedural-sedation-pediatric-emergency-department
January 23, 2017 - reconciliation: comparing a customized medication history form to a standard medication form in a specialty clinic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38947/psn-pdf
September 09, 2009 - Patients get power of fast response.
September 9, 2009
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. September 1, 2009:D2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-get-power-fast-response
This column explains that some hospitals now afford patients and families the right to summon
an immediate clinical response to a patient's worse…
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January 28, 2011 - Medical simulation gets real.
January 28, 2011
Voelker R. Medical Simulation Gets Real. JAMA. 2009;302(20). doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1677.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-simulation-gets-real
This news article reports on the growth of simulation as a teaching tool and describes several examples of
its successful…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amended-lab-results-communication-slip
September 26, 2012 - Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip
Citation Text:
Mohta V. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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July 28, 2021 - EMS Patient Safety in the Field
July 28, 2021
Augustine JJ, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. EMS Patient Safety in the Field. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ems-patient-safety-field
Introduction
Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel serve a critical role within the care continuum. They ar…
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March 01, 2015 - Handoffs and Transitions
January 22, 2014
Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
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Annual Perspective 2014
Despite recent efforts to promote clinical integration, the United States health care system remains highly
fragmented. From it…