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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40805/psn-pdf
July 19, 2016 - Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's
Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2011.
July 19, 2016
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-americas-hospitals-joint-commissions-annual-report-quality-and-
safety-2011
This report emphasizes perfor…
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March 09, 2022 - Non-technical skills in surgery during the COVID-19
pandemic: an observational study.
March 9, 2022
Etheridge JC, Moyal-Smith R, Sonnay Y, et al. Non-technical skills in surgery during the COVID-19
pandemic: an observational study. Int J Surg. 2022;98:106210. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106210.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45482/psn-pdf
September 14, 2016 - 'America's other drug problem': copious prescriptions for
hospitalized elderly.
September 14, 2016
Gorman A. Kaiser Health News. August 30, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/americas-other-drug-problem-copious-prescriptions-hospitalized-elderly
Older patients are particularly vulnerable to medication errors, as t…
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March 05, 2014 - Framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical
medicine.
March 5, 2014
Vincent C, Taylor-Adams S, Stanhope N. Framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical medicine.
BMJ. 1998;316(7138):1154-1157.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framework-analysing-risk-and-safety-clinical-medicine-0
This commentary outli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47768/psn-pdf
February 27, 2019 - Challenging authority and speaking up in the operating
room environment: a narrative synthesis.
February 27, 2019
Pattni N, Arzola C, Malavade A, et al. Challenging authority and speaking up in the operating room
environment: a narrative synthesis. Br J Anaesth. 2019;122(2):233-244. doi:10.1016/j.bja.2018.10.056.
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September 04, 2024 - Relationship between patient safety culture and patient
experience in hospital settings: a scoping review.
September 4, 2024
Alabdaly A, Hinchcliff R, Debono D, et al. Relationship between patient safety culture and patient
experience in hospital settings: a scoping review. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24(1):906.
doi…
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May 06, 2020 - Blueprint for restructuring a department of surgery in
concert with the health care system during a pandemic:
the University of Wisconsin Experience.
May 6, 2020
Zarzaur BL, Stahl CC, Greenberg JA, et al. Blueprint for restructuring a department of surgery in concert
with the health care system during a pandemic: …
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March 31, 2021 - Health professionals' perspectives of safety issues in
mental health services: a qualitative study.
March 31, 2021
Albutt AK, Berzins K, Louch G, et al. Health professionals’ perspectives of safety issues in mental health
services: A qualitative study. nt J Ment Health Nurs. 2021;30(3):798-810. doi:10.1111/inm.1283…
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June 01, 2022 - Assessment of bias in patient safety reporting systems
categorized by physician gender, race and ethnicity, and
faculty rank: a qualitative study.
June 1, 2022
doi:https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13234.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-bias-patient-safety-reporting-systems-categorized-physician…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72749/psn-pdf
February 17, 2021 - Multi-professional simulation-based team training in
obstetric emergencies for improving patient outcomes
and trainees' performance
February 17, 2021
Fransen AF, van de Ven J, Banga FR, et al. Multi-professional simulation-based team training in obstetric
emergencies for improving patient outcomes and trainees' pe…
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January 01, 2023 - Teamwork before and during COVID-19: the good, the
same, and the ugly….
August 24, 2022
Rehder KJ, Adair KC, Eckert E, et al. Teamwork before and during COVID-19: the good, the same, and the
ugly…. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(1):36-41. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001070.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-and-during-c…
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April 28, 2021 - Hearing impairment and the amelioration of avoidable
medical error: a cross-sectional survey.
April 28, 2021
Henn P, O’Tuathaigh C, Keegan D, et al. Hearing impairment and the amelioration of avoidable medical
error: a cross-sectional survey. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(3):e155-e160. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000298.
h…
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December 04, 2015 - Improving clinical handover between intensive care unit
and general ward professionals at intensive care unit
discharge.
December 4, 2015
van Sluisveld N, Hesselink G, van der Hoeven JG, et al. Improving clinical handover between intensive
care unit and general ward professionals at intensive care unit discharge. …
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July 13, 2022 - Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient
Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer at the Hampton VA
Medical Center in Virginia.
July 13, 2022
Washington, DC: VA Office of the Inspector General; June 28, 2022. Report No 21-03349-186.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multiple-failures-test-results-follow-patient-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836960/psn-pdf
April 20, 2022 - Effect of a multispecialty faculty handoff initiative on
safety culture and handoff quality.
April 20, 2022
Fitzgerald KM, Banerjee TR, Starmer AJ, et al. Effect of a multispecialty faculty handoff initiative on safety
culture and handoff quality. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2022;7(2):e539. doi:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000539.
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February 24, 2011 - Medication discrepancies in resident sign-outs and their
potential to harm.
February 24, 2011
Arora V, Kao J, Lovinger D, et al. Medication discrepancies in resident sign-outs and their potential to
harm. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(12):1751-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-discrepancies-resident-sign-outs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-kronick-phd
February 01, 2014 - We need to work harder and smarter in communicating this information.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60746/psn-pdf
July 29, 2020 - Misdiagnosis of a Pelvic Mass versus Pregnancy
July 29, 2020
Leiserowitz GS, Herding H. Misdiagnosis of a Pelvic Mass versus Pregnancy. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misdiagnosis-pelvic-mass-versus-pregnancy
The Case
A 28-year-old woman arrived at the Emergency Department (ED) complaining o…
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August 01, 2017 - Add-on Case and the Missing Checklist
August 1, 2017
Catchpole K. Add-on Case and the Missing Checklist. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/add-case-and-missing-checklist
The Case
A 65-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of abdominal pain and weight loss. Based on diagnostic
data and ima…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33630/psn-pdf
March 01, 2006 - Team Training: Classroom Training vs. High-Fidelity
Simulation
March 1, 2006
Pratt SD, PSachs B. Team Training: Classroom Training vs. High-Fidelity Simulation. PSNet [internet].
2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/team-training-classroom-training-vs-high-fidelity-simulation
Point–Counterpoint
Editor's Note…