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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38370/psn-pdf
August 22, 2009 - Monitoring for medication errors in outpatient settings.
August 22, 2009
Balkrishnan R, Foss CE, Pawaskar M, et al. Monitoring for medication errors in outpatient settings. J
Dermatolog Treat. 2009;20(4):229-32. doi:10.1080/09546630802607487.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/monitoring-medication-errors-outpatient-sett…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39130/psn-pdf
November 25, 2009 - Deaths in Acute Hospitals: Caring to the End?
November 25, 2009
Cooper H, Findlay G, Goodwin APL, et al. London, UK: National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome
and Death; November 2009. ISBN: 9780956088222.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-acute-hospitals-caring-end
This United Kingdom report analyzed m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42225/psn-pdf
April 24, 2013 - Brigham and Women's airing medical mistakes.
April 24, 2013
Kowalczyk L.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/brigham-and-womens-airing-medical-mistakes
This newspaper article describes how one hospital has fostered open communication about medical errors
through a monthly newsletter that recounts mistakes in an effort to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36955/psn-pdf
September 13, 2011 - Patient safety in after-hours telephone medicine.
September 13, 2011
Killip S, Ireson CL, Love MM, et al. Patient safety in after-hours telephone medicine. Fam Med.
2007;39(6):404-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-after-hours-telephone-medicine
The investigators talked with patients who had used a fam…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37190/psn-pdf
October 07, 2011 - Medical errors arising from outsourcing laboratory and
radiology services.
October 7, 2011
Chasin BS, Elliott SP, Klotz SA. Medical errors arising from outsourcing laboratory and radiology services.
Am J Med. 2007;120(9):819.e9-11.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-errors-arising-outsourcing-laboratory-and-radi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46852/psn-pdf
March 07, 2018 - NHS Resolution.
March 7, 2018
NHS Resolution.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nhs-resolution
The National Health Service (NHS) is a global leader in patient safety improvement. This website
coalesces information and activities generated by three NHS improvement efforts: patient compensation,
performance assessment, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38321/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - No bad apples.
June 17, 2014
Thrall TH. No bad apples. Hospitals & health networks. 2008;82(12):42-4, 1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-bad-apples
This article provides context on a recent study and Joint Commission alert regarding how disruptive
behavior may affect patient safety and describes steps hospitals ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37358/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Reducing surgical complications.
January 2, 2017
Griffin F. Reducing surgical complications. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(11):660-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-surgical-complications
The author supports the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s 5 Million Lives Campaign by
recommending several ch…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33894/psn-pdf
April 11, 2011 - Prevention of medication errors in the pediatric inpatient
setting.
April 11, 2011
Stucky ER; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs; American Academy of Pediatrics
Committee on Hospital Care. Pediatrics. 2003;112(2):431-436.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-medication-errors-pediatric-inpat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35527/psn-pdf
June 29, 2011 - Patient-reported service quality on a medicine unit.
June 29, 2011
Weingart SN, Pagovich O, Sands DZ, et al. Patient-reported service quality on a medicine unit. Int J Qual
Health Care. 2006;18(2):95-101.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-reported-service-quality-medicine-unit
The investigators interviewed pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42241/psn-pdf
May 01, 2013 - Special Issue on Teamwork.
May 1, 2013
Salas E, Rosen MA, eds. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(5):369-448.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-teamwork
Articles in this special issue explore theory-driven and simulation-based approaches to improve teamwork
in health care.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39718/psn-pdf
July 28, 2010 - What is patient safety culture? A review of the literature.
July 28, 2010
Sammer CE, Lykens K, Singh KP, et al. What is patient safety culture? A review of the literature. J Nurs
Scholarsh. 2010;42(2):156-65. doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01330.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-patient-safety-culture-review-liter…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36307/psn-pdf
June 30, 2011 - Is "first do no harm" a lost concept in medical education?
June 30, 2011
O'Leary D. Is "first do no harm" a lost concept in medical education. MedGenMed. 2006;8(3):77.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-no-harm-lost-concept-medical-education
This commentary advocates for better patient safety training in medical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35481/psn-pdf
December 30, 2012 - System errors in intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring:
a case review.
December 30, 2012
Miller L. System errors in intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring: a case review. J Midwifery Womens
Health. 2005;50(6):507-16.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-errors-intrapartum-electronic-fetal-monitoring-case-review
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41960/psn-pdf
May 19, 2014 - It's always something: hospital nurses managing risk.
May 19, 2014
Groves PS, Finfgeld-Connett D, Wakefield BJ. It's always something: hospital nurses managing risk. Clin
Nurs Res. 2014;23(3):296-313. doi:10.1177/1054773812468755.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/its-always-something-hospital-nurses-managing-risk
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39685/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Human Factors in Anaesthesia and Critical Care.
July 14, 2010
Hardman JG, Moppett IK, eds. Br J Anaesth. 2010;105(1):1-83.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-anaesthesia-and-critical-care
This special issue includes numerous articles discussing how human factors, communication, and latent
system fact…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35944/psn-pdf
August 02, 2010 - Analysis of laboratory critical value reporting at a large
academic medical center.
August 2, 2010
Dighe AS, Rao A, Coakley AB, et al. Analysis of laboratory critical value reporting at a large academic
medical center. Am J Clin Pathol. 2006;125(5):758-64.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-laboratory-critical-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36048/psn-pdf
September 27, 2010 - Can technology improve intershift report? What the
research reveals.
September 27, 2010
Strople B, Ottani P. Can Technology Improve Intershift Report? What the Research Reveals. Journal of
Professional Nursing. 2006;22(3). doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2006.03.007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-technology-improve-inte…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40536/psn-pdf
September 19, 2012 - Putting the 'patient' in patient safety: a qualitative study of
consumer experiences.
September 19, 2012
Rathert C, Brandt J, Williams E. Putting the 'patient' in patient safety: a qualitative study of consumer
experiences. Health Expect. 2012;15(3):327-36. doi:10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00685.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34137/psn-pdf
February 06, 2018 - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
February 6, 2018
P.O. Box 6668, Rochester, MN 55903.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anesthesia-patient-safety-foundation
The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation's (APSF) mission is to ensure that no patient is harmed by the
effects of anesthesia. To achieve that mission, APSF s…