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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/qualifications.html
December 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Prevention
Facilitator Training—Recommended Facilitator Trainee Qualifications
Know about adult learning principles and have experience training adults.
Can adjust the technical complexity of the content to the audience's level of understanding.
Have exce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42157/psn-pdf
April 22, 2013 - High performance teamwork training and systems
redesign in outpatient oncology.
April 22, 2013
Bunnell CA, Gross AH, Weingart SN, et al. High performance teamwork training and systems redesign in
outpatient oncology. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(5):405-13. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000948.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33889/psn-pdf
January 04, 2017 - John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. System
innovation: Concord Hospital.
January 4, 2017
Uhlig PN, Brown J, Nason AK, et al. John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. System innovation:
Concord Hospital. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2002;28(12):666-672.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-aw…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45926/psn-pdf
May 17, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
May 17, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-safety-ambulatory-surgery-centers
Ambulatory surgery centers provide care to growing numbers of patients. This toolkit draws fr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39491/psn-pdf
March 22, 2011 - The published literature on handoffs in hospitals:
deficiencies identified in an extensive review.
March 22, 2011
Cohen MD, Hilligoss B. The published literature on handoffs in hospitals: deficiencies identified in an
extensive review. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):493-7. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.033480.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851927/psn-pdf
August 02, 2023 - Perioperative Handoffs.
August 2, 2023
Abraham J, Rosen M, Greilich PE eds. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(8):341-434.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-handoffs
Handoffs occur several times during a surgical procedure, increasing the risk of communication mistakes
and misunderstandings. This special…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74249/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - Medication safety issues with newly authorized
PAXLOVID.
January 12, 2022
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Medication Safety Alerts. January 3, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-issues-newly-authorized-paxlovid
Emerging care practices can produce unsafe situations due to the newness…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43714/psn-pdf
December 17, 2014 - ER doctor discusses role in Ebola patient's initial
misdiagnosis.
December 17, 2014
Dunklin R, Thompson S. Dallas Morning News. December 6, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-doctor-discusses-role-ebola-patients-initial-misdiagnosis
This news article reports on the widely publicized delayed diagnosis of Ebola a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47477/psn-pdf
November 14, 2018 - Losing Laura.
November 14, 2018
DeMarco P. Globe Magazine. November 3, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/losing-laura
This magazine article reports on the preventable death of a patient during an acute asthma attack. Written
by the patient's husband, the article outlines the failures that led to her death despite…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74043/psn-pdf
September 18, 2023 - DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in Patient Safety.
September 18, 2023
The Daisy Foundation and Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/daisy-award-extraordinary-nurses-patient-safety
Nurses have a fundamental role in safe care delivery by fostering a healthy work environment. This aw…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38545/psn-pdf
April 22, 2009 - Burns surgery handover study: trainees' assessment of
current practice in the British Isles.
April 22, 2009
Al-Benna S, Al-Ajam Y, Alzoubaidi D. Burns surgery handover study: trainees' assessment of current
practice in the British Isles. Burns. 2009;35(4):509-12. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2008.11.008.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50874/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Checking In on the Checklist.
February 5, 2020
Buissonniere M. Brooklyn NY: Lifebox and Ariadne Labs; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checking-checklist
Checklists are integrated into error reduction strategies and healthcare team communication efforts
worldwide but implementation and impact of the tool varies …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851926/psn-pdf
August 02, 2023 - Improving Patient Safety Culture – A Practical Guide.
August 2, 2023
London, UK: NHS England; July 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-culture-practical-guide
A strong patient safety culture needs nurturing to serve as a foundation for launching and sustaining
improvements. This toolkit pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39182/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: patient safety in
obstetrics and gynecology.
May 22, 2019
Improvement AC of O and GCC on PS and Q. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: Patient safety in
obstetrics and gynecology. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114(6):1424-7. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c6f90e.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-com…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38325/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Health care professionals' views of implementing a policy
of open disclosure of errors.
September 29, 2017
Sorensen R, Iedema R, Piper D, et al. Health care professionals' views of implementing a policy of open
disclosure of errors. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2008;13(4):227-32. doi:10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008062.
https:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37154/psn-pdf
September 02, 2015 - Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients
Understand. Manual for Clinicians. 2nd ed.
September 2, 2015
Weiss BD. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association Foundation; 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-patient-safety-help-patients-understand-manual-clinicians-
2nd-ed
This book provides…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60948/psn-pdf
September 23, 2020 - Without an 'ounce of empathy': their stories show the
dangers of being Black and pregnant.
September 23, 2020
Ramaswamy SV. Rockland/Westchester Journal News. September 9, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/without-ounce-empathy-their-stories-show-dangers-being-black-and-pregnant
Implicit and explicit biases …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45110/psn-pdf
May 11, 2016 - Hospital discharge: it's one of the most dangerous
periods for patients.
May 11, 2016
Rau J. Washington Post. April 29, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-discharge-its-one-most-dangerous-periods-patients
Transitions in care between inpatient and outpatient settings are an increasing concern for patient s…
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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/45646/psn-pdf
November 23, 2016 - Patient safety in the emergency department.
November 23, 2016
Farmer B. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med (N Y). 2016;48(9).
doi:10.12788/emed.2016.0052.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-emergency-department
Emergency departments are high-risk environments due to the urgency of care …