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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867647/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - Creating a Culture of Safety for Opioid Prescribing: A
Handbook for Healthcare Executives.
January 27, 2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 2021. Creating a Culture of Safety for Opioid
Prescribing: A Handbook for Healthcare Executives.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creating-culture-safety-opioid-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35528/psn-pdf
February 22, 2010 - The Swiss cheese model of safety incidents: are there
holes in the metaphor?
February 22, 2010
Perneger T. The Swiss cheese model of safety incidents: are there holes in the metaphor? BMC Health
Serv Res. 2005;5:71.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/swiss-cheese-model-safety-incidents-are-there-holes-metaphor
The auth…
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May 02, 2012 - Medication reconciliation in the hospital: what, why,
where, when, who and how?
May 2, 2012
Fernandes O; Shojania KG.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliation-hospital-what-why-where-when-who-and-how
This commentary examines the practical considerations required to implement a high quality medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/848754
January 01, 2025 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Implementation of Patient Safety Projects
Curated Library
Foundations
Leading change: why transformation efforts fail.
Kotter JP. Harvard Bus Rev 1995;73(2);59-67.
Kotter, a professor at Harvard Business School, outlines the eight stages …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40001/psn-pdf
November 17, 2010 - Contributions from Ergonomics and Human Factors.
November 17, 2010
Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(suppl 3):i1-i79.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contributions-ergonomics-and-human-factors
This special issue contains articles discussing human factors and ergonomics in health care simulation,
information techno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35592/psn-pdf
June 17, 2010 - Noise levels in Johns Hopkins Hospital.
June 17, 2010
Busch-Vishniac IJ, West JE, Barnhill C, et al. Noise levels in Johns Hopkins Hospital. J Acoust Soc Am.
2005;118(6):3629-45.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/noise-levels-johns-hopkins-hospital
The investigators conducted a noise survey at Johns Hopkins Hospital an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37186/psn-pdf
September 25, 2008 - The variability and quality of medication container labels.
September 25, 2008
Shrank WH, Agnew-Blais J, Choudhry NK, et al. The variability and quality of medication container labels.
Arch Intern Med. 2007;167(16):1760-1765.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variability-and-quality-medication-container-labels
Pharmacy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854386/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Caregivers' perspectives on ethical challenges and
patient safety in tele-palliative care: an integrative review.
October 11, 2023
Schuessler N, Glarcher M. Caregivers' perspectives on ethical challenges and patient safety in tele-
palliative care: an integrative review. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2024;26(1):e1-e12.
doi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866951/psn-pdf
October 16, 2024 - Toward a responsible future: recommendations for AI-
enabled clinical decision support.
October 16, 2024
Labkoff S, Oladimeji B, Kannry J, et al. Toward a responsible future: recommendations for AI-enabled
clinical decision support. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024;31(11):2730-2739. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocae209.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837607/psn-pdf
June 29, 2022 - Common Formats for Event Reporting - Diagnostic Safety
Version 1.0
June 29, 2022
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/common-formats-event-reporting-diagnostic-safety-version-10
Effective measurement of diagnostic error is essential for understanding the problem and genera…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844551/psn-pdf
February 15, 2023 - Emotional safety is patient safety.
February 15, 2023
Lyndon A, Davis D-A, Sharma AE, et al. Emotional safety is patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023;32(7):369-
372. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015573.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emotional-safety-patient-safety
Patient perspectives can provide unique insights into care …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47643/psn-pdf
February 20, 2019 - Pro/con debate: color-coded medication labels.
February 20, 2019
Janik LS, Vender JS, Grissinger M, Litman RS. APSF Newsletter. February 2019;33:72-75.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/procon-debate-color-coded-medication-labels
This pair of commentaries reviews the use of color-coded medications as an anesthesia safe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60258/psn-pdf
April 22, 2020 - Operational Measurement of Diagnostic Safety: State of
the Science.
April 22, 2020
Singh H, Bradford A, Goeschel C. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2020.
AHRQ Publication No. 20-0040-1-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operational-measurement-diagnostic-safety-state-science
This is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73894/psn-pdf
February 22, 2022 - Achieving Excellence in Cancer Diagnosis: Proceedings
of a Workshop—in Brief.
February 22, 2022
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National
Academies Press; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-excellence-cancer-diagnosis
Diagnostic errors remain an o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36242/psn-pdf
March 06, 2019 - Your attention please... designing effective warnings.
March 6, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 28, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-attention-please-designing-effective-warnings
Medication warnings inform providers and patients about risks associated with medication use. As w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60971/psn-pdf
September 30, 2020 - Health Worker Safety: A Priority for Patient Safety.
September 30, 2020
Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; September 17, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-worker-safety-priority-patient-safety
The intersection of worker well-being and safety with patient harm prevention has become apparent due …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36850/psn-pdf
June 30, 2011 - Confronting medical errors in oncology and disclosing
them to cancer patients.
June 30, 2011
Surbone A, Rowe M, Gallagher TH. Confronting medical errors in oncology and disclosing them to cancer
patients. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25(12):1463-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/confronting-medical-errors-oncology-and-disclos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39137/psn-pdf
June 07, 2016 - The rise of patient safety organizations.
June 7, 2016
Ivill DS, Kearbey AH. New York Law J. November 2, 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rise-patient-safety-organizations
This news feature discusses legal aspects of Patient Safety Organizations' (PSO) role in data collection
and evaluation, work product designa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36710/psn-pdf
May 11, 2014 - Developing a medication patient safety program —
infrastructure and strategy.
May 11, 2014
Mark SM, Weber RJ. Developing a Medication Patient Safety Program – Infrastructure and Strategy. Hosp
Pharm. 2010;42(2):149-154. doi:10.1310/hpj4202-149.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-medication-patient-safety-prog…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43259/psn-pdf
June 11, 2014 - OpenFDA.
June 11, 2014
US Food and Drug Administration; FDA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/openfda
This Web site provides access to large publicly available datasets for adverse drug events to enable
developers, researchers, and consumers to use this information when designing medication safety
improvement plans o…