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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50768/psn-pdf
December 27, 2019 - In Conversation With... Cindy Brach
December 27, 2019
In Conversation With.. Cindy Brach. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-cindy-brach
Editor’s note: Cindy Brach, MPP is a Senior Healthcare Researcher at the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality and is the Co-Chair of th…
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February 26, 2025 - Patient-reported harm following cancellation of planned
surgery at a Danish university hospital: a cross-sectional
study.
February 26, 2025
Viftrup A, Laustsen S, Pahle ML, et al. Patient-reported harm following cancellation of planned surgery at a
Danish university hospital: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 202…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866115/psn-pdf
June 12, 2024 - Defining, identifying and addressing problematic
polypharmacy within multimorbidity in primary care: a
scoping review.
June 12, 2024
Tsang JY, Sperrin M, Blakeman T, et al. Defining, identifying and addressing problematic polypharmacy
within multimorbidity in primary care: a scoping review. BMJ Open. 2024;14(5):e0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41917/psn-pdf
May 04, 2022 - ISMP Guidelines for Sterile Compounding and the Safe
Use of Sterile Compounding Technology.
May 4, 2022
Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-sterile-compounding-and-safe-use-sterile-compounding-
technology
This updated report describes b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73407/psn-pdf
June 16, 2021 - Common Formats for Patient Safety Data Collection:
Diagnostic Safety 0.1.
June 16, 2021
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Fed Register. 2021;86(103): 29263-29264.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/common-formats-patient-safety-data-collection-diagnostic-safety-01
Measurement of diagnostic errors is an imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838141/psn-pdf
September 21, 2022 - New Covid boosters look a lot like the old ones. Doctors
worry that could lead to errors.
September 21, 2022
Lovelace Jr, B. NBC News. September 7, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-covid-boosters-look-lot-old-ones-doctors-worry-could-lead-errors
Look-alike sound-alike packaging is a known risk factor in medi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34603/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Disclosure of unanticipated events: creating an effective
patient communication policy (part 2 of 3).
September 29, 2017
American Society of Healthcare Risk Management; ASHRM
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disclosure-unanticipated-events-creating-effective-patient-communication-
policy-part-2-3
The process for craf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35734/psn-pdf
May 04, 2015 - Benzocaine sprays marketed under different names,
including Hurricaine, Topex, and Cetacaine.
May 4, 2015
Food and Drug Administration; FDA; CDER; Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/benzocaine-sprays-marketed-under-different-names-including-hurricaine-
topex-and-cetacaine
This F…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35904/psn-pdf
April 26, 2006 - Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.
April 26, 2006
Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. April 23, 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/q-what-scares-doctors-being-patient
This article takes an unusual look at the problem of medical errors: the perspective of physicians when they
or a loved one is the pati…
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November 23, 2016 - Stable patients may request transfer to a particular in-zone hospital (consideration is given to where
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49539/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - Consideration should be given to providing
patient-specific risks, according to coexistent pathology
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41817/psn-pdf
November 07, 2012 - The economic burden of patient safety targets in acute
care: a systematic review.
November 7, 2012
Mittmann N, Matlow A. The economic burden of patient safety targets in acute care: a systematic review.
Drug Healthc Patient Saf. 2012. doi:10.2147/dhps.s33288.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/economic-burden-patient-sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36855/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Video technology to advance safety in the operating room
and perioperative environment.
August 29, 2011
Xiao Y, Schimpff S, Mackenzie CF, et al. Video technology to advance safety in the operating room and
perioperative environment. Surg Innov. 2007;14(1):52-61.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/video-technology-advanc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44693/psn-pdf
June 15, 2016 - Safety.
June 15, 2016
Center for Health Design.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-0
Elements of the health care work environment can affect the care delivery. This website highlights design
considerations for health care facilities that can help reduce noise, falls, and hospital-acquired infections.
The collect…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865487/psn-pdf
April 03, 2024 - Evaluation of the design and structure of electronic
medication labels to improve patient health knowledge
and safety: a systematic review.
April 3, 2024
Saif S, Bui TTT, Srivastava G, et al. Evaluation of the design and structure of electronic medication labels
to improve patient health knowledge and safety: a sy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866106/psn-pdf
June 12, 2024 - Artificial intelligence and healthcare: a journey through
history, present innovations, and future possibilities.
June 12, 2024
Hirani R, Noruzi K, Khuram H, et al. Artificial intelligence and healthcare: a journey through history, present
innovations, and future possibilities. Life (Basel). 2024;14(5):557. doi:10.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60283/psn-pdf
April 29, 2020 - Understanding and addressing sources of anxiety among
health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 29, 2020
Shanafelt TD, Ripp JA, Trockel M. Understanding and addressing sources of anxiety among health care
professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA. 2020;323(21):2133-2134.
doi:10.1001/jama…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74017/psn-pdf
October 27, 2021 - Ensuring primary care diagnostic quality in the era of
telemedicine.
October 27, 2021
Willis JS, Tyler C, Schiff GD, et al. Ensuring primary care diagnostic quality in the era of telemedicine. Am J
Med. 2021;134(9):1101-1103. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.04.027.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-primary-care-diag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60659/psn-pdf
July 08, 2020 - Effects of CPOE-based medication ordering on outcomes:
an overview of systematic reviews.
July 8, 2020
Abraham J, Kitsiou S, Meng A, et al. Effects of CPOE-based medication ordering on outcomes: an
overview of systematic reviews. BMJ Qual Saf. 2020;29(10):854–863. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010436.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836792/psn-pdf
March 23, 2022 - Remote patient monitoring during COVID-19: an
unexpected patient safety benefit.
March 23, 2022
Pronovost PJ, Cole MD, Hughes RM. Remote patient monitoring during COVID-19: an unexpected patient
safety benefit. JAMA. 2022;327(12):1125-1126. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.2040.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remote-patient-mo…