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May 19, 2021 - More can be done to alleviate errors associated with
pharmaceutical product labeling and packaging.
May 19, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 6, 2021;26(9):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/more-can-be-done-alleviate-errors-associated-pharmaceutical-product-
labeling-and-packaging
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January 25, 2023 - A scoping review of non-professional medication
practices and medication safety outcomes during public
health emergencies.
January 25, 2023
Kelly D, Koay A, Mineva G, et al. A scoping review of non-professional medication practices and
medication safety outcomes during public health emergencies. Public Health. 202…
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October 05, 2022 - Fatal Solutions: How a Healthcare System Used Tragedy
to Transform Itself and Redefine Just Culture.
October 5, 2022
Davies JM, Steinke C, Flemons WW. New York, NY: Productivity Press; 2022. ISBN: 9781032028132.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fatal-solutions-how-healthcare-system-used-tragedy-transform-itself-and-
r…
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May 13, 2020 - Selecting Safe and Easier to Use Products for Healthcare
Using Human Factors Specification and Checklists.
May 13, 2020
Buckinghamshire, UK. Clinical Human Factors Group. April 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/selecting-safe-and-easier-use-products-healthcare-using-human-factors-
specification-and
Poor eq…
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September 15, 2021 - Patient safety and ethical implications of healthcare sick
leave policies in the pandemic era.
September 15, 2021
Preston-Suni K, Celedon MA, Cordasco KM. Patient safety and ethical implications of healthcare sick leave
policies in the pandemic era. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(10):673-676.
doi:10.1016/j.jc…
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May 13, 2020 - Crisis Standards of Care: Ten Years of Successes and
Challenges–Proceedings of a Workshop.
May 13, 2020
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC; The National Academies
Press: 2020. ISBN 9780309676250.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crisis-standards-care-ten-years-successes-and-…
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September 19, 2018 - Active-shooter response at a health care facility.
September 19, 2018
Inaba K, Eastman AL, Jacobs LM, et al. Active-Shooter Response at a Health Care Facility. N Engl J Med.
2018;379(6):583-586. doi:10.1056/NEJMms1800582.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/active-shooter-response-health-care-facility
Physical and verbal…
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February 20, 2012 - What do patients and relatives know about problems and
failures in care?
February 20, 2012
Iedema R, Allen S, Britton K, et al. What do patients and relatives know about problems and failures in
care? BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(3):198-205. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000100.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-do-patients-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35836/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication
errors and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin.
March 28, 2011
Donihi AC, DiNardo MM, Devita MA, et al. Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication errors
and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(2)…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46810/psn-pdf
April 18, 2018 - Unintended doses in radiotherapy—over, under and
outside?
April 18, 2018
Eaton DJ, Byrne JP, Cosgrove VP, et al. Unintended doses in radiotherapy-over, under and outside? Br J
Radiol. 2018;91(1084):20170863. doi:10.1259/bjr.20170863.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-doses-radiotherapy-over-under-and-outside…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40764/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Wristbands as aids to reduce misidentification: an
ethnographically guided task analysis.
December 29, 2014
Smith A, Casey K, Wilson J, et al. Wristbands as aids to reduce misidentification: an ethnographically
guided task analysis. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(5):590-9. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzr045.
https://psnet…
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November 02, 2022 - Improving safety in the operating room: medication icon
labels increase visibility and discrimination.
November 2, 2022
Lusk C, Catchpole K, Neyens DM, et al. Improving safety in the operating room: medication icon labels
increase visibility and discrimination. Appl Ergon. 2022;104:103831. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2022…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840149/psn-pdf
November 16, 2022 - Developing strategic recommendations for implementing
smart pumps in advanced healthcare systems to improve
intravenous medication safety.
November 16, 2022
Sutherland A, Jones MD, Howlett M, et al. Developing strategic recommendations for implementing smart
pumps in advanced healthcare systems to improve intraven…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72658/psn-pdf
January 20, 2021 - “I made a mistake!”: a narrative analysis of experienced
physicians' stories of preventable error.
January 20, 2021
Kandasamy S, Vanstone M, Colvin E, et al. “I made a mistake!”: a narrative analysis of experienced
physicians' stories of preventable error. J Eval Clin Pract. 2021;27(2):236-245. doi:10.1111/jep.1353…
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September 19, 2016 - "Second victim" casualties and how physician leaders
can help.
September 19, 2016
MacLeod L. "Second victim" casualties and how physician leaders can help. Physician Exect. 2014;40(1):8-
12.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-victim-casualties-and-how-physician-leaders-can-help
Second victims are clinicians who …
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June 15, 2011 - Ethical issues in patient safety.
June 15, 2011
Leape L. Ethical issues in patient safety. Thorac Surg Clin. 2005;15(4):493-501.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethical-issues-patient-safety
This commentary, written by patient safety expert Lucian Leape, begins with a retrospective view on the
birth of patient safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47085/psn-pdf
June 06, 2018 - Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients,
Promoting Public Health.
June 6, 2018
Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; April 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-device-safety-action-plan-protecting-patients-promoting-public-health
Reliable use of medical devices is an important co…
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March 28, 2018 - Designing for Safety in the ICU.
March 28, 2018
Hamilton DK, ed. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2018;41(1):1-92.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/designing-safety-icu
Systems and space design are important considerations for safe care delivery. This special issue explores
how the built environment can affect safety in intensive ca…
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December 18, 2013 - Electronic error-reporting systems: a case study into the
impact on nurse reporting of medical errors.
December 18, 2013
Lederman R, Dreyfus S, Matchan J, et al. Electronic error-reporting systems: a case study into the impact
on nurse reporting of medical errors. Nurs Outlook. 2013;61(6):417-426.e5.
doi:10.1016/j…
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November 17, 2010 - Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of
nosocomial bloodstream infection rates.
November 17, 2010
Lin MY, Hota B, Khan YM, et al. Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial
bloodstream infection rates. JAMA. 2010;304(18):2035-41. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1637.
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