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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37972/psn-pdf
May 02, 2018 - Heparin errors continue despite prior, high-profile, fatal
events.
May 2, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 17, 2008;13:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/heparin-errors-continue-despite-prior-high-profile-fatal-events
Drawing on analysis from previously reported errors, this article descr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45583/psn-pdf
January 18, 2017 - ASHP IV Adult Continuous Infusions.
January 18, 2017
Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-iv-adult-continuous-infusions
Miscalculations of intravenous infusion concentrations can result in patient harm. Representing the first
phase of a standards deve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40520/psn-pdf
June 08, 2011 - Wrong body part, wrong patient surgeries continue
despite new procedures.
June 8, 2011
Rojas-Burke J.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-body-part-wrong-patient-surgeries-continue-despite-new-procedures
This newspaper article discusses wrong-site surgeries and explores why the number of reported errors has
not ch…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46636/psn-pdf
January 24, 2018 - Drug shortages continue to compromise patient care.
January 24, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 11, 2018;23:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-continue-compromise-patient-care
Drug shortages are known to disrupt the safety of care. This newsletter article reports the res…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49576/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - To Transfer or Not to Transfer
January 1, 2009
Pines JM. To Transfer or Not to Transfer. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfer-or-not-transfer
Case Objectives
Explore the benefits of the continuity of hospital care.
Understand the rules and regulations behind triage and hospital choice de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44714/psn-pdf
November 25, 2015 - Continuous Improvement of Patient Safety: The Case for
Change in the NHS.
November 25, 2015
Illingworth J. London, UK: The Health Foundation; 2015. ISBN: 9781906461706.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/continuous-improvement-patient-safety-case-change-nhs
The Francis inquiry uncovered problems in the National Health S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-graduate-medical-education-gme-improving-patient-safety
February 01, 2010 - Requirements and Policies
The Outcomes Project
The mainstay of resident education has been and continues … associated with discontinuity of care.( 1 ) At the present time, the ACGME Resident Duty Hour Task Force continues
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withthomas-j-nasca-md
February 01, 2010 - Requirements and Policies
The Outcomes Project
The mainstay of resident education has been and continues … associated with discontinuity of care.( 1 ) At the present time, the ACGME Resident Duty Hour Task Force continues
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46816/psn-pdf
March 21, 2018 - Results of an enhanced clinic handoff and resident
education on resident patient ownership and patient
safety.
March 21, 2018
Pincavage A, Dahlstrom M, Prochaska M, et al. Results of an enhanced clinic handoff and resident
education on resident patient ownership and patient safety. Acad Med. 2013;88(6):795-801.
d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dose-makes-poison-medication-error-during-procedural-sedation-pediatric-emergency-department
January 23, 2017 - expertise evolve, the frequency of pediatric procedural sedation performed outside the operating room continues … The readback/hearback process continues until a shared understanding is mutually verified. 39 There is
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsteven-j-spear-dba-ms-ms
August 01, 2009 - Soon after the start of the joint venture, that plant started winning awards from JD Power, and it continues … This pattern of behavior, called first-order problem solving, seems successful because patient care continues
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workarounds-and-resiliency-front-lines-health-care
August 01, 2009 - This pattern of behavior, called first-order problem solving, seems successful because patient care continues … Soon after the start of the joint venture, that plant started winning awards from JD Power, and it continues
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39512/psn-pdf
June 11, 2010 - An intervention to decrease patient identification band
errors in a children's hospital.
June 11, 2010
Hain PD, Joers B, Rush M, et al. An intervention to decrease patient identification band errors in a
children's hospital. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(3):244-7. doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.030288.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34949/psn-pdf
June 23, 2009 - A randomized, controlled trial evaluating the impact of a
computerized rounding and sign-out system on continuity
of care and resident work hours.
June 23, 2009
Van Eaton EG, Horvath KD, Lober WB, et al. A randomized, controlled trial evaluating the impact of a
computerized rounding and sign-out system on continui…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/death-pca
January 06, 2017 - order processing Dispensing Begins with a pharmacist's assessment of a medication order and continues
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49669/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - The optimal transfusion threshold continues to be a subject of much debate, although two trials provide
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49816/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - Postoperative pain experience: results from a national
survey suggest postoperative pain continues to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49627/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Had he
gone about obtaining the test "the right way," he continues, "I am sure I would have gotten the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49450/psn-pdf
June 01, 2004 - "(5) Yet disclosure of errors,
particularly discussion of the details of the event, continues to be
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49760/psn-pdf
May 01, 2016 - 2,3) Although clinical guidelines and evidence-based
reviews are available (4-6), managing delirium continues