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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39929/psn-pdf
July 31, 2012 - The Gift of Failure: New Approaches to Analyzing and
Learning from Events and Near-Misses.
July 31, 2012
Fahlbruch B, Carroll JS, eds. Safety Sci. 2011;49(1):1-106
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gift-failure-new-approaches-analyzing-and-learning-events-and-near-misses
This special issue discusses how concepts…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34066/psn-pdf
January 01, 2013 - Ambulatory patient safety. What we know and need to
know.
December 22, 2008
Hammons T, Piland NF, Small SD, et al. Ambulatory Patient Safety. What we know and need to know. J
Ambul Care Manage. 2013;26(1):63-82. doi:10.1097/00004479-200301000-00007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-patient-safety-what-we-kn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36272/psn-pdf
June 29, 2011 - Selecting indicators for patient safety at the health
system level in OECD countries.
June 29, 2011
McLoughlin V, Millar J, Mattke S, et al. Selecting indicators for patient safety at the health system level in
OECD countries. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006;18 Suppl 1:14-20.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/selecting-in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46644/psn-pdf
June 20, 2018 - The Science of Teamwork.
June 20, 2018
McDaniel SH, Salas E, eds. Am Psychol. 2018;73:305-600.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/science-teamwork
Effective teams are core to safe practice in a wide range of work environments. This special issue explores
team psychology with an emphasis on high-risk industries such as s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39969/psn-pdf
October 27, 2010 - The Preventable Harm Index: an effective motivator to
facilitate the drive to zero.
October 27, 2010
Brilli RJ, McClead RE, Davis T, et al. The Preventable Harm Index: an effective motivator to facilitate the
drive to zero. J Pediatr. 2010;157(4):681-3. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.05.046.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39288/psn-pdf
February 10, 2010 - Patient Safety Act.
February 10, 2010
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; January 28, 2010. Publication GAO-10-
281.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-act
This report describes progress in implementing the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act. The
document details devel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42030/psn-pdf
April 18, 2013 - Reducing hospital errors: interventions that build safety
culture.
April 18, 2013
Singer SJ, Vogus TJ. Reducing hospital errors: interventions that build safety culture. Annu Rev Public
Health. 2013;34:373-96. doi:10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031912-114439.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-hospital-errors-inter…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40147/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - Assessing the quality of patient handoffs at care
transitions.
January 19, 2011
Manser T, Foster S, Gisin S, et al. Assessing the quality of patient handoffs at care transitions. Qual Saf
Health Care. 2010;19(6):e44. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.038430.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-quality-patient-handoffs-care…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35951/psn-pdf
June 14, 2011 - Errors in thyroid gland fine-needle aspiration.
June 14, 2011
Raab SS, Vrbin CM, Grzybicki DM, et al. Errors in Thyroid Gland Fine-Needle Aspiration. Am J Clin Pathol.
2007;125(6). doi:10.1309/7rqe37k6439t4pb4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-thyroid-gland-fine-needle-aspiration
This AHRQ–funded study used roo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47977/psn-pdf
August 14, 2019 - Reducing Diagnostic Error: Measurement Considerations.
August 14, 2019
National Quality Forum
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-diagnostic-error-measurement-considerations
This website tracks the progress of a project focused on the development and review of measures to
enhance viability, reporting, accountabi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41488/psn-pdf
May 28, 2014 - Science-based training in patient safety and quality.
May 28, 2014
Pronovost P, Weisfeldt ML. Science-based training in patient safety and quality. Ann Intern Med.
2012;157(2):141-3. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-157-2-201207170-00457.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/science-based-training-patient-safety-and-quality
This edi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42714/psn-pdf
August 19, 2017 - SWITCH for safety: perioperative hand-off tools.
August 19, 2017
Johnson F, Logsdon P, Fournier K, et al. SWITCH for safety: Perioperative hand-off tools. AORN J.
2013;98(5):494-504; quiz 505-7. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2013.08.016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/switch-safety-perioperative-hand-tools
This commentary desc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47053/psn-pdf
May 23, 2018 - TeamSTEPPS Canada.
May 23, 2018
Canadian Patient Safety Institute.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamstepps-canada
The TeamSTEPPS program was developed to support effective communication and teamwork skills in
various health care settings. This site supports the Canadian TeamSTEPPS initiative. The program will
pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43534/psn-pdf
January 22, 2016 - Creating a fellowship curriculum in patient safety and
quality.
January 22, 2016
Abookire SA, Gandhi TK, Kachalia A, et al. Creating a Fellowship Curriculum in Patient Safety and Quality.
Am J Med Qual. 2016;31(1):27-30. doi:10.1177/1062860614549012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creating-fellowship-curriculum-pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38939/psn-pdf
September 09, 2009 - A model framework for patient safety training in
chiropractic: a literature synthesis.
September 9, 2009
Zaugg B, Wangler M. A model framework for patient safety training in chiropractic: a literature synthesis. J
Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009;32(6):493-499. doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.06.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35949/psn-pdf
May 24, 2006 - Implementation of patient safety initiatives in US
hospitals.
May 24, 2006
McFadden KL, Stock GN, Gowen CR. Implementation of patient safety initiatives in US hospitals. Int J
Oper Prod Manag. 2006;26(3):326-347. doi:10.1108/01443570610651052.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-patient-safety-initiatives-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36950/psn-pdf
September 09, 2011 - Integrating quality and safety content into clinical
teaching in the acute care setting.
September 9, 2011
Day L, Smith EL. Integrating quality and safety content into clinical teaching in the acute care setting. Nurs
Outlook. 2007;55(3). doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2007.03.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrating-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42332/psn-pdf
June 12, 2013 - Quality improvement through implementation of
discharge order reconciliation.
June 12, 2013
Lu Y, Clifford P, Bjorneby A, et al. Quality improvement through implementation of discharge order
reconciliation. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70(9):815-20. doi:10.2146/ajhp120050.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-impr…
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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/37704/psn-pdf
April 23, 2008 - Decreasing paediatric prescribing errors in a district
general hospital.
April 23, 2008
Davey AL, Britland A, Naylor RJ. Decreasing paediatric prescribing errors in a district general hospital.
Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(2):146-9. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021212.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-paediatric-…