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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34743/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - Juran's Quality Handbook. 5th ed.
March 28, 2005
Juran JM; Blanton GA. New York: McGraw Hill; 1999. ISBN: 9780071165396.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/jurans-quality-handbook-5th-ed
This reference on quality engineering and management practices provides a wealth of background and
scholarship on the elemen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41407/psn-pdf
June 19, 2012 - Error disclosure: a new domain for safety culture
assessment.
June 19, 2012
Etchegaray J, Gallagher TH, Bell SK, et al. Error disclosure: a new domain for safety culture assessment.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(7):594-9. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000530.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-disclosure-new-domain-safety-cultur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46021/psn-pdf
May 24, 2017 - Patient Safety Huddle.
May 24, 2017
VA National Center for Patient Safety.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-huddle
The Department of Veterans Affairs consistently contributes to innovation and improvement efforts in
patient safety. This 27-episode podcast series offers short interviews with experts in t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836791/psn-pdf
August 21, 2024 - TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement.
August 21, 2024
TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamstepps-diagnosis-improvement
The recognition of diagnosis as a team activity is energizing new diagnostic process initiatives. Building on
the established TeamSTEPPS® principles, this new Te…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43215/psn-pdf
May 28, 2014 - When medical students make errors.
May 28, 2014
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-medical-students-make-errors
This newspaper article highlights the need for medical students to be educated about how to disclose
errors to patients and families when mistakes occur, even if the patient was not harmed.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40947/psn-pdf
January 29, 2019 - WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide: Multi-Professional
Edition.
January 29, 2019
WHO Patient Safety. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; October 2011. ISBN:
9789241501958.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/who-patient-safety-curriculum-guide-multi-professional-edition
This multi-professional patient safet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61002/psn-pdf
September 17, 2020 - Patient Safety
September 17, 2020
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-21
Organizations worldwide are focusing efforts on reducing the conditions that contribute to medical error.
This website provides a collection of reports and other resources that c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841786/psn-pdf
December 21, 2022 - National Patient Safety Board Act of 2022.
December 21, 2022
HR 9377, 117th Cong, 2d Sess (2022).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-board-act-2022
The need for a national government-led patient safety effort has long been advocated for. This legislation
outlines the structure of a federal agency…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48038/psn-pdf
June 05, 2019 - Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries.
June 5, 2019
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Paris, France: OECD Publishing; 2019. ISBN:
978926474260.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-problematic-opioid-use-oecd-countries
The overprescribing of prescription opioids heightens the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60923/psn-pdf
September 16, 2020 - Considering the safety and quality of artificial intelligence
in health care.
September 16, 2020
Ross P, Spates K. Considering the Safety and Quality of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care. Jt Comm J
Qual Patient Saf. 2020;46(10):596-599. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.08.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/considering-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39320/psn-pdf
March 28, 2010 - The Emergency Medical Services Safety Attitudes
Questionnaire.
March 28, 2010
Patterson D, Huang DT, Fairbanks RJ, et al. The emergency medical services safety attitudes
questionnaire. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25(2):109-15. doi:10.1177/1062860609352106.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-medical-services-safety-att…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72770/psn-pdf
February 24, 2021 - Communication about medical errors.
February 24, 2021
Kaldjian LC. Communication about medical errors. Patient Educ Couns. 2021;104(5):989-993.
doi:10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.035.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-about-medical-errors
Disclosure of and communication about errors and adverse events is increasin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44109/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Safer Clinical Systems.
November 6, 2015
London, UK: Health Foundation.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-clinical-systems
This Web site highlights the work of a United Kingdom initiative launched in 2008 to apply safety
improvement tactics from high-risk industries to care services. The program engages teams to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46490/psn-pdf
October 29, 2017 - Simulation training in obstetrics.
October 29, 2017
Gavin NR, Satin AJ. Simulation Training in Obstetrics. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2017;60(4):802-810.
doi:10.1097/GRF.0000000000000322.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-training-obstetrics
Adverse events in obstetrics put both maternal and infant patients at ris…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39180/psn-pdf
December 16, 2009 - Description of inpatient medication management using
cognitive work analysis.
December 16, 2009
Pingenot AA, Shanteau J, Sengstacke LTCDN. Description of inpatient medication management using
cognitive work analysis. Comput Inform Nurs. 2009;27(6):379-92. doi:10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181bcad2f.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41487/psn-pdf
June 27, 2012 - Investigating the safety of medication administration in
adult critical care settings.
June 27, 2012
Mansour M, James V, Edgley A. Investigating the safety of medication administration in adult critical care
settings. Nurs Crit Care. 2012;17(4):189-97. doi:10.1111/j.1478-5153.2012.00500.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36636/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - Nursing home administrators' opinions of the resident
safety culture in nursing homes.
January 14, 2011
Castle NG, Handler S, Engberg J, et al. Nursing home administrators' opinions of the resident safety
culture in nursing homes. Health Care Manage Rev. 2007;32(1):66-76.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50719/psn-pdf
December 04, 2019 - A lot happens when you report a hazard or error to
ISMP—there’s no “black hole” here!
December 4, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 7, 2019
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lot-happens-when-you-report-hazard-or-error-ismp-theres-no-black-hole-here
The reporting and analysis of incidents i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45165/psn-pdf
July 19, 2016 - Standardize 4 Safety.
July 19, 2016
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardize-4-safety
Standardization has been highlighted as a way to improve safety in surgery, care transitions, and
medication administration. This initiative seeks to develop consensus guidelines and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47280/psn-pdf
October 15, 2018 - Master of Healthcare Quality and Safety.
October 15, 2018
Harvard Medical School.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/master-healthcare-quality-and-safety
This one-year degree program will train clinicians and health care executives to lead safety and quality
improvement initiatives. Participants will learn how to develo…