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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43315/psn-pdf
May 10, 2016 - Chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety:
a description.
May 10, 2016
Cox LAM, Fanucchi LC, Sinex NC, et al. Chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety: a
description. Am J Med. 2014;127(6):565-8. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.02.034.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chief-resident-quality-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42591/psn-pdf
July 16, 2015 - Underreporting of robotic surgery complications.
July 16, 2015
Cooper M, Ibrahim AM, Lyu H, et al. Underreporting of robotic surgery complications. J Healthc Qual.
2015;37(2):133-8. doi:10.1111/jhq.12036.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/underreporting-robotic-surgery-complications
By cross-referencing court records a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846165/psn-pdf
March 15, 2023 - Do no unconscious harm.
March 15, 2023
Ortega RP. Do no unconscious harm. Science. 2023;379(6635):870-873. doi:10.1126/science.adh3698.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-no-unconscious-harm
Implicit biases can degrade decision making as they impact heuristics, test result interpretation, and
patient/physician commun…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43495/psn-pdf
December 15, 2014 - Disruptive behaviors among physicians.
December 15, 2014
Sanchez LT. Disruptive behaviors among physicians. JAMA. 2014;312(21):2209-2210.
doi:10.1001/jama.2014.10218.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disruptive-behaviors-among-physicians
This commentary spotlights concerns about physicians with disruptive behaviors an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853976/psn-pdf
September 27, 2023 - Disclosure of Medical Errors.
September 27, 2023
Irving, TX: American College of Emergency Physicians; 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disclosure-medical-errors
Error disclosure is difficult yet important for patient and clinician psychological healing. This statement
provides guidance to address barriers to em…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37767/psn-pdf
June 01, 2022 - Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2.0.
June 1, 2022
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-survey-patient-safety-culture-20
The AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Hospital Survey and accompanying toolkit were
developed to collect …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46018/psn-pdf
January 16, 2019 - Rethinking Patient Safety.
January 16, 2019
Woodward S. Boca Raton, FL: Productivity Press; 2017. ISBN: 9781498778541.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rethinking-patient-safety
The National Health Service (NHS) has been a leader in patient safety work for close to two decades. This
book draws from a large-scale impro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41321/psn-pdf
April 25, 2012 - Cognitive balanced model: a conceptual scheme of
diagnostic decision making.
April 25, 2012
Lucchiari C, Pravettoni G. Cognitive balanced model: a conceptual scheme of diagnostic decision making.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2012;18(1):82-8. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01771.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-balanc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35894/psn-pdf
June 18, 2013 - Mitigating hazards through continuing design: the birth
and evolution of a pediatric intensive care unit.
June 18, 2013
Madsen P, Desai V, Roberts K, et al. Mitigating Hazards Through Continuing Design: The Birth and
Evolution of a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Organization Science. 2006;17(2).
doi:10.1287/orsc.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60928/psn-pdf
September 16, 2020 - The risks of the prescribing cascade.
September 16, 2020
Brody JE. The risks of the prescribing cascade. New York Times. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-prescribing-cascade
Inappropriate care activities can cascade to significantly impact patient safety. This article shares how
medication side effects can…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45926/psn-pdf
May 17, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
May 17, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-safety-ambulatory-surgery-centers
Ambulatory surgery centers provide care to growing numbers of patients. This toolkit draws fr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45241/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Hospital Harm Project.
October 31, 2023
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Excellence Canada.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-harm-project
Reducing preventable harm associated with health care is a worldwide goal. This Canadian initiative
developed a measure to track unintended harm in acute c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43597/psn-pdf
November 04, 2014 - The lost art of the history and physical.
November 4, 2014
Natt B, Szerlip HM. The lost art of the history and physical. Am J Med Sci. 2014;348(5):423-5.
doi:10.1097/MAJ.0000000000000326.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lost-art-history-and-physical
Highlighting concerns about over-reliance on laboratory tests to for…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38532/psn-pdf
January 13, 2017 - Triggers and Targeted Injury Detection Systems (TIDS)
Expert Panel Meeting: Conference Summary Report.
January 13, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2009. AHRQ Publication No.
090003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triggers-and-targeted-injury-detection-systems-tids-expert-pane…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36234/psn-pdf
October 21, 2010 - Conceptual Framework for the International Classification
for Patient Safety Version 1.1. Final Technical Report
January 2009.
October 21, 2010
World Alliance for Patient Safety. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/conceptual-framework-international-classification-pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43185/psn-pdf
May 14, 2014 - Preventing health care–associated harm in children.
May 14, 2014
Walsh KE, Bundy DG, Landrigan CP. Preventing health care-associated harm in children. JAMA.
2014;311(17):1731-2. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.2038.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-health-care-associated-harm-children
This commentary describes why de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863000/psn-pdf
February 21, 2024 - Why engineers are working to build better pulse
oximeters.
February 21, 2024
Willyard C. MIT Technology Review. February 9, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-engineers-are-working-build-better-pulse-oximeters
Engineers play an important role in the development and manufacturing of medical devices with an eye
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44526/psn-pdf
October 07, 2015 - The evolution of a safety culture.
October 7, 2015
Patton BS, Donovan KJ. The Evolution of a Safety Culture. Air Med J. 2015;34(5):264-8.
doi:10.1016/j.amj.2015.05.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evolution-safety-culture
This commentary describes how an air transport unit at one hospital developed a safety cultu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35632/psn-pdf
February 03, 2025 - Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Grant
Program.
February 3, 2025
Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anesthesia-patient-safety-foundation-apsf-grant-program
This grant program supports research that seeks to improve anesthesia safety and the development of
researchers in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42328/psn-pdf
June 28, 2013 - Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient
handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care
unit.
June 28, 2013
Boat AC, Spaeth JP. Handoff checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and
postanesthesia care unit. Paediatr Anaesth. 2013;23(7):647-54. doi:10.1111/pa…