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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44159/psn-pdf
July 08, 2016 - Vital Signs: Core Metrics for Health and Health Care
Progress.
July 8, 2016
Blumenthal D, Malphrus E, McGinnis JM, eds. Committee on Core Metrics for Better Health at Lower Cost,
Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2015. ISBN: 9780309324939.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-cor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34647/psn-pdf
June 25, 2014 - Complexity science: the challenge of complexity in health
care.
June 25, 2014
Plsek PE, Greenhalgh T. Complexity science: The challenge of complexity in health care. BMJ.
2001;323(7313):625-628.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-science-challenge-complexity-health-care
This article explores the science of h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34708/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Understanding and responding to adverse events.
February 18, 2011
Vincent CA. Understanding and Responding to Adverse Events. New Engl J Med. 2003;348(11):1051-
1056. doi:10.1056/nejmhpr020760.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-responding-adverse-events
In this article, Vincent describes the investiga…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45918/psn-pdf
May 24, 2017 - Applying human-centered design thinking to enhance
safety in the OR.
May 24, 2017
Criscitelli T, Goodwin W. Applying Human-Centered Design Thinking to Enhance Safety in the OR. AORN
J. 2017;105(4):408-412. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2017.02.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-human-centered-design-thinking-enhance-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867450/psn-pdf
January 08, 2025 - Advancing Health Care Safety for All.
January 8, 2025
Advancing Health Care Safety for All. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-health-care-safety-all
As one element of a national program to improve care quality, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (C…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836781/psn-pdf
March 23, 2022 - Diagnostic error in pediatrics: a narrative review.
March 23, 2022
Marshall TL, Rinke ML, Olson APJ, et al. Diagnostic error in pediatrics: a narrative review. Pediatrics.
2022;149(Suppl 3):e2020045948D. doi:10.1542/peds.2020-045948d.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-pediatrics-narrative-review
Reduci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45503/psn-pdf
October 29, 2017 - All CLEAR? Preparing for IT downtime.
October 29, 2017
Kashiwagi DT, Sexton MD, Graves ES, et al. All CLEAR? Preparing for IT Downtime. Am J Med Qual.
2017;32(5):547-551. doi:10.1177/1062860616667546.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/all-clear-preparing-it-downtime
Due to the increasing integration of health care proc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842432/psn-pdf
January 11, 2023 - Medication errors: the year in review: January through
December 2021.
January 11, 2023
Pharmacy Practice News Special Edition. December 13, 2022: 43-54.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-year-review-january-through-december-2021
Medication errors continue to occur despite long-standing efforts to redu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73255/psn-pdf
May 12, 2021 - Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the
Foundation of Health Care.
May 12, 2021
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2021. Washington, DC: The National
Academies Press.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-high-quality-primary-care-rebuilding-foundation-health-care
Primary…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44281/psn-pdf
July 22, 2015 - Surgeon Scorecard.
July 22, 2015
Wei S; Allen M; Pierce O.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeon-scorecard
Transparency has been advocated as a key element of safe, patient-centered care, but data on individual
performance has not been made widely available. This database compiles the death and complication
rates …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850358/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - What Happened to Patient Safety.
June 14, 2023
Sheridan S. Turn on the Lights. Institute for Healthcare Improvement. May 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-happened-patient-safety
Patient engagement is an important component in patient safety. This episode from the Turn on the Lights
podcast (hosted by I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42486/psn-pdf
August 14, 2013 - An adverse event trigger tool in dentistry: a new
methodology for measuring harm in the dental office.
August 14, 2013
Kalenderian E, Walji MF, Tavares A, et al. An adverse event trigger tool in dentistry: a new methodology for
measuring harm in the dental office. J Am Dent Assoc. 2013;144(7):808-814.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60192/psn-pdf
April 01, 2020 - Effective Reporting Could Improve Safe Use of Electronic
Health Records.
April 1, 2020
Philadelphia, PA: Pew Charitable Trusts; March 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effective-reporting-could-improve-safe-use-electronic-health-records
Electronic health records both enhance and challenge the safety of care proce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38226/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Critical events in the lives of interns.
February 18, 2011
Ackerman A, Graham M, Schmidt H, et al. Critical events in the lives of interns. J Gen Intern Med.
2009;24(1):27-32. doi:10.1007/s11606-008-0769-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-events-lives-interns
Resident physicians remain at high risk for burno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45929/psn-pdf
August 23, 2017 - Managing diagnostic uncertainty in primary care: a
systematic critical review.
August 23, 2017
Alam R, Cheraghi-Sohi S, Panagioti M, et al. Managing diagnostic uncertainty in primary care: a systematic
critical review. BMC Fam Pract. 2017;18(1):79. doi:10.1186/s12875-017-0650-0.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47504/psn-pdf
December 21, 2018 - Health apps and health policy: what is needed?
December 21, 2018
Bates DW, Landman A, Levine DM. Health Apps and Health Policy: What Is Needed? JAMA.
2018;320(19):1975-1976. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.14378.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-apps-and-health-policy-what-needed
Mobile health care applications are incre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838909/psn-pdf
October 26, 2022 - Designing safety interventions for specific contexts:
results from a literature review.
October 26, 2022
Karanikas N, Khan SR, Baker PRA, et al. Designing safety interventions for specific contexts: Results from
a literature review. Safety Sci. 2022;156:105906. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105906.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865680/psn-pdf
September 06, 2024 - Workforce and Patient Safety.
September 6, 2024
Dorset, UK: Health Services Safety Investigations Body; 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/workforce-and-patient-safety
The complex health care work environment creates conditions that detract from staff ability to provide safe
care. This collection of reports to be …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50567/psn-pdf
October 23, 2019 - Diagnostic errors in the neonatal intensive care unit: state
of the science and new directions.
October 23, 2019
Shafer G, Singh H, Suresh G. Diagnostic errors in the neonatal intensive care unit: State of the science and
new directions. Semin Perinatol. 2019;43(8):151175. doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2019.08.004.
https:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44695/psn-pdf
June 07, 2016 - Enhancing surgical safety using digital multimedia
technology.
June 7, 2016
Dixon JL, Mukhopadhyay D, Hunt J, et al. Enhancing surgical safety using digital multimedia technology.
Am J Surg. 2016;211(6):1095-8. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.08.023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-surgical-safety-using-digital-…