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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45567/psn-pdf
October 12, 2016 - Insulin Pens Devices.
October 12, 2016
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2016;73(19 suppl 5);s1-s47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insulin-pens-devices
As a high-alert medication, insulin has the potential to result in serious patient harm if administered
incorrectly. Articles in this special issue discuss recommendations de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41559/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - Design and trial of a new ambulance-to-emergency
department handover protocol: 'IMIST-AMBO.'
August 1, 2012
Iedema R, Ball C, Daly B, et al. Design and trial of a new ambulance-to-emergency department handover
protocol: 'IMIST-AMBO'. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(8):627-33. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000766.
https://psnet.ahr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42961/psn-pdf
February 19, 2014 - Healthcare-associated infections: a national patient safety
problem and the coordinated response.
February 19, 2014
Jeeva RR, Wright D. Healthcare-associated infections: a national patient safety problem and the
coordinated response. Med Care. 2014;52(2 Suppl 1):S4-8. doi:10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182a54581.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36106/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Evidence-based red cell transfusion in the critically ill:
quality improvement using computerized physician order
entry.
May 27, 2011
Rana R, Afessa B, Keegan MT, et al. Evidence-based red cell transfusion in the critically ill: quality
improvement using computerized physician order entry. Crit Care Med. 2006;34(7…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46422/psn-pdf
November 29, 2017 - Framework for direct observation of performance and
safety in healthcare.
November 29, 2017
Catchpole K, Neyens DM, Abernathy J, et al. Framework for direct observation of performance and safety
in healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(12):1015-1021. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006407.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framewor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39227/psn-pdf
January 13, 2010 - Executive summary of the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Task Force
on Patient Safety in the Office Setting: reinvigorating
safety in office-based gynecologic surgery.
January 13, 2010
Erickson TB, Kirkpatrick DH, DeFrancesco MS, et al. Executive summary of the American College of
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47289/psn-pdf
October 24, 2018 - ASHP guidelines on managing drug product shortages.
October 24, 2018
Fox ER, McLaughlin MM. ASHP guidelines on managing drug product shortages. Am J Health Syst Pharm.
2018;75(21):1742-1750. doi:10.2146/ajhp180441.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-guidelines-managing-drug-product-shortages
Drug shortages are a pe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838031/psn-pdf
September 13, 2022 - Addressing the Loss of Trust in Safety Culture.
September 7, 2022
Philadelphia, PA: Building Trust and the ABIM Foundation; September 13, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-loss-trust-safety-culture
Trust in patient safety processes encourages reporting of concerns, learning from error, and develop…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34570/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - Measuring the Success of the Regional Medication Safety
Program for Hospitals.
March 7, 2005
Pelczarski K, Fricker M, Morris J. Philadelphia, PA: Health Care Improvement Foundation; 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-success-regional-medication-safety-program-hospitals
The Regional Medication Safety Prog…
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November 24, 2021 - Addressing health care disparities by improving quality
and safety.
November 24, 2021
Sentinel Event Alert. Nov 10 2021;(64):1-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-health-care-disparities-improving-quality-and-safety
Health care disparities are emerging as a core patient safety issue. This alert introduces s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40296/psn-pdf
October 01, 2014 - Applying trigger tools to detect adverse events
associated with outpatient surgery.
October 1, 2014
Rosen AK, Mull HJ, Kaafarani HMA, et al. Applying trigger tools to detect adverse events associated with
outpatient surgery. J Patient Saf. 2011;7(1):45-59. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e31820d164b.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37979/psn-pdf
April 11, 2011 - Preliminary assessment of pediatric health care quality
and patient safety in the United States using readily
available administrative data.
April 11, 2011
McDonald KM, Davies SM, Haberland CA, et al. Preliminary assessment of pediatric health care quality
and patient safety in the United States using readily avai…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41973/psn-pdf
January 30, 2013 - Implementation of a specialized pharmacy team to
monitor high-risk medications during discharge.
January 30, 2013
Martin ES, Overstreet RL, Jackson-Khalil LR, et al. Implementation of a specialized pharmacy team to
monitor high-risk medications during discharge. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70(1):18-21.
doi:10.214…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45800/psn-pdf
January 18, 2017 - Inpatient Notes: mistakes in the
hospital—communicating, apologizing, and beyond.
January 18, 2017
Kachalia A. Web Exclusives. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Mistakes in the Hospital-
Communicating, Apologizing, and Beyond. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165(12):HO2-HO3. doi:10.7326/M16-
2545.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47667/psn-pdf
February 27, 2019 - It is time to define antimicrobial never events.
February 27, 2019
Liu J, Kaye KS, Mercuro NJ, et al. It is time to define antimicrobial never events. Infect Control Hosp
Epidemiol. 2019;40(2):206-207. doi:10.1017/ice.2018.313.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/it-time-define-antimicrobial-never-events
Never events are…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847060/psn-pdf
January 01, 2001 - The Emperor’s New Clothes: Or Whatever Happened To
“Human Error”?
January 1, 2001
Hollnagel E, Amalberti R. Chapter In: Dekker SWA, ed. Proceedings of the 4th International
Workshop on Human Error, Safety and Systems Development. Linköping Sweden: Linköping University;
2001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44408/psn-pdf
April 12, 2017 - Enhancing Surgical Performance: A Primer in Non-
technical Skills.
April 12, 2017
Flin R, Youngson GG, Yule S. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2015. ISBN: 9781482246322.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-surgical-performance-primer-non-technical-skills
Non-technical skill development is gaining attention as a way …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41306/psn-pdf
May 04, 2012 - Identifying nontechnical skills associated with safety in
the emergency department: a scoping review of the
literature.
May 4, 2012
Flowerdew L, Brown R, Vincent CA, et al. Identifying nontechnical skills associated with safety in the
emergency department: a scoping review of the literature. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39914/psn-pdf
October 13, 2010 - Clinical handover of patients arriving by ambulance to the
emergency department: a literature review.
October 13, 2010
Bost N, Crilly J, Wallis M, et al. Clinical handover of patients arriving by ambulance to the emergency
department - a literature review. Int Emerg Nurs. 2010;18(4):210-20. doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2009.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45007/psn-pdf
March 30, 2016 - Medication errors involving healthcare students.
March 30, 2016
Hess L, Gaunt MJ, Grissinger M. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2016;13:18-23.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-involving-healthcare-students
Using reports of medication errors submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority that …