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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34654/psn-pdf
June 16, 2011 - Risk mitigation in large scale systems: lessons from high
reliability organizations.
June 16, 2011
Grabowski M, Roberts K. Calif Manag Rev. 1997;39(4):152-161.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-mitigation-large-scale-systems-lessons-high-reliability-organizations
The authors examine high-reliability organizations,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42994/psn-pdf
March 26, 2014 - Conditions that influence the impact of malpractice
litigation risk on physicians' behavior regarding patient
safety.
March 26, 2014
Renkema E, Broekhuis M, Ahaus K. Conditions that influence the impact of malpractice litigation risk on
physicians' behavior regarding patient safety. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014;14:38…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865527/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - Teamwork matters: team situation awareness to build
high-performing healthcare teams, a narrative review.
April 10, 2024
Weller JM, Mahajan R, Fahey-Williams K, et al. Teamwork matters: team situation awareness to build high-
performing healthcare teams, a narrative review. Br J Anaesth. 2024;132(4):771-778.
doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60575/psn-pdf
June 10, 2020 - Applying principles from aviation safety investigations to
root cause analysis of a critical incident during a
simulated emergency.
June 10, 2020
Imach S, Eppich W, Zech A, et al. Applying principles from aviation safety investigations to root cause
analysis of a critical incident during a simulated emergency. Sim…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50829/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - How one medical checkup can snowball into a ‘cascade’
of tests, causing more harm than good.
January 22, 2020
Ganguli I. Washington Post. January 5, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-one-medical-checkup-can-snowball-cascade-tests-causing-more-harm-
good
Overdiagnosis and uncertainty can result in a range of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43172/psn-pdf
May 14, 2014 - Clinical clerkship students' perceptions of (un)safe
transitions for every patient.
May 14, 2014
Koch PE, Simpson D, Toth H, et al. Clinical Clerkship Students’ Perceptions of (Un)Safe Transitions for
Every Patient. Academic Medicine. 2014;89(3). doi:10.1097/acm.0000000000000153.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clini…
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June 24, 2020 - Education is “predictably disappointing” and should
never be relied upon alone to improve safety.
June 24, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. June 4, 2020;25(11):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/education-predictably-disappointing-and-should-never-be-relied-upon-alone-
improve-safety
Interven…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72725/psn-pdf
February 10, 2021 - Understanding the peer, manager, and system influence
on patient safety.
February 10, 2021
Forbes TH, Wynn J, Anderson T, et al. Understanding the peer, manager, and system influence on patient
safety. Nurs Manage. 2020;51(12):36-42. doi:10.1097/01.numa.0000721828.72471.4a.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understandi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45262/psn-pdf
April 01, 2021 - Each Baby Counts.
April 1, 2021
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/each-baby-counts-key-messages-2015
This organization highlights the importance of in-depth reporting and investigation of adverse events in
labor and delivery, involving parents in the analysis, engaging…
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January 14, 2009 - Adverse Events in Hospitals: Overview of Key Issues.
January 14, 2009
Levinson DR. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector
General; December 2008. Report No. OEI-06-07-00470.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-hospitals-overview-key-issues
The Tax Relief and Hea…
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November 01, 2017 - Building comprehensive strategies for obstetric safety:
simulation drills and communication.
November 1, 2017
Austin N, Goldhaber-Fiebert SN, Daniels K, et al. Building Comprehensive Strategies for Obstetric Safety:
Simulation Drills and Communication. Anesth Analg. 2016;123(5):1181-1190.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44868/psn-pdf
June 17, 2016 - Patient safety and the problem of many hands.
June 17, 2016
Dixon-Woods M, Pronovost P. Patient safety and the problem of many hands. BMJ Qual Saf.
2016;25(7):485-488. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005232.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-problem-many-hands
Although individual and organizational accountabi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43881/psn-pdf
February 11, 2015 - Cognitive Systems Engineering in Health Care.
February 11, 2015
Bisantz AM, Burns CM, Fairbanks RJ, eds. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2014. ISBN: 9781466587960.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-systems-engineering-health-care
This publication provides information about the role of cognition in medical error. Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38046/psn-pdf
September 10, 2008 - Clinical and pathological disagreement upon the cause of
death in a teaching hospital: analysis of 100 autopsy
cases in a prospective study.
September 10, 2008
Pinto Carvalho FL, Cordeiro JA, Cury PM. Clinical and pathological disagreement upon the cause of death
in a teaching hospital: Analysis of 100 autopsy cas…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39331/psn-pdf
March 03, 2010 - Meta-analysis: effect of interactive communication
between collaborating primary care physicians and
specialists.
March 3, 2010
Foy R, Hempel S, Rubenstein L, et al. Meta-analysis: effect of interactive communication between
collaborating primary care physicians and specialists. Ann Intern Med. 2010;152(4):247-58.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867020/psn-pdf
October 23, 2024 - What can we learn from coroners’ reports on preventable
deaths?
October 23, 2024
Jeraj S. What can we learn from coroners’ reports on preventable deaths? BMJ. 2024;386:q1943.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-can-we-learn-coroners-reports-preventable-deaths
Analysis of system failure is only the beginning of the i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41466/psn-pdf
June 20, 2012 - Factors predicting change in hospital safety climate and
capability in a multi-site patient safety collaborative: a
longitudinal survey study.
June 20, 2012
Benn J, Burnett S, Parand A, et al. Factors predicting change in hospital safety climate and capability in a
multi-site patient safety collaborative: a longit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44465/psn-pdf
November 20, 2015 - Why even good physicians do not wash their hands.
November 20, 2015
Redelmeier DA, Shafir E. Why even good physicians do not wash their hands. BMJ Qual Saf.
2015;24(12):744-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004319.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-even-good-physicians-do-not-wash-their-hands
Insufficient hand hygiene comp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865880/psn-pdf
May 15, 2024 - Racial and ethnic harm in patient care is a patient safety
issue.
May 15, 2024
Rosario N, Kiles TM, M. Jewell T'B, et al. Racial and ethnic harm in patient care is a patient safety issue.
Res Social Adm Pharm. 2024;20(7):670-677. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.04.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-and-ethnic-har…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866963/psn-pdf
October 16, 2024 - FDA’s promised guidance on pulse oximeters unlikely to
end decades of racial bias.
October 16, 2024
Allen A. FDA’s promised guidance on pulse oximeters unlikely to end decades of racial bias. KFF Health
News. October 07, 2024;
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fdas-promised-guidance-pulse-oximeters-unlikely-end-decades…