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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47757/psn-pdf
February 06, 2019 - Doctors make mistakes. A new documentary explores
what happens when they do—and how to fix it.
February 6, 2019
Park A. Time Magazine. January 24, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-make-mistakes-new-documentary-explores-what-happens-when-they-
do-and-how-fix-it
This news article reports on the documentar…
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September 07, 2022 - Overriding drug-drug interaction alerts in clinical decision
support systems: a scoping review.
September 7, 2022
Villa Zapata L, Subbian V, Boyce RD, et al. Overriding drug-drug interaction alerts in clinical decision
support systems: a scoping review. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022;290:380-384.
doi:10.3233/sht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34767/psn-pdf
November 28, 2018 - Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of
Unintended Consequences.
November 28, 2018
Tenner E. New York, NY: Knopf; 1996. ISBN: 0679425632.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-things-bite-back-technology-and-revenge-unintended-consequences
Tenner’s discussions of medical and nonmedical examples provide an e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34886/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly
home care patients in Europe.
February 3, 2011
Fialová D, Topinková E, Gambassi G, et al. Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home
care patients in Europe. JAMA. 2005;293(11):1348-58.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-me…
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March 01, 2016 - Generating Health Care Quality Scores That Show Differences
The critical link between collecting performance information and sharing that information with others is the process of generating scores. The nature of the score is often inherent in the measure (e.g., an overall rating on a 1-10 scale). But even in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47483/psn-pdf
March 04, 2019 - Drs Bramhall and Bawa-Garba and the rightful domain of
the criminal law.
March 4, 2019
Ost S. Drs Bramhall and Bawa-Garba and the rightful domain of the criminal law. J Med Ethics.
2019;45(3):151-155. doi:10.1136/medethics-2018-105135.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drs-bramhall-and-bawa-garba-and-rightful-domain-cr…
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February 24, 2011 - Disclosing medical errors to patients: attitudes and
practices of physicians and trainees.
February 24, 2011
Kaldjian LC, Jones EW, Wu BJ, et al. Disclosing medical errors to patients: attitudes and practices of
physicians and trainees. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(7):988-96.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disclosing-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36784/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - The many faces of error disclosure: a common set of
elements and a definition.
February 24, 2011
Fein SP, Hilborne LH, Spiritus EM, et al. The many faces of error disclosure: a common set of elements
and a definition. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(6):755-761.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/many-faces-error-disclosure-co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867180/psn-pdf
November 20, 2024 - Medical error: using storytelling and reflection to impact
error response factors in family medicine residents.
November 20, 2024
Adkins S, Alta’any R, Brar K, et al. Medical error: using storytelling and reflection to impact error response
factors in family medicine residents. J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2024;11:238212…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45696/psn-pdf
January 23, 2017 - Understanding patient safety performance and
educational needs using the 'Safety-II' approach for
complex systems.
January 23, 2017
McNab D, Bowie P, Morrison J, et al. Understanding patient safety performance and educational needs
using the 'Safety-II' approach for complex systems. Educ Prim Care. 2016;27(6):443-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73464/psn-pdf
July 07, 2021 - Errors in breast imaging: how to reduce errors and
promote a safety environment.
July 7, 2021
Sivarajah R, Dinh ML, Chetlen A. Errors in breast imaging: how to reduce errors and promote a safety
environment. J Breast Imaging. 2021;3(2):221-230. doi:10.1093/jbi/wbaa118.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-breast-im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43666/psn-pdf
March 14, 2016 - Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Conference: using
a revised morbidity and mortality format to focus on
systems-based patient safety issues in a VA hospital:
design and outcomes.
March 14, 2016
Gerstein WH, Ledford J, Cooper J, et al. Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Conference: using a revised
morbidit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72717/psn-pdf
February 10, 2021 - Hospital-acquired SARS-Cov-2 infections in patients:
inevitable conditions or medical malpractice?
February 10, 2021
Barranco R, Vallega Bernucci Du Tremoul L, Ventura F. Hospital-acquired SARS-Cov-2 infections in
patients: inevitable conditions or medical malpractice? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(2):48…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45100/psn-pdf
June 15, 2016 - Impact of errors in paper-based and computerized
diabetes management with decision support for
hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes. A post-hoc
analysis of a before and after study.
June 15, 2016
Donsa K, Beck P, Höll B, et al. Impact of errors in paper-based and computerized diabetes management
with decisi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35577/psn-pdf
April 06, 2011 - Safety culture assessment in community pharmacy:
development, face validity, and feasibility of the
Manchester Patient Safety Assessment Framework.
April 6, 2011
Ashcroft DM, Morecroft C, Parker D, et al. Safety culture assessment in community pharmacy:
development, face validity, and feasibility of the Manchester…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867343/psn-pdf
December 11, 2024 - Communication about harm reduction with patients who
have opioid use disorder.
December 11, 2024
Hawk M, Jawa R, Kay ES. Communication about harm reduction with patients who have opioid use
disorder. JAMA. 2025;333(2):163-164. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.21307.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-about-harm-reduc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837743/psn-pdf
July 27, 2022 - The New Electronic Health Record’s Unknown Queue
Caused Multiple Events of Patient Harm.
July 27, 2022
Washington, DC: VA Office of the Inspector General; July 14 2022. Report No. 22-01137-204.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-electronic-health-records-unknown-queue-caused-multiple-events-patient-
harm
Problems w…
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October 27, 2021 - Changes in safety and teamwork climate after adding
structured observations to patient safety WalkRounds.
October 27, 2021
Klimmeck S, Sexton B, Schwendimann R. Changes in safety and teamwork climate after adding structured
observations to patient safety WalkRounds. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(12):783-792.
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July 09, 2012 - The Silent Treatment: Why Safety Tools and Checklists
Aren't Enough to Save Lives.
July 9, 2012
Maxfield D, Grenny J, Lavandero R, et al. Provo, UT: VitalSmarts; 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/silent-treatment-why-safety-tools-and-checklists-arent-enough-save-lives
Silence Kills was a 2005 report that highligh…
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December 01, 2021 - Her husband died by suicide. She sued his pain
doctors—a rare challenge over an opioid dose reduction.
December 1, 2021
Joseph A. STAT. November 22, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/her-husband-died-suicide-she-sued-his-pain-doctors-rare-challenge-over-
opioid-dose-reduction
The opioid epidemic has put regulator…