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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45885/psn-pdf
May 03, 2017 - E-collection: Safety and Error Prevention in Health.
May 3, 2017
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e-collection-safety-and-error-prevention-health
The increasing implementation of health information technology has introduced both benefits and
challenges to patient safety. Articles in this series explore the impacts of t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46136/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Medication errors in injured patients.
September 27, 2017
Dolejs SC, Janowak CF, Zarzaur BL. Medication Errors in Injured Patients. Am Surg. 2017;83(7):780-785.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-injured-patients
Despite the widespread adoption of health information technology, medication errors remain …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44332/psn-pdf
July 29, 2015 - Health IT Safety Center Roadmap.
July 29, 2015
RTI International. Washington, DC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology;
July 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-it-safety-center-roadmap
The Institute of Medicine called for enhanced transparency in the reporting of health IT sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45492/psn-pdf
September 28, 2016 - Understanding human over-reliance on technology.
September 28, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 8, 2016;21:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-human-over-reliance-technology
Over-reliance on technology can contribute to error due to user complacency. Reviewing how the ten…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47795/psn-pdf
February 20, 2019 - Three laws for paperlessness.
February 20, 2019
Thimbleby H. Three laws for paperlessness. Digit Health. 2019;5:2055207619827722.
doi:10.1177/2055207619827722.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/three-laws-paperlessness
The digitization of health care data has had some positive effects on patient safety, but it has also…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47142/psn-pdf
June 13, 2018 - Managing health IT risks: reflections and
recommendations.
June 13, 2018
Sujan M. Managing health IT risks: reflections and recommendations. J Innov Health Inform.
2018;25(1):952. doi:10.14236/jhi.v25i1.952.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-health-it-risks-reflections-and-recommendations
Health information t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33843/psn-pdf
October 01, 2017 - In the old days, doctors had this intense commitment to their patients and would slog through the
snow … Those doctors who slogged through the snow and so forth were extraordinarily dedicated, and most often
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-errors-still-claiming-many-lives
September 19, 2007 - Copy Citation
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Doctors must stop tuning out Black women.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-common-hospital-diabetes
May 13, 2009 - May 13, 2009
Doctors could learn something about medical handoffs from the Navy. … July 22, 2015
As doctors age, worries about their ability grow. … February 9, 2011
The phantom menace of sleep-deprived doctors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/make-hospitals-less-deadly-dose-data
August 13, 2014 - August 13, 2014
Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors? … Dealing with medical errors when they happen--instead of in court--can benefit doctors and patients, … October 2, 2013
Why doesn't medical care get better when doctors rest more?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/people-disabilities-fear-pandemic-will-worsen-medical-biases
April 27, 2016 - April 27, 2016
Doctors' unconscious bias affects quality of health care services, research … April 15, 2020
With scarce access to interpreters, immigrants struggle to understand doctors … December 16, 2020
Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-new-medical-team-algorithms-and-physicians
July 20, 2016 - July 20, 2016
Why doctors still offer treatments that may not help. … March 17, 2015
ER doctors misdiagnose patients with unusual symptoms. … August 5, 2008
Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44272/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Technology, cognition and error.
November 6, 2015
Coiera E. Technology, cognition and error. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(7):417-22. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-
003484.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technology-cognition-and-error
Providers and policymakers have raised concerns about risks associated with health information
t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47373/psn-pdf
November 14, 2018 - Blame: what does it look like?
November 14, 2018
Duthie EA. Blame: What does it look like? Nurs Manage. 2018;49(11):18-21.
doi:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000547256.76967.9e.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blame-what-does-it-look
A just culture balances organizational context with appropriate accountability after an error. Thi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47827/psn-pdf
February 27, 2019 - Improving Usability, Safety and Patient Outcomes With
Health Information Technology.
February 27, 2019
Lau F, Bartle-Clar JA, Bliss G, et al, eds. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019;257:1-539. ISBN:
9781614999508.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-usability-safety-and-patient-outcomes-health-information-technol…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851459/psn-pdf
July 19, 2023 - Racial and ethnic bias in the diagnosis of alcohol use
disorder in veterans.
July 19, 2023
Vickers-Smith R, Justice AC, Becker WC, et al. Racial and ethnic bias in the diagnosis of alcohol use
disorder in veterans. Am J Psych. 2023;180(6):426-436. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.21111097.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853625/psn-pdf
September 20, 2023 - ‘Dr. Google’ meets its match: Dr. ChatGPT.
September 20, 2023
Leonard A. KFF Health News. September 12, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dr-google-meets-its-match-dr-chatgpt
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) holds potential for health care improvement that is beginning to be
documented. This article discus…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34672/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - To tell the truth: ethical and practical issues in disclosing
medical mistakes to patients.
February 24, 2011
Wu AW, Cavanaugh TA, McPhee SJ, et al. To tell the truth. J Gen Intern Med. 2003;12(12).
doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07163.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tell-truth-ethical-and-practical-issues-disclosin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44046/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - Development of an instrument to measure the unintended
consequences of EHRs.
August 21, 2015
Carrington JM, Gephart SM, Verran JA, et al. Development of an Instrument to Measure the Unintended
Consequences of EHRs. West J Nurs Res. 2015;37(7):842-58. doi:10.1177/0193945915576083.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/devel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60718/psn-pdf
July 22, 2020 - First Do No Harm. The Report of the Independent
Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review.
July 22, 2020
Cumberlege J. London, England, Crown Copyright. July 8, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-no-harm-report-independent-medicines-and-medical-devices-safety-
review
Implicit biases are known to affect…