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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2017 - Enhancing Patient Safety and Reducing Errors in Health Care. August 1, 2017 Scheffler A; Zipperer LA, eds. Chicago, IL: National Patient Safety Foundation; 1999. ISBN: 9781579470555. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-patient-safety-and-reducing-errors-health-care The proceedings from the 1998 Annenberg meeti…

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 27, 2016 - Medication Safety: A Guide for Health Care Facilities. June 27, 2016 Manasse HR Jr, Thompson KK. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2005. ISBN 9781585280896. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-guide-health-care-facilities This book provides an in-depth introduction to implemen…

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 27, 2017 - Medication safety in a psychiatric hospital. September 27, 2017 Rothschild JM, Mann K, Keohane C, et al. Medication safety in a psychiatric hospital. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2007;29(2):156-62. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-psychiatric-hospital The authors analyzed the incidence and type of medication…

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 12, 2014 - Consumer Safe Medicine. November 12, 2014 Plymouth Meeting, PA; Institute for Safe Medication Practices. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-safe-medicine ISMP's electronic consumer medication safety newsletter is published six times a year and its content aims to engage patients and families in reducing medication…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 30, 2015 - Important Warnings and Instructions for Heparin Sodium Injection (Baxter). September 30, 2015 MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 28, 2008. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/important-warnings-and-instructions-heparin-sodium-injection-baxter This announcement update alert…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 27, 2010 - Paramedic self-reported medication errors. October 27, 2010 Vilke GM, Tornabene S, Stepanski B, et al. Paramedic self-reported medication errors. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2006;10(4):457-462. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paramedic-self-reported-medication-errors The researchers surveyed paramedics and found that 9% made…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 08, 2018 - Remote CPOE error—a situation that's more than remotely possible. May 8, 2018 ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 31, 2007;12:1-3. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remote-cpoe-error-situation-thats-more-remotely-possible This article describes a wrong-patient drug error that was prescribed using a co…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 29, 2010 - New dosing recommendations to prevent potential Valcyte (valganciclovir) overdose in pediatric transplant patients. September 29, 2010 United States Food and Drug Administration; FDA. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-dosing-recommendations-prevent-potential-valcyte-valganciclovir- overdose-pediatric This announc…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 27, 2011 - Year in review: medication mishaps in the elderly. April 27, 2011 Peron EP, Marcum ZA, Boyce R, et al. Year in review: medication mishaps in the elderly. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9(1):1-10. doi:10.1016/j.amjopharm.2011.01.003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/year-review-medication-mishaps-elderly This review a…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 24, 2015 - ReliOn insulin syringes for use with U-100 insulin (Tyco Healthcare-Covidien). May 24, 2015 MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; November 6, 2008.  https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relion-insulin-syringes-use-u-100-insulin-tyco-healthcare-covidien This announcement recalls a misla…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 14, 2011 - Appropriate prescribing of medications: an eight-step approach. January 14, 2011 Pollock M, Bazaldua O, Dobbie AE. Appropriate prescribing of medications: an eight-step approach. Am Fam Physician. 2007;75(2):231-236. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/appropriate-prescribing-medications-eight-step-approach The authors …

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 11, 2009 - Applying hierarchical task analysis to medication administration errors. September 11, 2009 Lane R, Stanton NA, Harrison DA. Applying hierarchical task analysis to medication administration errors. Appl Ergon. 2006;37(5):669-79. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applying-hierarchical-task-analysis-medication-administra…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2021 - ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Community/Ambulatory Healthcare. October 1, 2021 Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2021. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-list-high-alert-medications-communityambulatory-healthcare This fact sheet provides a list of high-alert medications commonly used in…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 09, 2010 - ISMP medication error report analysis. June 9, 2010 Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2010:45(5);352-355.    https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-error-report-analysis-45 This monthly selection of error reports discusses incidents involving look-alike drug names, concentration dosage error, and h…

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 28, 2019 - Luer Connector Misconnections: Under-Recognized but Potentially Dangerous Events. May 28, 2019 Medical Product Safety Network. Silver Spring, MD; US Food and Drug Administration. November 19, 2008. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/luer-connector-misconnections-under-recognized-potentially-dangerous-events This Web si…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 23, 2012 - Small patients, big consequences in medical errors. December 23, 2012 Tarkan L. New York Times. September 14, 2008;Health section:7. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/small-patients-big-consequences-medical-errors This article describes how medical errors may cause serious harm in pediatric patients and offers tips for …

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 13, 2011 - Mother claims hospital error kept her from newborn daughter. June 13, 2011 Barbella M. Drug Topics. October 8, 2007. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mother-claims-hospital-error-kept-her-newborn-daughter This article reports how a failure to perform medication reconciliation during patient transfer led to a mother b…

  18. Patient Safety and Quality Areas | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    February 01, 2018 - Patient Safety and Quality Areas AHRQ funds research to improve patient safety and quality across all settings of care. We also develop practical, research-based tools and resources that help clinicians and others working in the nation’s hospitals, nursing homes, medical offices, and other settings make care sa…

  19. 219. Helpful Web Sites (All Web sites listed are either government-sponsored organizations or nonprofit foundations) (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - 219. Helpful Web Sites (All Web sites listed are either government-sponsored organizations or nonprofit foundations) (Continued) Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Text version of slide presentation. National Institute on Drug Abuse: www.nida.nih.gov Office on Smoking and Health at the Ce…

  20. A systems theoretic process analysis of the medication use process in the operating room. | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - A systems theoretic process analysis of the medication use process in the operating room. Citation Samost-Williams A, Nanji KC. A systems theoretic process analysis of the medication use process in the operating room. Anesthesiology. 2020 Aug;133(2):332-341. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003376. PMID: 32…
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