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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37752/psn-pdf
May 07, 2019 - Guidance for the Safe Use of Automated Dispensing
Cabinets.
May 7, 2019
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidance-safe-use-automated-dispensing-cabinets
Drug dispensing systems have been adopted in hospitals to prevent medication errors, but accidents
associ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73523/psn-pdf
July 21, 2021 - TeamSTEPPS Video Toolkit.
July 21, 2021
AHA Team Training and Project Firstline. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association, Center for Disease
Control and Prevention; July 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamstepps-video-toolkit
Problems in communication are common contributors to patient care mistakes. This t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45005/psn-pdf
May 04, 2016 - Leading High-Reliability Organizations in Healthcare.
May 4, 2016
Morrow R. Boca Raton, FL: Productivity Press; 2016. ISBN: 9781466594883.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leading-high-reliability-organizations-healthcare
High reliability has been recently adopted as a goal for health care. This book reviews the primar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41185/psn-pdf
March 24, 2012 - Learning from near misses: from quick fixes to closing off
the Swiss-cheese holes.
March 24, 2012
Jeffs L, Berta W, Lingard LA, et al. Learning from near misses: from quick fixes to closing off the Swiss-
cheese holes. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(4):287-94. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000256.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44770/psn-pdf
September 24, 2016 - Obstacles to research on the effects of interruptions in
healthcare.
September 24, 2016
Grundgeiger T, Dekker SWA, Sanderson P, et al. Obstacles to research on the effects of interruptions in
healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(6):392-5. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004083.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/obstacles-research-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44155/psn-pdf
June 24, 2015 - Patient Safety Tool Kit.
June 24, 2015
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Cairo, Egypt: World Health Organization; 2015. ISBN:
9789290220596.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-tool-kit
Patient safety programs should reflect local needs, motivate clinician and leadership engagement, and
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46553/psn-pdf
October 25, 2017 - Telehealth.
October 25, 2017
Tuckson R, Edmunds M, Hodgkins ML. Telehealth. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(16):1585-1592.
doi:10.1056/NEJMsr1503323.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telehealth
Telemedicine can improve patient experience and access to health care. This commentary reviews the
current state of telehealth practi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47539/psn-pdf
November 28, 2018 - The star of the diagnostic journey: assessing patient
perspectives.
November 28, 2018
Gipson K. PA-PSRS Pa Patient Saf Advis. 2018 Oct 31;15(suppl 1):39-45.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/star-diagnostic-journey-assessing-patient-perspectives
Patients are increasingly seen as partners in efforts to improve health ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47214/psn-pdf
June 20, 2018 - Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management.
June 20, 2018
Wu AW, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. ISSN: 2516-0435.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/journal-patient-safety-and-risk-management
Risk management and legal issues can affect safety responses throughout a health care system. Articles in
this publi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43185/psn-pdf
May 14, 2014 - Preventing health care–associated harm in children.
May 14, 2014
Walsh KE, Bundy DG, Landrigan CP. Preventing health care-associated harm in children. JAMA.
2014;311(17):1731-2. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.2038.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-health-care-associated-harm-children
This commentary describes why de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44550/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Infections associated with reprocessed flexible
bronchoscopes.
September 30, 2015
FDA Safety Communication. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; September 17, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infections-associated-reprocessed-flexible-bronchoscopes
Use of incompletely cleaned medical devices has b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50805/psn-pdf
January 15, 2020 - Advancing safety with closed-loop communication of test
results.
January 15, 2020
Quick Safety. December 17, 2019;(52):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-safety-closed-loop-communication-test-results
Incomplete or delayed test result communication is a known factor in diagnostic error. This article shares…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42370/psn-pdf
June 19, 2013 - Resident Projects for Improvement.
June 19, 2013
Heilman J, ed. UNM CIR Journal of Quality Improvement in Healthcare. Albuquerque, NM: University of
New Mexico; May 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/journal-quality-improvement-healthcare-second-edition
This publication outlines quality and safety improvement proj…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46055/psn-pdf
July 26, 2017 - Bridging the gap between work-as-imagined and work-as-
done.
July 26, 2017
Deutsch ES. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2017;14:80-83.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bridging-gap-between-work-imagined-and-work-done
Understanding what is possible in the context of frontline practice is key when designing enhancements …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36041/psn-pdf
June 21, 2006 - Intraoperative adverse events and related postoperative
complications in spine surgery: implications for
enhancing patient safety founded on evidence-based
protocols.
June 21, 2006
Rampersaud YR; Moro ER; Neary MA; White K; Lewis SJ; Massicotte EM; Fehlings MG.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intraoperative-adverse-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46334/psn-pdf
August 09, 2017 - Maternal deaths at MetroWest hospital prompt state
probes.
August 9, 2017
Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. July 29, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maternal-deaths-metrowest-hospital-prompt-state-probes
Maternal death is a sentinel event. This news article reports on two incidents at one hospital that prompted
inves…
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cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/workgroups/34806/CDS_Connect_WG_October_2021_Summary.pdf
January 01, 2021 - MITRE enhanced the support of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG)-on-FHIR, as well as
enabled FHIR server
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73643/psn-pdf
August 01, 2022 - errors during care
transitions by providing clinicians with the framework for knowledge sharing and enhanced
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/takeheart/training/getting-started-implementation-guide.pdf
March 01, 2023 - are actually referred (via AR); and
o Maximize the number that enroll, attend, and graduate through enhanced
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/mhs3/cre.pdf
September 26, 2019 - hospital’s multi-faceted intervention included antibiotic
stewardship measures, contact isolation, and enhanced … Toth et al.,
201719
• Enhanced contact isolation
• Active surveillance
The model’s intervention … Active
surveillance and enhanced contact isolation were found to be successful in one model of LTACHs … high
Organism: CP-KP
Toth et al.,
201719
Mathematical
model that
measured the
effects of
enhanced … The enhanced isolation
model accounted for patients
contributing 75% less to
transmission rate compared