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September 12, 2018 - Guideline implementation: team communication.
September 12, 2018
Link T. Guideline Implementation: Team Communication: 1.8 www.aornjournal.org/content/cme. AORN J.
2018;108(2):165-177. doi:10.1002/aorn.12300.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guideline-implementation-team-communication
Although team development has rec…
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May 12, 2021 - Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the
Foundation of Health Care.
May 12, 2021
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2021. Washington, DC: The National
Academies Press.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-high-quality-primary-care-rebuilding-foundation-health-care
Primary…
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July 22, 2015 - Surgeon Scorecard.
July 22, 2015
Wei S; Allen M; Pierce O.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeon-scorecard
Transparency has been advocated as a key element of safe, patient-centered care, but data on individual
performance has not been made widely available. This database compiles the death and complication
rates …
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April 22, 2015 - Meet the cancer patient in room 52: his name is Joseph,
but call him Joe.
April 22, 2015
Sun LH.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/meet-cancer-patient-room-52-his-name-joseph-call-him-joe
This newspaper article reports on a pilot program which involved redesigning intensive care unit processes
to enhance staff knowled…
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January 01, 2015 - Health care huddles: managing complexity to achieve
high reliability.
December 12, 2014
Provost SM, Lanham H, Leykum LK, et al. Health care huddles: managing complexity to achieve high
reliability. Health Care Manage Rev. 2015;40(1):2-12. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-h…
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July 15, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic’s wider health-care crisis.
July 15, 2020
Khullar D. The coronavirus pandemic’s wider health-care crisis. New Yorker. 2020;Jun 29.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/coronavirus-pandemics-wider-health-care-crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted care delivery around the globe. This story discuss…
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April 18, 2018 - Unintended doses in radiotherapy—over, under and
outside?
April 18, 2018
Eaton DJ, Byrne JP, Cosgrove VP, et al. Unintended doses in radiotherapy-over, under and outside? Br J
Radiol. 2018;91(1084):20170863. doi:10.1259/bjr.20170863.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-doses-radiotherapy-over-under-and-outside…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42415/psn-pdf
July 24, 2013 - Strategies for improving communication in the
emergency department: mediums and messages in a
noisy environment.
July 24, 2013
Welch SJ, Cheung DS, Apker J, et al. Strategies for improving communication in the emergency
department: mediums and messages in a noisy environment. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(6)…
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March 20, 2018 - Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With
Limited English Proficiency: A Guide For Hospitals.
March 20, 2018
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-
0041.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-systems-patients-limited-english-prof…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844792/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Surgical data recording technology: a solution to address
medical errors?
September 18, 2019
Shah NA, Jue J, Mackey T. Surgical Data Recording Technology. Ann Surg. 2020;271(3):431-433.
doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000003510.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-data-recording-technology-solution-address-medical-errors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46104/psn-pdf
May 03, 2017 - Secret data on hospital inspections may soon become
public.
May 3, 2017
Ornstein C. Health Shots. National Public Radio and ProPublica. April 18, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/secret-data-hospital-inspections-may-soon-become-public
Summary data about serious errors in hospitals are available, but often detail…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44200/psn-pdf
February 18, 2019 - Structured handover in general surgery: an audit of
current practice.
February 18, 2019
Jones HG, Watt B, Lewis L, et al. Structured Handover in General Surgery: An Audit of Current Practice. J
Patient Saf. 2019;15(1):7-10. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000201.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/structured-handover-general-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60192/psn-pdf
April 01, 2020 - Effective Reporting Could Improve Safe Use of Electronic
Health Records.
April 1, 2020
Philadelphia, PA: Pew Charitable Trusts; March 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effective-reporting-could-improve-safe-use-electronic-health-records
Electronic health records both enhance and challenge the safety of care proce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46414/psn-pdf
January 10, 2018 - Leveraging the electronic health record to improve quality
and safety in rheumatology.
January 10, 2018
Schmajuk G, Yazdany J. Leveraging the electronic health record to improve quality and safety in
rheumatology. Rheumatol Int. 2017;37(10):1603-1610. doi:10.1007/s00296-017-3804-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45223/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Hospital safety climate and safety behavior: a social
exchange perspective.
September 27, 2017
Ancarani A, Di Mauro C, Giammanco MD. Hospital safety climate and safety behavior: A social exchange
perspective. Health Care Manage Rev. 2017;42(4):341-351. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000118.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48167/psn-pdf
August 28, 2019 - ASHP guidelines on perioperative pharmacy services.
August 28, 2019
Bickham P, Golembiewski J, Meyer T, et al. ASHP guidelines on perioperative pharmacy services. Am J
Health Syst Pharm. 2019;76(12):903-820. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxz073.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-guidelines-perioperative-pharmacy-services
Pharm…
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August 02, 2015 - Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy: the process of
deprescribing.
August 2, 2015
Scott IA, Hilmer SN, Reeve E, et al. Reducing inappropriate polypharmacy: the process of deprescribing.
JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(5):827-34. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.0324.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-inappropriate-pol…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39572/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - The tangible handoff: a team approach for advancing
structured communication in labor and delivery.
January 3, 2017
Block M, Ehrenworth JF, Cuce VM, et al. The tangible handoff: a team approach for advancing structured
communication in labor and delivery. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36(6):282-287, 241.
https:…
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April 05, 2017 - High-reliability and the I-PASS communication tool.
April 5, 2017
Clements K. High-reliability and the I-PASS communication tool. Nursing Management (Springhouse).
2017;48(3). doi:10.1097/01.numa.0000512897.68425.e5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-and-i-pass-communication-tool
High reliability has y…
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October 11, 2017 - Care transitions know-how not just for clinicians.
October 11, 2017
Ready T. HealthLeaders Media. September 26, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-transitions-know-how-not-just-clinicians
Transitions are an error-prone process. This news article reports that organizational leadership should be
engaged in enha…