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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72561/psn-pdf
December 09, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Benefits and
Challenges of Technologies to Augment Patient Care.
December 9, 2020
Washington DC; United States Government Accountability Office; November 26, 2020. Publication GAO-
21-7SP.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-health-care-benefits-and-challeng…
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March 10, 2021 - A recurring call to action: every healthcare organization
needs a medication safety officer!
March 10, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 25, 2021;26(4);1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/recurring-call-action-every-healthcare-organization-needs-medication-safety-
officer
Leadership ro…
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January 30, 2019 - A Crisis in Health Care: A Call to Action on Physician
Burnout.
January 30, 2019
Jha AK, Iliff AR, Chaoui AA, et al. Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Health
and Hospital Association, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Harvard Global Health Institute;
2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47246/psn-pdf
September 19, 2018 - Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce
Clinician Burnout.
September 19, 2018
Smith CD, Corbridge S, Dopp AL, et al. NAM Perspectives. Washington DC: National Academy of
Medicine; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-optimal-team-based-care-reduce-clinician-burnout
Teamwork can contribute to a h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46691/psn-pdf
December 06, 2017 - Improved Policies and Oversight Needed for Reviewing
and Reporting Providers for Quality and Safety Concerns.
December 6, 2017
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; November 2017. Publication GAO-18-
63.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improved-policies-and-oversight-needed-reviewing-and-rep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47076/psn-pdf
August 15, 2018 - Incident learning in radiation oncology: a review.
August 15, 2018
Ford E, Evans SB. Incident learning in radiation oncology: A review. Med Phys. 2018;45(5):e100-e119.
doi:10.1002/mp.12800.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incident-learning-radiation-oncology-review
Learning from adverse events is a core component of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45186/psn-pdf
June 15, 2017 - Patient and family empowerment as agents of ambulatory
care safety and quality.
June 15, 2017
Roter DL, Wolff JL, Wu AW, et al. Patient and family empowerment as agents of ambulatory care safety
and quality. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(6):508-512. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005489.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-and-f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47577/psn-pdf
January 16, 2019 - Reversing the rise in maternal mortality.
January 16, 2019
Kozhimannil KB. Reversing The Rise In Maternal Mortality. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(11):1901-1904.
doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2018.1013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reversing-rise-maternal-mortality
Maternal harm is a sentinel event that is gaining increase…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46476/psn-pdf
October 04, 2017 - The effectiveness of nurse education and training for
clinical alarm response and management: a systematic
review.
October 4, 2017
Yue L, Plummer V, Cross W. The effectiveness of nurse education and training for clinical alarm response
and management: a systematic review. J Clin Nurs. 2017;26(17-18):2511-2526. doi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47032/psn-pdf
May 23, 2018 - Clinical dental faculty members' perceptions of diagnostic
errors and how to avoid them.
May 23, 2018
Nikdel C, Nikdel K, Ibarra-Noriega A, et al. Clinical Dental Faculty Members' Perceptions of Diagnostic
Errors and How to Avoid Them. J Dent Educ. 2018;82(4):340-348. doi:10.21815/JDE.018.037.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47393/psn-pdf
November 28, 2018 - Still Failing the Frail.
November 28, 2018
Simmons-Ritchie D. Penn Live. November 15, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/still-failing-frail
Nursing home patients are vulnerable to preventable harm due to poor safety culture, insufficient staffing
levels, lack of regulation enforcement, and misaligned financial in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45564/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - Fostering transparency in outcomes, quality, safety, and
costs.
October 3, 2017
Austin M, McGlynn EA, Pronovost P. Fostering Transparency in Outcomes, Quality, Safety, and Costs.
JAMA. 2016;316(16):1661-1662. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.14039.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fostering-transparency-outcomes-quality-safety-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44967/psn-pdf
March 16, 2016 - Wrong site surgery: a critical incident analysis of a near
miss.
March 16, 2016
Tichanow S. Wrong site surgery: A critical incident analysis of a near miss. J Perioper Pract. 2016;26(1-
2):11-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-surgery-critical-incident-analysis-near-miss
Despite efforts to prevent wrong-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45398/psn-pdf
August 15, 2016 - Incorporating indications into medication ordering—time
to enter the age of reason.
August 15, 2016
Schiff G, Seoane-Vazquez E, Wright A. Incorporating Indications into Medication Ordering--Time to Enter
the Age of Reason. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(4):306-9. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1603964.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inco…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43365/psn-pdf
November 19, 2016 - Identifying facilitators and barriers for patient safety in a
medicine label design system using patient simulation
and interviews.
November 19, 2016
Dieckmann P, Clemmensen MH, Sørensen TK, et al. Identifying Facilitators and Barriers for Patient Safety
in a Medicine Label Design System Using Patient Simulation a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44024/psn-pdf
October 13, 2015 - Cultivating a culture of medication safety in prelicensure
nursing students.
October 13, 2015
Bush PA, Hueckel RM, Robinson D, et al. Cultivating a Culture of Medication Safety in Prelicensure
Nursing Students. Nurse Educ. 2015;40(4):169-73. doi:10.1097/NNE.0000000000000148.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cultivatin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45010/psn-pdf
March 30, 2016 - Most dangerous time at the hospital? It may be when you
leave.
March 30, 2016
Khullar D. New York Times. March 17, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/most-dangerous-time-hospital-it-may-be-when-you-leave
Preventing readmissions after hospital discharge is a national policy priority. This newspaper article
discuss…
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March 13, 2019 - Debriefing in the OR: a quality improvement project.
March 13, 2019
Finch EP, Langston M, Erickson D, et al. Debriefing in the OR: A Quality Improvement Project. AORN J.
2019;109(3):336-344. doi:10.1002/aorn.12616.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/debriefing-or-quality-improvement-project
Debriefing has emerged as a s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60020/psn-pdf
March 04, 2020 - The eNOTSS platform for surgeons’ nontechnical skills
performance improvement.
March 4, 2020
Pradarelli JC, Yule S, Smink DS. The eNOTSS Platform for Surgeons’ Nontechnical Skills Performance
Improvement. JAMA Surg. 2020;155(5):438-439. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2019.5880.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enotss-platform-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47641/psn-pdf
March 20, 2019 - Guided reflection interventions show no effect on
diagnostic accuracy in medical students.
March 20, 2019
Lambe KA, Hevey D, Kelly BD. Guided Reflection Interventions Show No Effect on Diagnostic Accuracy in
Medical Students. Front Psychol. 2018;9:2297. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02297.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gu…