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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60153/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - A protocol for the safe use of hazardous drugs in the OR.
March 25, 2020
Hemingway MW, Meleis L, Oliver J, et al. A protocol for the safe use of hazardous drugs in the OR. AORN
J. 2020;111(3). doi:10.1002/aorn.12960.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/protocol-safe-use-hazardous-drugs-or
Perioperative personnel often ca…
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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/43961/psn-pdf
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/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/43218/psn-pdf
July 28, 2014 - Risk management—learning from the mistakes of others.
July 28, 2014
Meydan C. Risk management--learning from the mistakes of others. J Eval Clin Pract. 2014;20(4):505-7.
doi:10.1111/jep.12165.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-management-learning-mistakes-others
This commentary introduces a structured process for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42346/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Fatal PCA adverse events continue to happen...better
patient monitoring is essential to prevent harm.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 30, 2013;18:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fatal-pca-adverse-events-continue-happenbetter-patient-monitoring-essential-
prevent-harm
Describi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45303/psn-pdf
June 15, 2017 - The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care.
June 15, 2017
Singh H, Schiff G, Graber ML, et al. The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care. BMJ Qual Saf.
2017;26(6):484-494. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005401.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-burden-diagnostic-errors-primary-care
The need to i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47387/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44475/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - Scoring no goal—further adventures in transparency.
October 3, 2017
Rosenbaum L. Scoring No Goal--Further Adventures in Transparency. N Engl J Med. 2015;373(15):1385-
8. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1510094.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/scoring-no-goal-further-adventures-transparency
This commentary explores challenges to mon…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43458/psn-pdf
August 27, 2014 - Validation of a teamwork perceptions measure to increase
patient safety.
August 27, 2014
Keebler JR, Dietz AS, Lazzara EH, et al. Validation of a teamwork perceptions measure to increase patient
safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(9):718-26. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001942.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/validation-teamwork…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47485/psn-pdf
January 09, 2019 - System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory
medicine.
January 9, 2019
Plebani M. System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(4):191-
196. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0085.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-related-and-cognitive-errors-laboratory-medicine
Problems managing …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46810/psn-pdf
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/46630/psn-pdf
November 15, 2017 - Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting.
November 15, 2017
Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-office-based-practice-setting
Patient safety in the ambulatory setting is gaining traction as a focus for research, intervention, and policy.
Th…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73255/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44281/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38644/psn-pdf
May 20, 2009 - A quality initiative to decrease pathology specimen-
labeling errors using radiofrequency identification in a
high-volume endoscopy center.
May 20, 2009
Francis DL, Prabhakar S, Sanderson SO. A quality initiative to decrease pathology specimen-labeling
errors using radiofrequency identification in a high-volume en…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46301/psn-pdf
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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41738/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Inappropriate use of pharmacy bulk packages of IV
contrast media increases risk of infections.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 20, 2012;17:1,3-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-use-pharmacy-bulk-packages-iv-contrast-media-increases-risk-
infections
This articl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42633/psn-pdf
October 02, 2013 - Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement: Perspectives,
Pathways, and Practical Guidance.
October 2, 2013
Roper RA, Anderson KM, Marsh CA, Flemming AC. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality; September 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13-0059-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-it-enabled-quali…