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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47085/psn-pdf
June 06, 2018 - Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients,
Promoting Public Health.
June 6, 2018
Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; April 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-device-safety-action-plan-protecting-patients-promoting-public-health
Reliable use of medical devices is an important co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42893/psn-pdf
March 13, 2014 - Effect of patient safety strategies on the incidence of
adverse events.
March 13, 2014
Sierra AF, del Aguila del MR, Espigares JLN, et al. Effect of patient safety strategies on the incidence of
adverse events. J Eval Clin Pract. 2014;20(2):184-90. doi:10.1111/jep.12105.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-patient…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47708/psn-pdf
February 13, 2019 - The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe.
February 13, 2019
Kinston R, McCarville N, Hassell A. The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe. Clin Teach.
2019;16(6):598-603. doi:10.1111/tct.12991.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-purple-pens-learning-prescribe
Interventions utilizing color as visual c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854265/psn-pdf
October 04, 2023 - Can AI help doctors come up with better diagnoses?
October 4, 2023
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. September 24, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-ai-help-doctors-come-better-diagnoses
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being considered as a strong contender in the effort to reduce harmful
diagnostic error, but c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/764410/psn-pdf
March 02, 2022 - Five strategies for clinicians to advance diagnostic
excellence.
March 2, 2022
Singh H, Connor DM, Dhaliwal G. Five strategies for clinicians to advance diagnostic excellence. BMJ.
2022;376:e068044. doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-068044.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/five-strategies-clinicians-advance-diagnostic-excellence
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45970/psn-pdf
March 22, 2017 - A learning health care system using computer-aided
diagnosis.
March 22, 2017
Cahan A, Cimino JJ. A Learning Health Care System Using Computer-Aided Diagnosis. J Med Internet
Res. 2017;19(3):e54. doi:10.2196/jmir.6663.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-health-care-system-using-computer-aided-diagnosis
Although…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47632/psn-pdf
April 10, 2019 - Perception of the usability and implementation of a
metacognitive mnemonic to check cognitive errors in
clinical setting.
April 10, 2019
Chew KS, van Merrienboer JJG, Durning SJ. Perception of the usability and implementation of a
metacognitive mnemonic to check cognitive errors in clinical setting. BMC Med Educ. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42135/psn-pdf
April 22, 2013 - Interprofessional education in team communication:
working together to improve patient safety.
April 22, 2013
Brock DM, Abu-Rish E, Chiu C-R, et al. Interprofessional education in team communication: working
together to improve patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(5):414-23. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000952.
https:/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46438/psn-pdf
September 20, 2017 - Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of
a Workshop.
September 20, 2017
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies
Press: 2017. ISBN: 9780309461856.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-clearly-about-medicines-proceedings-workshop
Patient h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72761/psn-pdf
February 17, 2021 - Using ventilator splitters during the COVID-19 pandemic--
letter to health care providers.
February 17, 2021
Silver Spring, MD: Division of Industry and Consumer Education, US Food and Drug Administration;
February 9. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-ventilator-splitters-during-covid-19-pandemic-letter-hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47933/psn-pdf
August 07, 2019 - Just culture: it's more than policy.
August 7, 2019
Paradiso L, Sweeney N. Just culture: It's more than policy. Nurs Manage. 2019;50(6):38-45.
doi:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000558482.07815.ae.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-culture-its-more-policy
This survey study examined the relationship between just culture—a cultur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45160/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - Clues to better health care from old malpractice lawsuits.
May 18, 2016
Landro L.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clues-better-health-care-old-malpractice-lawsuits
Closed claims have been considered a source for adverse event data for years, and recently such data has
been utilized to inform safety improvement work. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47644/psn-pdf
February 13, 2019 - Using computerized virtual cases to explore diagnostic
error in practicing physicians.
February 13, 2019
Trowbridge RL, Reilly JB, Clauser JC, et al. Using computerized virtual cases to explore diagnostic error in
practicing physicians. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(4):229-233. doi:10.1515/dx-2017-0044.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60851/psn-pdf
August 26, 2020 - Situativity: A Family of Social Cognitive Theories for
Clinical Reasoning and Error.
August 26, 2020
Durning S, Holmboe E, Graber ML, eds. Diagnosis(Berl). 2020;7(3):151-344.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/situativity-family-social-cognitive-theories-clinical-reasoning-and-error
Challenges to effective clinical reas…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43126/psn-pdf
April 23, 2014 - Safe and appropriate use of insulin and other
antihyperglycemic agents in hospital.
April 23, 2014
Cornish W. Safe and appropriate use of insulin and other antihyperglycemic agents in hospital. Can J
Diabetes. 2014;38(2):94-100. doi:10.1016/j.jcjd.2014.01.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-and-appropriate-use-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853249/psn-pdf
September 06, 2023 - How does robotic-assisted surgery change OR safety
culture?
September 6, 2023
How does robotic-assisted surgery change OR safety culture? AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(8):E615-E623.
doi:10.1001/amajethics.2023.615.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-does-robotic-assisted-surgery-change-or-safety-culture
The safety culture …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46143/psn-pdf
June 14, 2017 - Report of the Announced Inspection of Medication Safety
at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, County
Offaly.
June 14, 2017
Dublin, Ireland: Health Information and Quality Authority; May 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-announced-inspection-medication-safety-midland-regional-hospital-
tullamore-coun…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45749/psn-pdf
January 11, 2017 - Instrument count sheets and set reviews as patient safety
tools.
January 11, 2017
Spear J. Instrument Count Sheets and Set Reviews as Patient Safety Tools. AORN J. 2016;104(6):588-
592. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2016.10.007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/instrument-count-sheets-and-set-reviews-patient-safety-tools
Inaccu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45567/psn-pdf
October 12, 2016 - Insulin Pens Devices.
October 12, 2016
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2016;73(19 suppl 5);s1-s47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insulin-pens-devices
As a high-alert medication, insulin has the potential to result in serious patient harm if administered
incorrectly. Articles in this special issue discuss recommendations de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46714/psn-pdf
January 10, 2018 - A system-based approach to managing patient safety in
ambulatory care (and beyond).
January 10, 2018
Burger C, Eaton P, Hess K, et al. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. December 12, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-based-approach-managing-patient-safety-ambulatory-care-and-beyond
Systems-based improvements are ke…