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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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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/44330/psn-pdf
September 02, 2015 - Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop
Summary.
September 2, 2015
Alper J; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Institute of
Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; 2015. ISBN:
9780309371544.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43876/psn-pdf
September 09, 2015 - Improving medication administration safety in a
community hospital setting using Lean methodology.
September 9, 2015
Critchley S. Improving medication administration safety in a community hospital setting using Lean
methodology. J Nurs Care Qual. 2015;30(4):345-351. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000112.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48140/psn-pdf
July 31, 2019 - Impact of critical event checklists on anaesthetist
performance in simulated operating theatre emergencies.
July 31, 2019
Siddiqui A, Ng E, Burrows C, et al. Impact of Critical Event Checklists on Anaesthetist Performance in
Simulated Operating Theatre Emergencies. Cureus. 2019;11(4):e4376. doi:10.7759/cureus.4376.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44702/psn-pdf
December 16, 2015 - Alarm fatigue: impacts on patient safety.
December 16, 2015
Ruskin KJ, Hueske-Kraus D. Alarm fatigue: impacts on patient safety. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol.
2015;28(6):685-690. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000260.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alarm-fatigue-impacts-patient-safety
Alarm fatigue is a recognized safety conce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44046/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - Development of an instrument to measure the unintended
consequences of EHRs.
August 21, 2015
Carrington JM, Gephart SM, Verran JA, et al. Development of an Instrument to Measure the Unintended
Consequences of EHRs. West J Nurs Res. 2015;37(7):842-58. doi:10.1177/0193945915576083.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/devel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42085/psn-pdf
March 13, 2013 - In-facility delirium programs as a patient safety strategy:
a systematic review.
March 13, 2013
Reston JT, Schoelles KM. In-facility delirium prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic
review. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):375-80. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-158-5-201303051-00003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44749/psn-pdf
December 27, 2018 - Southern Baptist Hospital of Florida v. Charles.
December 27, 2018
Fla Ct App, 1st Dist. October 28, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/southern-baptist-hospital-florida-v-charles
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) provides federal protection of adverse event
reports voluntarily submitted to pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43976/psn-pdf
November 16, 2015 - Multicenter development, implementation, and patient
safety impacts of a simulation-based module to teach
handovers to pediatric residents.
November 16, 2015
Johnson DP, Zimmerman K, Staples B, et al. Multicenter development, implementation, and patient safety
impacts of a simulation-based module to teach handover…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47101/psn-pdf
December 21, 2018 - Education and reporting of diagnostic errors among
physicians in internal medicine training programs.
December 21, 2018
Wijesekera TP, Sanders L, Windish DM. Education and Reporting of Diagnostic Errors Among Physicians
in Internal Medicine Training Programs. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(11):1548-1549.
doi:10.1001/ja…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45785/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Traditions of research into interruptions in healthcare: a
conceptual review.
September 29, 2017
McCurdie T, Sanderson P, Aitken LM. Traditions of research into interruptions in healthcare: A conceptual
review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2017;66:23-36. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.11.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/traditi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44055/psn-pdf
April 15, 2015 - Health Care Simulation to Advance Safety: Responding to
Ebola and Other Threats.
April 15, 2015
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2015. AHRQ Publication No. 15-
0021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-simulation-advance-safety-responding-ebola-and-other-threats
Simulation …
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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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January 07, 2011 - Facing ambiguous threats.
January 7, 2011
Roberto MA, Bohmer RMJ, Edmondson A. Facing ambiguous threats. Harv Bus Rev. 2006;84(11):106-13,
157.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/facing-ambiguous-threats
This study describes how organizations respond to signs that may or may not portend future
catastrophes. The authors…
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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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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/45263/psn-pdf
September 04, 2016 - PSYCH: a mnemonic to help psychiatric residents
decrease patient handoff communication errors.
September 4, 2016
Mariano MT, Brooks V, DiGiacomo M. PSYCH: A Mnemonic to Help Psychiatric Residents Decrease
Patient Handoff Communication Errors. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;42(7):316-320.
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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/41917/psn-pdf
May 04, 2022 - ISMP Guidelines for Sterile Compounding and the Safe
Use of Sterile Compounding Technology.
May 4, 2022
Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-sterile-compounding-and-safe-use-sterile-compounding-
technology
This updated report describes b…