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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module1/igintro.html
June 01, 2019 - Describe the impact of errors and why they occur.
Describe the TeamSTEPPS framework. … How can we prevent medical errors? … Return to Contents
Barriers to Team Performance
Say:
Errors can occur for many reasons, and … Many obstacles also can impair an individual or team's ability to work effectively and prevent errors … It was determined that 43 percent of errors resulted from problems with team coordination.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2015-11-nac/nacmtg1115-minutes.html
May 01, 2016 - 2015, Summary Report Director's Update Health Information Technology Real World Use of MEPS Diagnostic Errors … Return to Contents
Diagnostic Errors
Elizabeth A. … the results of a large study, conducted by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), on reducing diagnostic errors … AHRQ and others should encourage and facilitate the voluntary reporting of diagnostic errors and near … is focusing on three goals from the IOM report—goal 6 concerning improving learning from diagnostic errors
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/distributed-cognition-er-nurses.pdf
August 01, 2022 - Thus, it is no wonder that diagnostic errors occur. … Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A Sys-
tematic Review. … Diagnostic error in medicine: analysis
of 583 physician-reported errors. … Changes in medi-
cal errors after implementation of a handoff program. … The importance of cognitive errors in diagnosis and strategies to minimize them.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors … Patient Safety Measure Tools & Resources
Information about AHRQ efforts to reduce medical errors and
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/medical-office/diagnostic-safety-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - It thus potentially
prevents diagnostic errors by preventing patients from “falling through the cracks … Each guide provides foundational education about diagnostic errors and tangible ideas and
suggestions … It highlights bright spots: organizations that use a
Just Culture approach to investigating errors, … Harnessing Improvement to Reduce Diagnostic Errors and Delays (Podcast)
http://www.ihi.org/resources … Harnessing Improvement to Reduce Diagnostic Errors and Delays (Podcast)
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/research/publications/search.html
January 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Safety Issue Brief #15
One of the best ways to collect information about diagnostic errors … Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors … Patient Experience as a Source for Understanding the Origins, Impact, and Remediation of Diagnostic Errors
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/teamstepps-program/curriculum/communication/tools/checkback.html
July 01, 2023 - Some misunderstandings lead to serious medical errors, including misdiagnoses. … The message may also be misunderstood because of typing errors or autocorrected spellings that change … What communication errors were avoided?
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/hospital-v2-resourcelist.pdf
April 01, 2023 - Multifaceted Program Increases Reporting of Potential Errors, Leads to Action Plans To Enhance
Safety … It makes the case that true transparency will result in improved outcomes, fewer medical
errors, more … This article lists 10 tools to assist in better patient
handoff communications and to avoid errors. … The best practices are designed to help alert
hospitals and focus their efforts on errors that cause … Patient Safety Primer: Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/teamstepps/instructor/fundamentals/module8/igchangemgmt.pdf
February 25, 2014 - CHANGE MANAGEMENT: HOW TO
ACHIEVE A CULTURE OF SAFETY
SUBSECTIONS
• Eight Steps of Change
• Errors … Errors Common to
Organizational Change
17 2 mins
5. … COMMON ERRORS TO CHANGE (5 Minutes)
1. … Compare the errors to those found presented on the slide that
accompanies page 17. … Kotter identifies ways to institutionalize change
and counter these errors.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/facguide3/notes.html
August 01, 2022 - Slide 7
Say:
It is important to understand the distinction between events and errors when an … Errors are defined as an act of commission (doing something wrong) or omission (failing to do the right … The diagram, developed by Robert Watcher, shows the distinction between adverse events and errors. … Not all adverse events are medical errors and not all medical errors are adverse events. … and errors that are not adverse events.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/medlist.html
October 01, 2022 - strategy helps to improve documentation because we can see the medications and decrease medication errors … In the primary care setting, medication safety issues include prescribing errors, contraindications, … That’s at least 160 million medication errors annually .
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/index.html
July 01, 2022 - Reducing Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Pediatrics Toolkit aims to assist primary care practice teams … with a systematic approach to reduce diagnostic errors among children in three important areas:
Elevated … Ambulatory Settings is designed to help staff actively engage patients and their care partners to prevent errors
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/research/findings/making-healthcare-safer/comparison.html
September 01, 2022 - Cross-Cutting: Health Information Technology
Cross-Cutting: Other Topics
Delirium
Diagnostic Errors … Infection Control: Urinary Tract Infection
Patient and Family Engagement
Patient Identification Errors … Patients
Summary of Evidence
(Not reviewed)
(Not reviewed)
Fatigue, Sleepiness, and Medical Errors …
MHS I (2001)
MHS II (2013)
MHS III (2020)
Patient Safety Practices Targeted at Diagnostic Errors … Radiological
Patient Safety Practices
MHS I (2001)
MHS II (2013)
MHS III (2020)
Reducing Errors
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes4.html
August 01, 2022 - Ask:
How would you describe the organization's culture relative to blame or responsibility for errors … A Just Culture supports disclosure and learning from errors and encourages viewing every event as an … Human errors are abundant and inevitably repeated when system processes are not corrected or adjusted … Only then can we learn why errors were truly made, and how we can implement policy, process, and improvement … mechanisms to prevent the same errors from happening again.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/quintana-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Figure 14 demonstrates
the aggregated occurrences of navigation errors in scenarios 1-3. … Adverse drug events and medication errors in Australia. … Medication errors in elderly people: contributing factors and future perspectives. … Awareness of technology-induced errors and processes for identifying
and preventing such errors. … Technology-induced errors.
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/research/findings/factsheets/index.html
February 01, 2024 - Reports: Patient Safety
Evidence-based Practice Center Reports
Fact Sheets
Medical Errors … Performance Initiative
Comparative Health System Performance Initiative Fact Sheet (PDF, 162 KB)
Medical Errors
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/881.html
September 01, 2023 - Issue Brief Describes Strategies for Improving Clinician Psychological Safety in Reporting Diagnostic Errors … Issue Brief Describes Strategies for Improving Clinician Psychological Safety in Reporting Diagnostic Errors … describes strategies for improving clinician psychological safety in reporting and discussing diagnostic errors … The brief highlights specific barriers and challenges to reporting and learning from diagnostic errors
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/community-pharmacy/pharmacy-resources.pdf
May 01, 2023 - It makes the case that true transparency will result in improved outcomes, fewer medical
errors, more … It highlights bright spots: organizations that use a
Just Culture approach to investigating errors, … Drug name confusion can easily lead to medication errors,
and the ISMP has recommended interventions … such as the use of tall man lettering in order to
prevent such errors.
6. … Patient Safety Primer: Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/candor/modules/notes6.html
August 01, 2022 - Slide 5
Say:
Multiple studies have shown that involvement in medical errors and adverse events … Medical errors.
Failure-to-rescue cases.
First death experiences. … Say:
As referenced in Module 3, this diagram shows the distinction between adverse events and errors … , and recognizes that not all adverse events are medical errors, and not all medical errors are adverse … Therefore, it is important to recognize the distinction between medical errors and adverse events, as
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teamstepps.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/828.html
August 01, 2022 - AHRQ Views Blog: AHRQ Expands Its Repertoire To Eliminate Diagnostic Errors . … AHRQ Views Blog: AHRQ Expands Its Repertoire To Eliminate Diagnostic Errors
In a new blog post, AHRQ … An estimated 250,000 diagnostic errors occur annually in U.S. hospitals. … Defining and studying errors in surgical care: a systematic review .