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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol3/Advances-Singh-R_68.pdf
April 20, 2008 - is the lack of awareness of the type, incidence, and consequences of these errors. … Bates
and colleagues have described the difficulties involved in defining and quantifying errors. … • Avoidance of individual blame when errors occur – To Err Is Human. … • The importance of focusing on team learning from errors. … Reducing the
frequency of errors in medicine using information
technology.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/woods2-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Meta-analysis of fail-points identified generic issues that lead to harmful errors and patient safety … that do occur; and 4) Change the attitude toward errors. … Risk Assessment & Communication Errors
8. Education and Information
9. … Hospital Reported medical errors in children. … Learning from Errors in
Ambulatory Pediatrics (LEAP).
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/topics/dx-safety-workgroup-meeting-notes-mar2023.pdf
July 14, 2023 - • EPC Program
o Released the final report Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency
Department: A Systematic … CDC • Division of Laboratory Systems
o Health Equity and Diagnostic Errors: DLS envisioned and is … /grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-23-011.html
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/diagnostic-errors-emergency … /research
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/diagnostic-errors-emergency/research
https:// … • Preventable Harm From Pediatric Outpatient Medication Errors:
Measure Development
o Project
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol2/Advances-Williams_115.pdf
June 19, 2008 - errors, when it is medically difficult to make an accurate diagnosis; (2) system errors; and
(3) cognitive … errors, which are caused by a physician’s cognitive deficits. … The Rural Physician
Peer Review Model seeks to address system errors and cognitive errors. … Toward a cognitive taxonomy of medical errors. … A
preliminary taxonomy of errors in family practice.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/hospital/2024-hospital-database-report-appendix.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Communication About Error % Always/Most of the time
We are informed about errors that happen in this … Response to Error % Strongly Agree/Agree
When staff make errors, this unit focuses on learning rather … Communication About Error % Always/Most of the time
We are informed about errors that happen in this … (Item C1) 73% 76% 72% 75% 77%
When errors happen in this unit, we discuss ways to prevent them
from … (Item C1) 65% 73% 79% 63% 70% 88% 77% 74% 74% 69%
When errors happen in this unit, we
discuss ways
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol1/Galt.pdf
April 23, 2004 - Medication errors in ambulatory care. … Impact of hand-
held technologies on medication errors in primary
care. … Research
agenda: medical errors and patient safety. … Prescription-writing errors and
markers: the value of knowing the diagnosis. … Patient counseling detects prescription
errors.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/index.html
December 01, 2022 - Quality and Patient Safety Resources
Tips for preventing medical errors and promoting patient … Patient Safety Measure Tools & Resources
Information about AHRQ efforts to reduce medical errors and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/connecting-dots-100813.ppt
January 01, 2013 - We have a just culture that disciplines based on risk taking
People who work in teams make fewer errors … We are informed about errors that happen in this department. (C3)
3. … In this department, we discuss ways to prevent errors from happening again. … We are informed about errors that happen in this department. (C3) 57%
3. … In this department, we discuss ways to prevent errors from happening again.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips1402.html
January 01, 2014 - For example, survey results in 2009 about feedback and communication of errors prompted St. … Just culture balances nonpunitive response to errors with elements of fair and just accountability. … communication openness, hospital management support for patient safety, and feedback and communication about errors
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/pharmacy/pharmwebinar/cousins_introslides.pdf
October 29, 2013 - Safety in Community Pharmacies
More than 61,000 Community Pharmacies (2011)
One estimate found 4 errors … Medication Dispensing Errors in Community Pharmacies: A Nationwide Study
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Technical Expert
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/hospital/SOPS-Hospital-Survey-2.0-English-05.18.21.docx
June 02, 2025 - When staff make errors, this unit focuses on learning rather than blaming individuals
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/engage/results.html
March 01, 2017 - threats to patient safety in primary care settings: breakdowns in communication, medication-related errors … Primary Care
Theme
Threats to Patient Safety
Communication
Documentation errors … been identified as an important method of enhancing communication, a vehicle to identify potential errors … and other principles of high-reliability organizations were recommended to reduce the opportunity for errors … Two articles (2.1%) addressed diagnostic errors.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/esrd/creating-safety-culture/cultureofsafety_hemodialysis.pptx
September 03, 2014 - Defects, or errors in systems, lead to unwanted outcomes such as harms (harming a patient) or adverse … Defects can lead to errors. … Errors also occur because systems frequently do not catch mistakes before they reach the patient. … Research supports the connection between communication errors and patient care delivery. … A look into the nature and causes of human errors in the intensive care unit.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/hotline/refs.html
May 01, 2016 - Views on their role in preventing medical errors. Med Care Res Rev 2005 Oct; 62(5):601–16.
19. … Views of practicing physicians and the public on medical errors. … Errors, near misses, and adverse events in the emergency department: what can patients tell us? … Consumers can prevent medication errors (Web site).
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www.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
9.
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www.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 … 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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www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2019-04-nac/nacmtg0419-minutes.html
July 01, 2019 - Brady described AHRQ’s current efforts to improve diagnosis, that is, to reduce diagnostic errors in … More than 4 million U.S. citizens each year suffer severe consequences as a result of diagnostic errors … Brady stated that the Agency’s goal is to reduce the rate of diagnostic errors occurring each year in … A reduction of 1 million diagnostic errors in 1 year would potentially result in a savings of $500 million … It has identified a pool of individuals who have experienced diagnostic errors.
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www.ahrq.gov/es/programs/index.html?page=2
Research
AHRQ offers toolkits, recommendations, and other resources to improve quality, reduce errors … toolkits, recommendations, and other resources for long-term care facilities to improve quality, reduce errors
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/resources/learning-lab/yale-center-long-desc.html
June 01, 2020 - These include identification errors, delayed or missed diagnoses, redundant testing, treatment delays … or errors, medication errors, and unexpected clinical deterioration.
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/leadership-4.html
June 01, 2021 - from an inaccurate or delayed diagnosis, making it the number one cause of serious harm among medical errors … community health is an important strategy in combating preventable harm of all types, including diagnostic errors