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December 16, 2020 - Dispensing Errors.
December 16, 2020
Phipps D, Ashour A, Riste L, et al. The Pharmaceutical Journal. 2020;305(7943, 7944).
November 10, December 1, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dispensing-errors
Dispensing mistakes are a common contributor to preventable adverse events in community pharmacies.
Par…
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February 01, 2023 - Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing
Homes.
February 1, 2023
Grimm CA. Washington DC: Office of the Inspector General; Nov 2022. Report no. OEI-07-20-
00500.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-trends-psychotropic-drug-use-nursing-homes
Misdiagnosis can result in inappropriate medication u…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35966/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Assessing and monitoring override medications in
automated dispensing devices.
January 2, 2017
Kowiatek JG, Weber RJ, Skledar S, et al. Assessing and monitoring override medications in automated
dispensing devices. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(6):309-17.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-and-monitoring…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47268/psn-pdf
May 11, 2019 - Measuring shared mental models in healthcare.
May 11, 2019
Gisick LM, Webster KL, Keebler JR, et al. J Patient Saf Risk Manag. 2018;23:207–219.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-shared-mental-models-healthcare
Shared mental models are an important element of team collaboration. This review explores the current…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42031/psn-pdf
February 06, 2013 - Assessing diagnostic reasoning: a consensus statement
summarizing theory, practice, and future needs.
February 6, 2013
Ilgen JS, Humbert AJ, Kuhn G, et al. Assessing diagnostic reasoning: a consensus statement summarizing
theory, practice, and future needs. Acad Emerg Med. 2012;19(12):1454-61. doi:10.1111/acem.1203…
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October 28, 2015 - 'Trust but verify'—five approaches to ensure safe medical
apps.
October 28, 2015
Wicks P, Chiauzzi E. 'Trust but verify'--five approaches to ensure safe medical apps. BMC Med.
2015;13:205. doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0451-z.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trust-verify-five-approaches-ensure-safe-medical-apps
Mobile heal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74009/psn-pdf
October 27, 2021 - Quantifying discharge medication reconciliation errors at
2 pediatric hospitals.
October 27, 2021
Morse KE, Chadwick WA, Paul W, et al. Quantifying discharge medication reconciliation errors at 2
pediatric hospitals. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2021;6(4):e436. doi:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000436.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/q…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45756/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - Accidental IV infusion of heparinized irrigation in the OR.
December 21, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. December 1, 2016;21:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accidental-iv-infusion-heparinized-irrigation-or
Accidental administration of irrigation solutions are a wrong-route error that can re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42564/psn-pdf
September 11, 2013 - Error rating tool to identify and analyse technical errors
and events in laparoscopic surgery.
September 11, 2013
Bonrath EM, Zevin B, Dedy NJ, et al. Error rating tool to identify and analyse technical errors and events in
laparoscopic surgery. Br J Surg. 2013;100(8):1080-8. doi:10.1002/bjs.9168.
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February 07, 2018 - Enhancing the quality and safety of the perioperative
patient.
February 7, 2018
Staender S, Smith A. Enhancing the quality and safety of the perioperative patient. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol.
2017;30(6):730-735. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000517.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-quality-and-safety-perioperative-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44910/psn-pdf
March 09, 2016 - Systematically Identified Failure Is the Route to a
Successful Health System.
March 9, 2016
Tepper J, Martin D, eds. Healthc Pap. 2015;15(2):4-61.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematically-identified-failure-route-successful-health-system
Identifying and addressing organizational factors that enable individual m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838638/psn-pdf
September 01, 2012 - Directed peer review in surgical pathology.
September 1, 2012
Smith ML, Raab SS. Directed peer review in surgical pathology. Adv Anat Pathol. 2012;19(5):331-337.
doi:10.1097/pap.0b013e31826661b7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/directed-peer-review-surgical-pathology
Diagnostic error in pathology can result in delaye…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60989/psn-pdf
October 07, 2020 - The accuracy of preliminary diagnoses made by
paramedics - a cross-sectional comparative study.
October 7, 2020
Koivulahti O, Tommila M, Haavisto E. The accuracy of preliminary diagnoses made by paramedics – a
cross-sectional comparative study. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2020;28(1):70.
doi:10.1186/s13049-020…
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April 13, 2017 - Patient safety improvement interventions in children's
surgery: a systematic review.
April 13, 2017
Macdonald AL, Sevdalis N. Patient safety improvement interventions in children's surgery: A systematic
review. J Pediatr Surg. 2017;52(3):504-511. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.09.058.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38842/psn-pdf
April 18, 2011 - One-stop diagnostic breast clinics: how often are breast
cancers missed?
April 18, 2011
Britton P, Duffy SW, Sinnatamby R, et al. One-stop diagnostic breast clinics: how often are breast cancers
missed? Br J Cancer. 2009;100(12). doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605082.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/one-stop-diagnostic-breast-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50580/psn-pdf
October 23, 2019 - Suspicious insulin injections, nearly a dozen deaths:
inside an unfolding investigation at a VA hospital in West
Virginia.
October 23, 2019
Rein L. Washington Post. October 5, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/suspicious-insulin-injections-nearly-dozen-deaths-inside-unfolding-
investigation-va-hospital
The Vete…
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September 04, 2016 - The relationship between patient safety culture and
patient outcomes: a systematic review.
September 4, 2016
DiCuccio MH. The Relationship Between Patient Safety Culture and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic
Review. J Patient Saf. 2015;11(3):135-42. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000058.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46726/psn-pdf
January 31, 2018 - Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery.
January 31, 2018
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-promote-safe-surgery
Preventing surgical complications including surgical site infections are a worldwide target for improvement.
This toolkit builds on t…
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September 28, 2016 - How PSOs Help Health Care Organizations Improve
Patient Safety Culture.
September 28, 2016
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2016. AHRQ Pub. No. 16-0026-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-psos-help-health-care-organizations-improve-patient-safety-culture
Patient safety organization…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39876/psn-pdf
July 02, 2014 - The anatomy of health care team training and the state of
practice: a critical review.
July 2, 2014
Weaver SJ, Lyons R, DiazGranados D, et al. The anatomy of health care team training and the state of
practice: a critical review. Acad Med. 2010;85(11):1746-60. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181f2e907.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…