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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-electronic-medication-reconciliation-application-and-process-redesign-potential
June 09, 2011 - Study
Classic
Effect of an electronic medication reconciliation application and process redesign on potential adverse drug events: a cluster-randomized trial.
Citation Text:
Schnipper JL, Hamann C, Ndumele CD, et al. Effect of an electronic medication reconcil…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-severe-incidents-during-interhospital-transport-critically-ill-patients
October 26, 2022 - Study
Potentially severe incidents during interhospital transport of critically ill patients, frequently occurring but rarely reported: a prospective study.
Citation Text:
Eiding H, Røise O, Kongsgaard UE. Potentially severe incidents during interhospital transport of critically ill pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-reported-incident-hospital-instrument-prih-i-assessments-data-quality-test-retest
March 20, 2015 - Study
The Patient-Reported Incident in Hospital Instrument (PRIH-I): assessments of data quality, test–retest reliability and hospital-level reliability.
Citation Text:
Bjertnaes O, Skudal KE, Iversen HH, et al. The Patient-Reported Incident in Hospital Instrument (PRIH-I): assessment…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/wrong-site-wrong-procedure-and-wrong-patient-surgery
September 15, 2024 - December 18, 2024
Grading recommendations for enhanced patient safety in sentinel event
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39818/psn-pdf
January 04, 2011 - Diagnostic error in a national incident reporting system in
the UK.
January 4, 2011
Sevdalis N, Jacklin R, Arora S, et al. Diagnostic error in a national incident reporting system in the UK. J
Eval Clin Pract. 2010;16(6):1276-81. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01328.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-n…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41623/psn-pdf
April 05, 2013 - Preventing patient harms through systems of care.
April 5, 2013
Pronovost P, Bo-Linn GW. Preventing patient harms through systems of care. JAMA. 2012;308(8):769-70.
doi:10.1001/jama.2012.9537.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-patient-harms-through-systems-care
Recent initiatives, such as the Partnership for…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74095/psn-pdf
February 01, 2022 - Zero Suicide Initiative.
November 17, 2021
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. Fed Register. November 3,
2021;(86):60883-60893.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-suicide-initiative
Patient suicide attempts are considered never events. This funding announcement calls for pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45241/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Hospital Harm Project.
October 31, 2023
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Health Excellence Canada.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-harm-project
Reducing preventable harm associated with health care is a worldwide goal. This Canadian initiative
developed a measure to track unintended harm in acute c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72831/psn-pdf
March 10, 2021 - Enhancing a culture of safety through disclosure of
adverse events.
March 10, 2021
Cornelissen C, Call RC, Harbell MW, et al. APSF Newsletter. February 202136(1);25-27
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-culture-safety-through-disclosure-adverse-events
Error disclosure is supported by a robust safety …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836788/psn-pdf
March 23, 2022 - A widow’s mission to change NC dental sedation rules.
March 23, 2022
Blythe A. NC Health News. March 10, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/widows-mission-change-nc-dental-sedation-rules
Patient harm in dentistry is receiving increased attention and scrutiny. This story covers a medication
incident and the lack of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74709/psn-pdf
November 23, 2024 - Fire safety in the operating room.
November 23, 2024
Ehrenwerth J. UptoDate. November 18, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fire-safety-operating-room
Operating room fires are never events that, while rare, still harbor great potential for harm. This review
discusses settings prone to surgical fire events, preven…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46408/psn-pdf
November 29, 2017 - Eliminating vincristine administration events.
November 29, 2017
Quick Safety. October 16, 2017;(37):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-vincristine-administration-events
Vincristine administration errors can have serious consequences. This newsletter article outlines steps to
reduce risks associated wit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45558/psn-pdf
May 10, 2017 - Prevention Is Better Than Cure: Learning From Adverse
Events in Healthcare.
May 10, 2017
Leistikow I. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2017. ISBN: 9781138197763.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-better-cure-learning-adverse-events-healthcare
Patients continue to experience preventable health care–associated harm.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-354
August 05, 2022 - found that abortion-related morbidity or adverse events occurred in nearly 4% of abortions but that event … 2022. 12:00pm-5:00pm (EST)
Root cause analysis (RCA) is an established adverse event
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46822/psn-pdf
April 12, 2019 - Effect of an in-hospital multifaceted clinical pharmacist
intervention on the risk of readmission: a randomized
clinical trial.
April 12, 2019
Ravn-Nielsen LV, Duckert M-L, Lund ML, et al. Effect of an In-Hospital Multifaceted Clinical Pharmacist
Intervention on the Risk of Readmission: A Randomized Clinical Trial…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36932/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Cost-effectiveness of an electronic medication ordering
and administration system in reducing adverse drug
events.
September 1, 2011
Wu RC, Laporte A, Ungar WJ. Cost-effectiveness of an electronic medication ordering and administration
system in reducing adverse drug events. J Eval Clin Pract. 2007;13(3):440-8.
h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837980/psn-pdf
March 21, 2024 - Diagnostic errors.
March 21, 2024
Raffel K, Ranji S. UpToDate. February 8, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors
Diagnostic mistakes are common contributors to preventable patient harm. This review highlights primary
areas of diagnostic error concerns (vascular events, infections, and cancers) …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41287/psn-pdf
May 17, 2012 - Economic evaluation in patient safety: a literature review
of methods.
May 17, 2012
de Rezende BA, Or Z, Com-Ruelle L, et al. Economic evaluation in patient safety: a literature review of
methods. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(6):457-65. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000191.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/economic-evaluation-patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43415/psn-pdf
September 10, 2014 - Project BOOST implementation: lessons learned.
September 10, 2014
Williams M, Li J, Hansen LO, et al. Project BOOST implementation: lessons learned. South Med J.
2014;107(7):455-65. doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000140.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/project-boost-implementation-lessons-learned
This qualitative study o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40558/psn-pdf
May 20, 2019 - Patient Safety in the Context of Perinatal, Neonatal, and
Pediatric Care.
May 20, 2019
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; NICHD; National
Institutes of Health; NIH.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-context-perinatal-neonatal-and-pediatric-care
This dual-com…