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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37760/psn-pdf
May 14, 2008 - The role of continuous quality improvement and
psychological safety in predicting work-arounds.
May 14, 2008
Halbesleben JRB, Rathert C. The role of continuous quality improvement and psychological safety in
predicting work-arounds. Health Care Manage Rev. 2008;33(2):134-44.
doi:10.1097/01.HMR.0000304505.04932.62.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46800/psn-pdf
May 16, 2018 - Ireland investigates cervical cancer screening scandal.
May 16, 2018
O'Loughlin E. New York Times. April 30, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ireland-investigates-cervical-cancer-screening-scandal
Large-scale adverse events should lead to system examination and improvement. This newspaper article
reports on misr…
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January 25, 2022 - ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment® for
Perioperative Settings.
January 25, 2022
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-safety-self-assessmentr-perioperative-settings
The perioperative setting is a high-risk area for medication errors, should they occur. This asses…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863224/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - Special Section: IEA Health Care 2021.
February 28, 2024
Hum Factors. 2024;66(3):633-769.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-section-iea-health-care-2021
The ergonomics community has an established interest in medical error reduction. The 2021 International
Ergonomics Association conference examined applications…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35181/psn-pdf
June 23, 2009 - Communication during trauma resuscitation: do we know
what is happening?
June 23, 2009
Bergs EAG, Rutten FLPA, Tadros T, et al. Communication during trauma resuscitation: do we know what is
happening? Injury. 2005;36(8):905-11.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-during-trauma-resuscitation-do-we-know-what-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46233/psn-pdf
September 24, 2017 - Cutting-edge efforts in surgical patient safety.
September 24, 2017
Varghese TK, Ghaferi AA. Cutting-edge Efforts in Surgical Patient Safety. JAMA Surg. 2017;152(8):719-
720. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2017.0858.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cutting-edge-efforts-surgical-patient-safety
Implementation science examines me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867019/psn-pdf
October 23, 2024 - Reports on Hospital and ASC Performance.
October 23, 2024
Reports On Hospital And Asc Performance. Washington DC: The Leapfrog Group; September 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reports-hospital-and-asc-performance
Data collection and transparency are known to motivate change and drive improvement efforts. This se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843322/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - A deadly epidural, delivered by a doctor with a history of
mistakes.
February 1, 2023
Goldstein J. New York Times. January 23, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deadly-epidural-delivered-doctor-history-mistakes
Active errors are evident when they occur, yet systemic weaknesses, if not addressed, allow them to rep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-residency-duty-hour-rules-improving-patient-safety
April 01, 2013 - Meta-analysis of studies examining patient mortality showed small but statistically significant decreases … however, these findings could also be attributed to secular trends.( 12 ) The largest single studies examining
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-christopher-p-landrigan-md-mph
April 01, 2013 - Meta-analysis of studies examining patient mortality showed small but statistically significant decreases … however, these findings could also be attributed to secular trends.( 12 ) The largest single studies examining
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35228/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - Best practices for safe handling of products containing
concentrated potassium.
March 4, 2011
Tubman M, Majumdar SR, Lee D, et al. Best practices for safe handling of products containing
concentrated potassium. BMJ. 2005;331(7511):274-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-safe-handling-products-containing…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43846/psn-pdf
January 21, 2015 - Quantifying and monitoring overdiagnosis in cancer
screening: a systematic review of methods.
January 21, 2015
Carter JL, Coletti RJ, Harris RP. Quantifying and monitoring overdiagnosis in cancer screening: a
systematic review of methods. BMJ. 2015;350:g7773. doi:10.1136/bmj.g7773.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60041/psn-pdf
March 11, 2020 - Supplement on Deepening our Understanding of Quality
in Australia (DUQuA).
March 11, 2020
Int J Qual Health Care. 2020;32(Supp1):1-105.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supplement-deepening-our-understanding-quality-australia-duqua
Quality and safety are often intertwined in large improvement efforts. This special iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854639/psn-pdf
October 18, 2023 - Right Kind of Wrong: Why Learning to Fail can Teach us
to Thrive.
October 18, 2023
Edmondson A. Atria Books, New York, 2023. ISBN: 9781982195069.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/right-kind-wrong-why-learning-fail-can-teach-us-thrive
Despite the harm that failure can cause, its value as a learning opportunity, if exam…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43334/psn-pdf
July 16, 2014 - Changing our culture: adopting the military aviation
safety system.
July 16, 2014
Kerber CW. Changing our culture: adopting the military aviation safety system. J Neurointerv Surg.
2014;6(5):332-41. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-011070.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-our-culture-adopting-military-aviation-sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60554/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - Artificial intelligence in health care: accountability and
safety.
June 3, 2020
Habli I, Lawton T, Porter Z. Artificial intelligence in health care: accountability and safety. Bull World Health
Organ. 2020;98(4):251-256. doi:10.2471/blt.19.237487.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-health-care-ac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836864/psn-pdf
April 06, 2022 - Improving the specificity of drug-drug interaction alerts:
can it be done?
April 6, 2022
Reese T, Wright A, Liu S, et al. Improving the specificity of drug-drug interaction alerts: Can it be done? Am
J Health Syst Pharm. 2022;79(13):1086-1095. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxac045.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-specif…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45910/psn-pdf
March 08, 2017 - Electronically Generated Medication Administration and
Electronic Medication Administration Records for the
Prevention of Medication Transcription Errors: Review of
Clinical Effectiveness and Safety.
March 8, 2017
Ottawa, ON: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73971/psn-pdf
October 13, 2021 - Safety culture as a patient safety practice for alarm
fatigue.
October 13, 2021
Winters BD, Slota JM, Bilimoria KY. Safety culture as a patient safety practice for alarm fatigue. JAMA.
2021;326(12):1207-1208. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.8316.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-culture-patient-safety-practice-alarm-fati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deny-dismiss-dehumanise-what-happened-when-i-went-hospital
September 09, 2015 - March 18, 2020
Examining causes and prevention strategies of adverse events in deceased