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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35175/psn-pdf
June 23, 2009 - Overnight and postcall errors in medication orders.
June 23, 2009
Hendey GW, Barth BE, Soliz T. Overnight and postcall errors in medication orders. Acad Emerg Med.
2005;12(7):629-34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overnight-and-postcall-errors-medication-orders
This study examined the incidence of prescribing errors…
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April 07, 2011 - A preliminary taxonomy of medical errors in family
practice.
April 7, 2011
Dovey S, Meyers DS, Phillips RL, et al. A preliminary taxonomy of medical errors in family practice. Qual
Saf Health Care. 2002;11(3):233-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preliminary-taxonomy-medical-errors-family-practice
Efforts to improv…
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September 27, 2016 - Deaths following prehospital safety incidents: an analysis
of a national database.
September 27, 2016
Yardley I, Donaldson LJ. Deaths following prehospital safety incidents: an analysis of a national database.
Emerg Med J. 2016;33(10):716-721. doi:10.1136/emermed-2015-204724.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47244/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - The Second Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Research Summit: Beyond Our Boundaries.
August 1, 2018
Simul Healthc. 2018;13(3S suppl 1):S1-S55.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-society-simulation-healthcare-research-summit-beyond-our-boundaries
Simulation strategies can help examine team interaction and care …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37575/psn-pdf
September 08, 2010 - Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient
care performance data improves quality of care.
September 8, 2010
Fung CH, Lim Y-W, Mattke S, et al. Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient care
performance data improves quality of care. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(2):111-23.
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November 04, 2015 - Hospital finances and patient safety outcomes.
November 4, 2015
Encinosa W, Bernard DM. Hospital finances and patient safety outcomes. Inquiry. 2005;42(1):60-72.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-finances-and-patient-safety-outcomes
This AHRQ–funded study examined the relationship between hospital profit margin…
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August 31, 2022 - Patient Safety Incident Response Framework.
August 31, 2022
London, England: NHS England; August 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-incident-response-framework
Effective response to medical error requires a comprehensive systemic and process-focused incident
examination approach to ensure organizati…
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April 04, 2011 - The objective impact of clinical peer review on hospital
quality and safety.
April 4, 2011
Edwards MT. The objective impact of clinical peer review on hospital quality and safety. Am J Med Qual.
2011;26(2):110-9. doi:10.1177/1062860610380732.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/objective-impact-clinical-peer-review-hospi…
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June 22, 2009 - The investigation and analysis of critical incidents and
adverse events in healthcare.
June 22, 2009
Woloshynowych M, Rogers S, Taylor-Adams S, et al. The investigation and analysis of critical incidents
and adverse events in healthcare. Health Technol Assess. 2005;9(19):1-143, iii.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/859351/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases
help?
December 20, 2023
Sujan M, Habli I. Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases help? BMJ Qual Saf.
2024;33(3):145-148. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016652.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-patient-safety-mindset-can-safety-cases-help
Examinatio…
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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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October 04, 2023 - Patient death tied to lack of proper escalation process for
barcode scanning failures.
October 4, 2023
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care edition. 2023;28(19):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-death-tied-lack-proper-escalation-process-barcode-scanning-failures
Lack of experience with distinct process…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37399/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - Factors affecting incident reporting by registered nurses:
the relationship of perceptions of the environment for
reporting errors, knowledge of the Nursing Practice Act,
and demographics on intent to report errors.
March 28, 2012
Throckmorton T, Etchegaray J. Factors affecting incident reporting by registered nur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43211/psn-pdf
July 16, 2015 - Seeking high reliability in primary care: leadership, tools,
and organization.
July 16, 2015
Weaver RR. Seeking high reliability in primary care: Leadership, tools, and organization. Health Care
Manage Rev. 2015;40(3):183-92. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seeking-high-reliability-p…
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June 26, 2024 - Systemic: How Racism Is Making Us Ill.
June 26, 2024
Liverpool L. New York, NY: Astra Publishing House; 2024. ISBN?: ?9781662601675.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systemic-how-racism-making-us-ill
People of color are routinely affected by biased decision making in health care. This book examines the
phenomenon of d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40764/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Wristbands as aids to reduce misidentification: an
ethnographically guided task analysis.
December 29, 2014
Smith A, Casey K, Wilson J, et al. Wristbands as aids to reduce misidentification: an ethnographically
guided task analysis. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(5):590-9. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzr045.
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May 05, 2021 - Black or 'other'? Doctors may be relying on race to make
decisions about your health.
May 5, 2021
Smith J, Spodak C. CNN. April 25, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/black-or-other-doctors-may-be-relying-race-make-decisions-about-your-health
Race-adjusted decision making tools perpetuate the potential for diagnos…
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July 10, 2013 - The role of patient involvement in the diagnostic process
in internal medicine: a cognitive approach.
July 10, 2013
Lucchiari C, Pravettoni G. The role of patient involvement in the diagnostic process in internal medicine: a
cognitive approach. Eur J Intern Med. 2013;24(5):411-5. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2013.01.022.
ht…
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December 23, 2008 - Drug related admissions to a cardiology department;
frequency and avoidability.
December 23, 2008
Hallas J, Haghfelt T, Gram LF, et al. Drug related admissions to a cardiology department; frequency and
avoidability. J Intern Med. 1990;228(4):379-84.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-related-admissions-cardiology-d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38061/psn-pdf
November 08, 2008 - Medication errors in pediatric inpatients: prevalence and
results of a prevention program.
November 8, 2008
Otero P, Leyton A, Mariani G, et al. Medication errors in pediatric inpatients: prevalence and results of a
prevention program. Pediatrics. 2008;122(3):e737-43. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-0014.
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