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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/i-readi-quality-and-safety-framework-strong-communications-channels-and-effective
February 26, 2025 - critical care staff and administrators began to analyze the problem using aggregate root-cause analysis, examining
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/two-wrongs-dont-make-right-kidney
April 01, 2010 - The estimated rate of wrong-site surgery varies widely when examining the literature and accessible databases
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/us-department-veterans-affairs-medical-center-houston-tx-and-baylor-college-medicine
February 26, 2025 - Quality (AHRQ) funded study is looking at the incidence of diagnostic error in inpatient settings, examining
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865524/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - Exploring the causes of COPD misdiagnosis in primary
care: a mixed methods study.
April 10, 2024
Patel K, Smith DJ, Huntley CC, et al. Exploring the causes of COPD misdiagnosis in primary care: a mixed
methods study. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(3):e0298432. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0298432.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47918/psn-pdf
April 03, 2019 - AHRQ Health Services Research Project: Partners
Enabling Diagnostic Excellence (R01).
April 3, 2019
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. Program
Announcement No. RFA-HS-19-003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-health-services-research-project-partners-enabling-di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44445/psn-pdf
September 16, 2015 - Understanding nurses' and physicians' fear of
repercussions for reporting errors: clinician
characteristics, organization demographics, or leadership
factors?
September 16, 2015
Castel ES, Ginsburg LR, Zaheer S, et al. Understanding nurses' and physicians' fear of repercussions for
reporting errors: clinician cha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838175/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - Modes of failure in venous thromboembolism
prophylaxis.
September 28, 2022
Richie CD, Castle JT, Davis GA, et al. Modes of failure in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.
Angiology. 2022;73(8):712-715. doi:10.1177/00033197221083724.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/modes-failure-venous-thromboembolism-prophylaxis
Hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844551/psn-pdf
February 15, 2023 - Emotional safety is patient safety.
February 15, 2023
Lyndon A, Davis D-A, Sharma AE, et al. Emotional safety is patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023;32(7):369-
372. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015573.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emotional-safety-patient-safety
Patient perspectives can provide unique insights into care …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855103/psn-pdf
November 08, 2023 - Adverse Events.
November 8, 2023
United States Office of the Inspector General: 2010-2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-0
Large-scale data analysis provides insights to generate evidence-based improvement action. This
collection of reports provides access to investigations of the impact of heal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866524/psn-pdf
August 14, 2024 - Generative artificial intelligence, patient safety and
healthcare quality: a review.
August 14, 2024
Howell MD. Generative artificial intelligence, patient safety and healthcare quality: a review. BMJ Qual Saf.
2024;33(11):748-754. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016690.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/generative-artificial-i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60972/psn-pdf
January 30, 2003 - Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Health Care.
January 30, 2003
Smedley BD, Stith AY, Nelson AR, eds and Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC; The National
Academies Press: 2003. ISBN 9780309082655.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unequal-treatment-confronting-racial-and-ethnic-dis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842769/psn-pdf
January 18, 2023 - Production pressure and its relationship to safety: a
systematic review and future directions.
January 18, 2023
Hashemian SM, Triantis K. Production pressure and its relationship to safety: a systematic review and
future directions. Safety Sci. 2023;159:106045. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2022.106045.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73167/psn-pdf
April 21, 2021 - Patient safety functions of state medical boards in the
United States.
April 21, 2021
Roy CG. Yale J Biol Med. 2021;94(1):165-173.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-functions-state-medical-boards-united-states
Delivery of safe care hinges on the competency of medical professionals. This article out…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47944/psn-pdf
April 17, 2019 - How to deliver safer and effective patient care: tips for
team leaders and educators.
April 17, 2019
Shah BJ. How to Deliver Safer and Effective Patient Care: Tips for Team Leaders and Educators.
Gastroenterology. 2019;156(4):852-855. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2019.02.017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-deliver-safer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847060/psn-pdf
January 01, 2001 - The Emperor’s New Clothes: Or Whatever Happened To
“Human Error”?
January 1, 2001
Hollnagel E, Amalberti R. Chapter In: Dekker SWA, ed. Proceedings of the 4th International
Workshop on Human Error, Safety and Systems Development. Linköping Sweden: Linköping University;
2001.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838192/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - When medical error becomes personal, activism becomes
painful.
September 28, 2022
Millenson M. Forbes. September 16, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-medical-error-becomes-personal-activism-becomes-painful
Unnecessary medication infusions indicate weaknesses in medication service processes. While no harm
w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47718/psn-pdf
March 20, 2019 - Impact of patient safety culture on missed nursing care
and adverse patient events.
March 20, 2019
Hessels AJ, Paliwal M, Weaver SH, et al. Impact of Patient Safety Culture on Missed Nursing Care and
Adverse Patient Events. J Nurs Care Qual. 2019;34(4):287-294. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000378.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44670/psn-pdf
January 23, 2017 - Shift-to-shift handoff effects on patient safety and
outcomes: a systematic review.
January 23, 2017
Mardis M, Davis JJ, Benningfield B, et al. Shift-to-Shift Handoff Effects on Patient Safety and Outcomes.
Am J Med Qual. 2017;32(1):34-42. doi:10.1177/1062860615612923.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shift-shift-hand…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60604/psn-pdf
June 17, 2020 - The limits of current A.I. in health care: patient safety
policing in hospitals.
June 17, 2020
Furrow BR. NE Univ Law Rev. 2020;12(1):1-55.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-current-ai-health-care-patient-safety-policing-hospitals
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the use of big data to e…
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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