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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41486/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Guide to Patient and Family Engagement: Environmental
Scan Report.
November 21, 2016
Maurer M, Dardess P, Carman KL, Frazier K, Smeeding L. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality; May 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-0042-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-patient-and-family-engagement-environm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42543/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Advancing the research agenda for diagnostic error
reduction.
September 29, 2017
Zwaan L, Schiff G, Singh H. Advancing the research agenda for diagnostic error reduction. BMJ Qual Saf.
2013;22(Suppl 2):ii52-ii57. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001624.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-research-agenda-diagnostic-error…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47594/psn-pdf
March 17, 2023 - Prevention of perioperative medication errors.
March 17, 2023
Nanji K. UpToDate. March 7, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-perioperative-medication-errors
Perioperative adverse drug events are common and understudied. This review examines factors that
contribute to adverse drug events in the surgical …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41576/psn-pdf
October 11, 2012 - The role of talking (and keeping silent) in physician
coping with medical error: a qualitative study.
October 11, 2012
May NB, Plews-Ogan M. The role of talking (and keeping silent) in physician coping with medical error: a
qualitative study. Patient Educ Couns. 2012;88(3):449-54. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2012.06.024.
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www.ahrq.gov/topics/data.html
Topic: Data
AHRQ offers offers robust data sets, including the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, to help healthcare organizations, providers, and others to examine the quality and safety of care as well as access to care.
Comp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34718/psn-pdf
August 05, 2008 - How can we save the next victim?
August 5, 2008
Belkin L
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-can-we-save-next-victim
In this article, Belkin examines how the medical field has recently shifted away from blaming individuals for
medical error toward a model that searches for systems problems and solutions for preventio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36014/psn-pdf
September 24, 2010 - Potentially inappropriate prescribing for elderly patients
in 2 outpatient settings.
September 24, 2010
Maio V, Hartmann CW, Poston S, et al. Potentially inappropriate prescribing for elderly patients in 2
outpatient settings. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(3):162-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38085/psn-pdf
September 08, 2010 - Diagnostic errors and temporal stability in bipolar
disorder.
September 8, 2010
López J, Baca E, Botillo C, et al. [Diagnostic errors and temporal stability in bipolar disorder]. Actas Esp
Psiquiatr. 2008;36(4):205-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-and-temporal-stability-bipolar-disorder
This stud…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42876/psn-pdf
January 22, 2014 - Surgical complications and their implications for
surgeons' well-being.
January 22, 2014
Pinto A, Faiz O, Bicknell C, et al. Surgical complications and their implications for surgeons' well-being. Br J
Surg. 2013;100(13):1748-55. doi:10.1002/bjs.9308.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-complications-and-their-i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43214/psn-pdf
May 28, 2014 - What a doctor may miss by reaching for the MRI first.
May 28, 2014
Boodman SG, Kaiser Health News. Washington Post. May 19, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-doctor-may-miss-reaching-mri-first
This newspaper article reports how lack of competency with performing physical examinations and over-
reliance on te…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42952/psn-pdf
February 19, 2014 - Practices to prevent venous thromboembolism: a brief
review.
February 19, 2014
Lau BD, Haut ER. Practices to prevent venous thromboembolism: a brief review. BMJ Qual Saf.
2014;23(3):187-95. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001782.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/practices-prevent-venous-thromboembolism-brief-review
This revie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36762/psn-pdf
August 10, 2011 - Weekend versus weekday admission and mortality from
myocardial infarction.
August 10, 2011
Kostis WJ, Demissie K, Marcella SW, et al. Weekend versus Weekday Admission and Mortality from
Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007;356(11). doi:10.1056/nejmoa063355.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/week…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38408/psn-pdf
February 11, 2009 - Office-based anesthesia: new frontiers, better outcomes,
and emphasis on safety.
February 11, 2009
Desai MS. Office-based anesthesia: new frontiers, better outcomes, and emphasis on safety. Curr Opin
Anaesthesiol. 2008;21(6):699-703. doi:10.1097/ACO.0b013e328313e879.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/office-based-anest…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42496/psn-pdf
September 18, 2013 - Use of health information technology to reduce
diagnostic errors.
September 18, 2013
El-Kareh R, Hasan O, Schiff G. Use of health information technology to reduce diagnostic errors. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2013;22 Suppl 2:ii40-ii51. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001884.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-health-information-technolog…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37137/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Rural hospital patient safety systems implementation in
two states.
October 4, 2011
Longo DR, Hewett JE, Ge B, et al. Rural Hospital Patient Safety Systems Implementation in Two States.
The Journal of Rural Health. 2007;23(3). doi:10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00090.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rural-hospital-patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40123/psn-pdf
January 12, 2011 - Partners in our care: patient safety from a patient
perspective.
January 12, 2011
Hovey RB, Morck A, Nettleton S, et al. Partners in our care: patient safety from a patient perspective. Qual
Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):e59. doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.030908.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partners-our-care-patient-safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36402/psn-pdf
June 13, 2011 - Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy
adverse events.
June 13, 2011
Boockvar K, LaCorte HC, Giambanco V, et al. Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy
adverse events. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4(3):236-43.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliation-reducing-drug…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73711/psn-pdf
September 15, 2021 - A crisis within a crisis.
September 15, 2021
Ellis NT, Broaddus A. CNN. August 25, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crisis-within-crisis
Maternal safety is an ongoing challenge worldwide. This news feature examines how the COVID pandemic
has revealed disparities and implicit biases that impact the mat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43113/psn-pdf
April 09, 2014 - Transforming the health care environment collaborative.
April 9, 2014
Burgess C, Curry MP. Transforming the health care environment collaborative. AORN J. 2014;99(4):529-
39. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2014.01.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transforming-health-care-environment-collaborative
This commentary examines the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41431/psn-pdf
June 06, 2012 - First, Do Less Harm: Confronting the Inconvenient
Problems of Patient Safety.
June 6, 2012
Koppel R, Gordon S, ed. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press; 2012. ISBN: 9780801450778.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-less-harm-confronting-inconvenient-problems-patient-safety
This publication examines patient safe…