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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37380/psn-pdf
June 16, 2019 - ISMP medication error report analysis.
June 16, 2019
Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2007;42(11):982-985.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-error-report-analysis-19
This monthly commentary examines risks associated with mismanagement of IV tubing and ports,
discusses a recent article regarding unintended conseque…
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www.ahrq.gov/npsd/data/dashboard/submissions.html
September 01, 2024 - Data Submissions Dashboard
Learn more about how the dashboards are set up .
This dashboard examines all reports on patient safety concerns submitted to the PSOPPC. The dashboard charts detail reports submitted by Common Formats version by year, completeness of reports submitted by version, percentage of repo…
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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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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/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/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/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/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/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.
ht…
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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/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/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/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/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/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/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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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/quality-improvement/reports-and-case-studies/Case_Study_Specialty_Practice_Updated.pdf
October 01, 2011 - take for improvement.
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As the quality improvement work matured and the need arose for examining
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/auerbach-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - We did this by
carefully examining cases in medical centers connected to HOMERuN.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34604/psn-pdf
December 24, 2008 - Preventable Hospitalizations: A Window Into Primary and
Preventive Care, 2000.
December 24, 2008
Kruzikas DT, Jiang HJ, Remus D, et al for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Rockville, MD: US
Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2004 AHRQ
publication no 04-0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38987/psn-pdf
May 04, 2014 - Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients: tackling
three tough cases.
May 4, 2014
Gallagher TH, Bell SK, Smith KM, et al. Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients: tackling three tough
cases. Chest. 2009;136(3):897-903. doi:10.1378/chest.09-0030.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disclosing-harmful-medical-er…