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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39224/psn-pdf
August 11, 2015 - Diagnostic error and clinical reasoning.
August 11, 2015
Norman GR, Eva KW. Diagnostic error and clinical reasoning. Med Educ. 2010;44(1):94-100.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03507.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-and-clinical-reasoning
This article reviews evidence on the cognitive origins of diag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41842/psn-pdf
March 08, 2015 - Patient safety in the OR.
March 8, 2015
Stempniak M. Patient safety in the OR. Hospitals & health networks. 2012;86(10):8 p following 40.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-or-0
This article examines patient safety concerns in the operating room, including their causes and how
teamwork, checklists, and im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34014/psn-pdf
January 25, 2008 - Medication errors in pediatrics—the octopus evading
defeat.
January 25, 2008
Sullivan JE, Buchino JJ. Medication errors in pediatrics--the octopus evading defeat. J Surg Oncol.
2004;88(3):182-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-pediatrics-octopus-evading-defeat
This review examines pediatric medicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39312/psn-pdf
February 17, 2010 - Patient safety in dermatology: a review of the literature.
February 17, 2010
Cao LY, Taylor JS, Vidimos A. Patient safety in dermatology: a review of the literature. Dermatol Online J.
2010;16(1):3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-dermatology-review-literature
This review examines numerous safety issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38881/psn-pdf
November 08, 2012 - Are patients in part to blame when doctors miss the
diagnosis?
November 8, 2012
Chen PW
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-patients-part-blame-when-doctors-miss-diagnosis
This column recounts a case of delayed diagnosis and examines how communication and process of care
failures can contribute to diagnostic errors.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38471/psn-pdf
March 11, 2009 - Assessing the performance of surgical teams.
March 11, 2009
Leach LS, Myrtle RC, Weaver FA, et al. Assessing the performance of surgical teams. Health Care
Manage Rev. 2009;34(1):29-41. doi:10.1097/01.HMR.0000342977.84307.64.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-performance-surgical-teams
This qualitative study …
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017864-ciemins-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - This study contributes to the literature by describing and examining the effects of an
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intervention
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/binge-eating_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Differences in
Course of Illness for Subgroups
We found no evidence examining differences in the course … relatively
short; only two trials reported followup beyond the
end of treatment.111,112 Similar studies examining … Of particular concern in these studies is examining the
important clinical and policy aspects of the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42798/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - The concept of shared mental models in healthcare
collaboration.
June 17, 2014
McComb SA, Simpson V. The concept of shared mental models in healthcare collaboration. J Adv Nurs.
2014;70(7):1479-88. doi:10.1111/jan.12307.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/concept-shared-mental-models-healthcare-collaboration
This conce…
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www.ahrq.gov/prevention/clinician/ahrq-works/index.html
July 01, 2017 - AHRQ Works
This series of documents provide examples of how AHRQ's research-backed tools are being used in practice.
AHRQ Works: Building Bridges Between Research and Practice
Provides examples of how AHRQ is building the bridge between research and practice to:
Keep patients safe.
Help doctors and n…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40053/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - Medical malpractice liability in the age of electronic health
records.
December 1, 2010
Mangalmurti SS, Murtagh L, Mello MM. Medical malpractice liability in the age of electronic health records.
N Engl J Med. 2010;363(21):2060-7. doi:10.1056/NEJMhle1005210.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-malpractice-liabili…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39901/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - Barriers to reporting medication errors: a measurement
equivalence perspective.
January 19, 2011
Etchegaray J, Throckmorton T. Barriers to reporting medication errors: a measurement equivalence
perspective. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):e14. doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.031534.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37319/psn-pdf
January 05, 2012 - Winning the battle for standardization.
January 5, 2012
Durkee RP, Richard LW. Winning the battle for standardization. The U.S. Army Medical Department
examines the EMR to develop a standardized process for medication reconciliation documentation. Health
Manag Technol. 2007;28(10):34-37.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50714/psn-pdf
December 04, 2019 - Suicidal patient slips through the cracks.
December 4, 2019
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission: October 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/suicidal-patient-slips-through-cracks
Inpatient suicide is increasing as a safety concern. This case analysis offers two levels of examination of a
hypothetical patient sui…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37494/psn-pdf
January 23, 2008 - Physician-Owned Specialty Hospital's Ability to Manage
Medical Emergencies.
January 23, 2008
Levinson DR. Washington DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector
General. January 2008, OEI-02-06-00310.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-owned-specialty-hospitals-ability-manage-medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37370/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - Communication skills and error in the intensive care unit.
March 28, 2012
Reader TW, Flin R, Cuthbertson BH. Communication skills and error in the intensive care unit. Curr Opin
Crit Care. 2007;13(6):732-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-skills-and-error-intensive-care-unit
This article examines how ef…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36930/psn-pdf
September 09, 2011 - Team structure and adverse events in home health care.
September 9, 2011
Feldman PH, Bridges J, Peng T. Team structure and adverse events in home health care. Med Care.
2007;45(6):553-61.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/team-structure-and-adverse-events-home-health-care
The investigators examined the role of team var…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36396/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of
medical error?
December 22, 2010
Alvarez G, Coiera E. Interdisciplinary communication: an uncharted source of medical error? J Crit Care.
2006;21(3):236-42; discussion 242.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interdisciplinary-communication-uncharted-source-medical-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37967/psn-pdf
August 27, 2009 - Life after death: the aftermath of perioperative
catastrophes.
August 27, 2009
Gazoni FM, Durieux ME, Wells L. Life after death: the aftermath of perioperative catastrophes. Anesth
Analg. 2008;107(2):591-600. doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e31817a9c77.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/life-after-death-aftermath-perioperative-ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33968/psn-pdf
July 08, 2016 - Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion.
July 8, 2016
Nielsen-Bohlman L; Panzer AM; Kindig DA; Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of
Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2004. ISBN: 9780309283328.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion…