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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42358/psn-pdf
June 12, 2013 - CDC Grand Rounds: preventing unsafe injection practices
in the U.S. health-care system.
June 12, 2013
Prevention C for DC and. CDC grand rounds: preventing unsafe injection practices in the U.S. health-care
system. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2013;62(21):423-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cdc-grand-rounds-preventi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41277/psn-pdf
November 28, 2012 - AHRQ 2012 Annual Conference.
November 28, 2012
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 9–12, 2012; Bethesda North Marriott Hotel &
Conference Center, Bethesda, MD.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-2012-annual-conference
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's 2012 conference, "Moving Ahead:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37568/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and
weekends.
February 3, 2011
Peberdy MA, Ornato JP, Larkin L, et al. Survival from in-hospital cardiac arrest during nights and
weekends. JAMA. 2008;299(7):785-92. doi:10.1001/jama.299.7.785.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/survival-hospital-cardiac-arrest-duri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50762/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - Mounting drug shortages delay treatments for patients
with bladder cancer
December 18, 2019
Tirrell M, Taylor H. CNBC. November 27, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mounting-drug-shortages-delay-treatments-patients-bladder-cancer
Drug shortages are associated with increased medication errors and longer length of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73380/psn-pdf
June 09, 2021 - Wrong Site Surgery–Wrong Tooth Extraction.
June 9, 2021
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; April 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-surgery-wrong-tooth-extraction
Wrong-site surgery in dentistry is a frequent and persistent never event. This report examines a case of
pediatric wron…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853627/psn-pdf
September 20, 2023 - Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic
Delays.
September 20, 2023
Health Affairs Forefront; May-September 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-addressing-pre-hospital-diagnostic-delays
Diagnostic delays stem from both human and process failures. This series of articles examines how
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74142/psn-pdf
January 02, 2024 - Robert L. Wears Patient Safety Leadership Award.
November 1, 2023
Regional Center at Jacksonville University, University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, FL.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/robert-l-wears-patient-safety-leadership-award
Inspired by the research and leadership of Dr. Robert Wears, this aw…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60563/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - ‘Last responders’ seek to expand postmortem COVID
testing In unexplained deaths.
June 3, 2020
Andrews M. Kaiser News Network. May 19, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/last-responders-seek-expand-postmortem-covid-testing-unexplained-deaths
Post-mortem examination is an important tool for determining if misdiagnos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50920/psn-pdf
February 19, 2020 - Preeminent hospitals penalized over rates of patients’
injuries.
February 19, 2020
Rau J. Kaiser Health News. January 30, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preeminent-hospitals-penalized-over-rates-patients-injuries
Medicare reimbursement restrictions are a controversial stimulus to motivate hospital acquired con…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35368/psn-pdf
July 20, 2009 - Adverse event reporting: lessons learned from 4 years of
Florida office data.
July 20, 2009
Coldiron BM, Fisher AH, Adelman E, et al. Adverse event reporting: lessons learned from 4 years of Florida
office data. Dermatol Surg. 2005;31(9 Pt 1):1079-92; discussion 1093.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-event-rep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44492/psn-pdf
September 23, 2015 - Teamwork in Healthcare.
September 23, 2015
Fam Syst Health. 2015;33(3):175-269.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-healthcare
Teamwork is a key element of patient-centered care, but evidence regarding its use in the primary care
environment is limited. Articles in this special issue examine the reasons for this…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34640/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - The hazards of hospitalization.
March 2, 2011
Schimmel E. THE HAZARDS OF HOSPITALIZATION. Ann Intern Med. 1964;60:100-110.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hazards-hospitalization
This article examines a prospective study of more than 1000 patients admitted to a university medical
service. The author studied the type …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865820/psn-pdf
May 08, 2024 - Breaking the silence on medical mistakes.
May 8, 2024
Scott M. The Pulse. New York Public Radio; April 26, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breaking-silence-medical-mistakes
Individuals involved in medical errors need time and support to process the incident and its consequences.
This moderated podcast examines …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61055/psn-pdf
October 21, 2020 - How administrative burdens can harm health.
October 21, 2020
Herd P, Moynihan D. Health Affairs Health Policy Brief. October 2, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-administrative-burdens-can-harm-health
The crossover of health equity concepts to patient safety has emerged as a consideration for
improvement. Thi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41705/psn-pdf
September 26, 2012 - Teamwork errors in trauma resuscitation.
September 26, 2012
Sarcevic A, Marsic I, Burd RS. Teamwork Errors in Trauma Resuscitation. ACM Trans Comput Hum
Interact. 2012;19(2):13:1-13:30. doi:10.1145/2240156.2240161.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-errors-trauma-resuscitation
This study examines the nature of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38619/psn-pdf
May 07, 2018 - Failed check system for chemotherapy leads to
pharmacist's "no contest" plea for involuntary
manslaughter.
May 7, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 23, 2009;14:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failed-check-system-chemotherapy-leads-pharmacists-no-contest-plea-
involuntary-manslaughter
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34992/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Lessons from the war on cancer: the need for basic
research on safety.
September 29, 2017
Cook RI. J Patient Saf. 2005.1(1):7-8
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-war-cancer-need-basic-research-safety
The author examines parallels between President Nixon's "War on Cancer" and the work of patient safety
today, p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50739/psn-pdf
December 11, 2019 - Medical error and moral luck.
December 11, 2019
Allhoff F. Medical Error and Moral Luck. Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2019;29(3):187-203.
doi:10.1353/ken.2019.0022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-error-and-moral-luck
Medical error is an important problem but there has been little examination of associated conceptu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34783/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - The organizational and intraorganizational development
of disasters.
March 28, 2005
Turner BA. The Organizational and Interorganizational Development of Disasters. Adm Sci Q.
1976;21(3):378. doi:10.2307/2391850.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organizational-and-intraorganizational-development-disasters
This article…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35133/psn-pdf
March 11, 2011 - Parents as partners in obtaining the medication history.
March 11, 2011
Porter SC, Kohane IS, Goldmann DA. Parents as partners in obtaining the medication history. J Am Med
Inform Assoc. 2005;12(3):299-305.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/parents-partners-obtaining-medication-history
This study examined the utility o…