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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42405/psn-pdf
July 10, 2013 - The role of patient involvement in the diagnostic process
in internal medicine: a cognitive approach.
July 10, 2013
Lucchiari C, Pravettoni G. The role of patient involvement in the diagnostic process in internal medicine: a
cognitive approach. Eur J Intern Med. 2013;24(5):411-5. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2013.01.022.
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November 11, 2020 - Using Twitter to assess patient takes on patient
experience.
November 11, 2020
Heath S. Patient Engagement HIT. October 29, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-twitter-assess-patient-takes-patient-experience
Twitter is evolving as a useful data source for patient safety. This news story discusses an examinati…
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September 29, 2021 - Policies to promote shared responsibility for safer
electronic health records.
September 29, 2021
Sittig DF, Singh H. Policies to promote shared responsibility for safer electronic health records. JAMA.
2021;326(15):1477-1478. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.13945.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/policies-promote-shared-respon…
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September 24, 2016 - Interruptions and medication administration in critical
care.
September 24, 2016
Bower R, Jackson C, Manning JC. Interruptions and medication administration in critical care. Nurs Crit
Care. 2015;20(4):183-95. doi:10.1111/nicc.12185.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interruptions-and-medication-administration-critical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866445/psn-pdf
August 07, 2024 - Diagnosis in the Era of Digital Health and Artificial
Intelligence: A Workshop.
August 7, 2024
Diagnosis in the Era of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence: A Workshop.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-era-digital-health-and-artificial-intelligence-workshop
Digital health is emerging as a primary techn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72686/psn-pdf
January 27, 2021 - The Cognitive Autopsy: A Root Cause Analysis of Medical
Decision Making.
January 27, 2021
Croskerry P. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2020. ISBN: 9780190088743.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-autopsy-root-cause-analysis-medical-decision-making
Diagnostic error reduction methods are evolv…
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April 08, 2018 - Types of diagnostic errors in neurological emergencies in
the emergency department.
April 8, 2018
Dubosh NM, Edlow JA, Lefton M, et al. Types of diagnostic errors in neurological emergencies in the
emergency department. Diagnosis (Berl). 2015;2(1):21-28. doi:10.1515/dx-2014-0040.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/types…
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October 04, 2023 - Patient death tied to lack of proper escalation process for
barcode scanning failures.
October 4, 2023
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care edition. 2023;28(19):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-death-tied-lack-proper-escalation-process-barcode-scanning-failures
Lack of experience with distinct process…
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June 12, 2019 - Medication accuracy in electronic health records for
microbial keratitis.
June 12, 2019
Ashfaq HA, Lester CA, Ballouz D, et al. Medication Accuracy in Electronic Health Records for Microbial
Keratitis. JAMA Ophthalmal. 2019;137(8):929-931. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.1444.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837346/psn-pdf
June 08, 2022 - Decontamination of Surgical Instruments.
June 8, 2022
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; May 26, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decontamination-surgical-instruments
Surgical equipment sterilization can be hampered by equipment design, production pressures, process
complexity and policy mi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865597/psn-pdf
April 17, 2024 - Discharge from Mental Health Care: Making it Safe and
Patient-centred.
April 17, 2024
Manchester, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; March 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discharge-mental-health-care-making-it-safe-and-patient-centred
The provision of safe mental health care is receiving increased …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43084/psn-pdf
May 19, 2014 - How can the criminal law support the provision of quality
in healthcare?
May 19, 2014
Yeung K, Horder J. How can the criminal law support the provision of quality in healthcare? BMJ Qual Saf.
2014;23(6):519-24. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002688.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-can-criminal-law-support-provision-quali…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38952/psn-pdf
September 16, 2009 - Has the pendulum swung too far?; The impact of missed
abdominal injuries in the era of nonoperative
management.
September 16, 2009
Fairfax LM, Christmas B, Deaugustinis M, et al. Has the pendulum swung too far? The impact of missed
abdominal injuries in the era of nonoperative management. Am Surg. 2009;75(7):558-6…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37575/psn-pdf
September 08, 2010 - Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient
care performance data improves quality of care.
September 8, 2010
Fung CH, Lim Y-W, Mattke S, et al. Systematic review: the evidence that publishing patient care
performance data improves quality of care. Ann Intern Med. 2008;148(2):111-23.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45039/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Deaths following prehospital safety incidents: an analysis
of a national database.
September 27, 2016
Yardley I, Donaldson LJ. Deaths following prehospital safety incidents: an analysis of a national database.
Emerg Med J. 2016;33(10):716-721. doi:10.1136/emermed-2015-204724.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-fo…
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October 09, 2024 - The Economics of Diagnostic Safety.
October 9, 2024
de Bienassis K, Slawomirski L, Kelly D, et al. The Economics Of Diagnostic Safety. Paris, France: OECD
Publishing; 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/economics-diagnostic-safety
Ineffective diagnostic processes are common, wasteful, and harmful. This analysis exa…
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September 18, 2013 - When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-
based approach for laboratory medicine.
September 18, 2013
Epner PL, Gans JE, Graber ML. When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-based approach
for laboratory medicine. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22 Suppl 2:ii6-ii10. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001621.
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June 23, 2009 - Overnight and postcall errors in medication orders.
June 23, 2009
Hendey GW, Barth BE, Soliz T. Overnight and postcall errors in medication orders. Acad Emerg Med.
2005;12(7):629-34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overnight-and-postcall-errors-medication-orders
This study examined the incidence of prescribing errors…
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November 08, 2008 - Medication errors in pediatric inpatients: prevalence and
results of a prevention program.
November 8, 2008
Otero P, Leyton A, Mariani G, et al. Medication errors in pediatric inpatients: prevalence and results of a
prevention program. Pediatrics. 2008;122(3):e737-43. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-0014.
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April 01, 2010 - Anatomy of a failure: a sociotechnical evaluation of a
laboratory physician order entry system implementation.
April 1, 2010
Peute LW, Aarts J, Bakker PJM, et al. Anatomy of a failure: a sociotechnical evaluation of a laboratory
physician order entry system implementation. Int J Med Inform. 2010;79(4):e58-70.
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