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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36251/psn-pdf
September 13, 2006 - Frequency and type of errors and near errors reported by
critical care nurses.
September 13, 2006
Balas MC; Scott LD; Rogers AE.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-and-type-errors-and-near-errors-reported-critical-care-nurses
Prior research has demonstrated that intensive care unit patients are particularly vu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43566/psn-pdf
December 19, 2014 - Bedside shift reports: what does the evidence say?
December 19, 2014
Gregory S, Tan D, Tilrico M, et al. Bedside shift reports: what does the evidence say? J Nurs Adm.
2014;44(10):541-5. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000115.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bedside-shift-reports-what-does-evidence-say
Bedside shift report…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843323/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing
Homes.
February 1, 2023
Grimm CA. Washington DC: Office of the Inspector General; Nov 2022. Report no. OEI-07-20-
00500.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/long-term-trends-psychotropic-drug-use-nursing-homes
Misdiagnosis can result in inappropriate medication u…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60192/psn-pdf
April 01, 2020 - Effective Reporting Could Improve Safe Use of Electronic
Health Records.
April 1, 2020
Philadelphia, PA: Pew Charitable Trusts; March 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effective-reporting-could-improve-safe-use-electronic-health-records
Electronic health records both enhance and challenge the safety of care proce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35485/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Navigating the information technology highway:
computer solutions to reduce errors and enhance patient
safety.
May 27, 2011
Koshy R. Navigating the information technology highway: computer solutions to reduce errors and enhance
patient safety. Transfusion (Paris). 2005;45(4 Suppl):189S-205S.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43211/psn-pdf
July 16, 2015 - Seeking high reliability in primary care: leadership, tools,
and organization.
July 16, 2015
Weaver RR. Seeking high reliability in primary care: Leadership, tools, and organization. Health Care
Manage Rev. 2015;40(3):183-92. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/seeking-high-reliability-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855104/psn-pdf
November 08, 2023 - Healthcare wants to fly as high as the aviation industry.
Can it?
November 8, 2023
Twenter P. Becker's Clinical Leadership. October 30, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-wants-fly-high-aviation-industry-can-it
Health care has long held commercial aviation as a beacon to guide patient safety improv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50594/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - Pharmacist linkage in care transitions: from academic
medical center to community.
October 30, 2019
Bloodworth LS, Malinowski SS, Lirette ST, et al. Pharmacist linkage in care transitions: from academic
medical center to community. J Am Pharm Assoc . 2019;59(6):896-904. doi:10.1016/j.japh.2019.08.011.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847731/psn-pdf
April 19, 2023 - Lessons from health care leaders: rethinking and
reinvesting in patient safety.
April 19, 2023
doi:10.1056/CAT.23.0090.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-health-care-leaders-rethinking-and-reinvesting-patient-safety
Progress in patient safety has been disappointingly slow. This commentary shares thoughts from a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/859351/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases
help?
December 20, 2023
Sujan M, Habli I. Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases help? BMJ Qual Saf.
2024;33(3):145-148. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016652.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-patient-safety-mindset-can-safety-cases-help
Examinatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50875/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Implementing Closing the Loop. Safe Practices for
Diagnostic Results
February 5, 2020
Partnership for HIT Patient Safety. Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI Institute; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-closing-loop-safe-practices-diagnostic-results
Health information technology (HIT) can improve record keepi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43462/psn-pdf
September 12, 2016 - Preventable mortality after common urological surgery:
failing to rescue?
September 12, 2016
Sammon JD, Pucheril D, Abdollah F, et al. Preventable mortality after common urological surgery: failing to
rescue? BJU Int. 2015;115(4):666-674. doi:10.1111/bju.12833.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-mortality-af…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35101/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - Hospital finances and patient safety outcomes.
November 4, 2015
Encinosa W, Bernard DM. Hospital finances and patient safety outcomes. Inquiry. 2005;42(1):60-72.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-finances-and-patient-safety-outcomes
This AHRQ–funded study examined the relationship between hospital profit margin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35583/psn-pdf
June 17, 2010 - Using a bar-coded medication administration system to
prevent medication errors in a community hospital
network.
June 17, 2010
Sakowski J, Leonard T, Colburn S, et al. Using a bar-coded medication administration system to prevent
medication errors in a community hospital network. American Journal of Health-System …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837908/psn-pdf
August 24, 2022 - Implication of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Patient Safety:
A Rapid Review.
August 24, 2022
Integrated Health Services. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2022. ISBN:
9789240055094.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implication-covid-19-pandemic-patient-safety-rapid-review
The COVID-19 pandemic created new r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44017/psn-pdf
April 08, 2018 - Digitizing diagnosis: a review of mobile applications in
the diagnostic process.
April 8, 2018
Jutel A, Lupton D. Digitizing diagnosis: a review of mobile applications in the diagnostic process. Diagnosis
(Berl). 2015;2(2):89-96. doi:10.1515/dx-2014-0068.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/digitizing-diagnosis-review-mo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39898/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - Improving reliability of clinical care practices for
ventilated patients in the context of a patient safety
improvement initiative.
February 1, 2011
Pinto A, Burnett S, Benn J, et al. Improving reliability of clinical care practices for ventilated patients in the
context of a patient safety improvement initiative.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38925/psn-pdf
September 16, 2009 - A literature review of the individual and systems factors
that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice.
September 16, 2009
Brady A-M, Malone A-M, Fleming S. A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute
to medication errors in nursing practice. J Nurs Manag. 2009;17(6):679-97…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47940/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - Validation of the Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety
(PC PMOS) questionnaire.
May 1, 2019
Giles SJ, Parveen S, Hernan AL. Validation of the Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety (PC PMOS)
questionnaire. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019;28(5):389-396. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2018-007988.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/validation-pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866201/psn-pdf
June 26, 2024 - Systemic: How Racism Is Making Us Ill.
June 26, 2024
Liverpool L. New York, NY: Astra Publishing House; 2024. ISBN?: ?9781662601675.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systemic-how-racism-making-us-ill
People of color are routinely affected by biased decision making in health care. This book examines the
phenomenon of d…