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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43887/psn-pdf
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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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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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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August 02, 2015 - Hospital safety scores: do grades really matter?
August 2, 2015
Gonzalez AA, Ghaferi AA. Hospital Safety Scores: do grades really matter? JAMA Surg. 2014;149(5):413-
4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-safety-scores-do-grades-really-matter
This editorial examines whether The Leapfrog Group's Hospital Safety S…
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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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April 06, 2011 - Improving medication management for patients: the effect
of a pharmacist on post-admission ward rounds.
April 6, 2011
Fertleman M, Barnett N, Patel T. Improving medication management for patients: the effect of a pharmacist
on post-admission ward rounds. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(3):207-11.
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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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March 30, 2022 - Dying for Care.
March 30, 2022
Stein L, Fraser J, Penzenstadler N et al. USA Today. March 10, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dying-care
Nursing home residents, staff, and care processes were particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. This
collection of resources examines data and documentation involving one nursing …
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November 30, 2016 - Parents' perspectives on "keeping their children safe" in
the hospital.
November 30, 2016
Rosenberg RE, Rosenfeld P, Williams E, et al. Parents' Perspectives on "Keeping Their Children Safe" in
the Hospital. J Nurs Care Qual. 2016;31(4):318-326. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000193.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/parent…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46804/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Retained guidewires in the Veterans Health
Administration: getting to the root of the problem.
May 9, 2018
Cherara L, Sculli GL, Paull DE, et al. Retained Guidewires in the Veterans Health Administration: Getting to
the Root of the Problem. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e991-e928. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000475.
htt…
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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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October 13, 2018 - Focused ethnography of diagnosis in academic medical
centers.
October 13, 2018
Chopra V, Harrod M, Winter S, et al. Focused Ethnography of Diagnosis in Academic Medical Centers. J
Hosp Med. 2018;13(10):668-672. doi:10.12788/jhm.2966.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/focused-ethnography-diagnosis-academic-medical-cente…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72537/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Automation failures and patient safety.
December 2, 2020
Ruskin KJ, Ruskin AC, O’Connor M. Automation failures and patient safety. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol.
2020;33(6):788-792. doi:10.1097/aco.0000000000000935.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automation-failures-and-patient-safety
Task automation in medicine is a core …
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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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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/35175/psn-pdf
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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April 07, 2011 - A preliminary taxonomy of medical errors in family
practice.
April 7, 2011
Dovey S, Meyers DS, Phillips RL, et al. A preliminary taxonomy of medical errors in family practice. Qual
Saf Health Care. 2002;11(3):233-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preliminary-taxonomy-medical-errors-family-practice
Efforts to improv…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47244/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - The Second Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Research Summit: Beyond Our Boundaries.
August 1, 2018
Simul Healthc. 2018;13(3S suppl 1):S1-S55.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-society-simulation-healthcare-research-summit-beyond-our-boundaries
Simulation strategies can help examine team interaction and care …
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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.
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