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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33830/psn-pdf
March 22, 2016 - Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical
Errors
March 22, 2016
Ranji SR. Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/measuring-and-responding-deaths-medical-errors
Annual Perspective 2016
The Prevalence of Deaths Due to Preventable Adve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38810/psn-pdf
July 22, 2009 - When doctors make mistakes.
July 22, 2009
Chen PW.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-doctors-make-mistakes-1
This column shares one physician's experience with the deterioration of a colleague's practice after
involvement in error. The piece highlights the need for effective support of physicians-in-training to ma…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35428/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - An interview with Lucian Leape.
January 2, 2017
Schyve PM. An Interview with Lucian Leape. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;30(12):653-658.
doi:10.1016/s1549-3741(04)30076-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interview-lucian-leape
This interview with Dr. Leape, a 2004 Eisenberg Award winner, draws on his extensive exp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/endometriosis-common-and-commonly-missed-and-delayed-diagnosis
May 26, 2021 - Women’s experiences of endometriosis: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41351/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - Noah's story: please listen.
June 27, 2018
Lord T. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. March/April 2012;9:38-41,44.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/noahs-story-please-listen
This article details how miscommunication and lack of patient-centered care contributed to errors that led to
the death of a child.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36206/psn-pdf
September 30, 2010 - Reducing medication errors by using applied technology.
September 30, 2010
Caesar BR, Hutchinson B. Reducing medication errors by using applied technology. Nursing (Brux).
2006;36(8):24-25.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-medication-errors-using-applied-technology
The authors describe their experience in imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33973/psn-pdf
December 03, 2007 - To err is human; the need for trauma support is, too.
December 3, 2007
Kenney LK, van Pelt RA. Patient Safety Quality Healthcare. January/February 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/err-human-need-trauma-support-too
This article relates the story of an adverse event from the perspective of both patient and physicia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38000/psn-pdf
August 03, 2009 - The competitive imperative of learning.
August 3, 2009
Edmondson A. The competitive imperative of learning. Harv Bus Rev. 2008;86(7-8):60-7, 160.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/competitive-imperative-learning
This article draws on experience analyzing team behavior in hospitals to discuss how learning processes
can …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38991/psn-pdf
September 30, 2009 - Why don't doctors wash their hands more?
September 30, 2009
Chen PW.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-dont-doctors-wash-their-hands-more
The author uses personal experience to explain how sterile technique is strict in the operating room. The
column highlights the Joint Commission effort to improve hand hygiene co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40879/psn-pdf
May 27, 2015 - Optimizing patient safety during hemodialysis.
May 27, 2015
Himmelfarb J. Optimizing patient safety during hemodialysis. JAMA. 2011;306(15):1707-8.
doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1507.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-patient-safety-during-hemodialysis
This editorial discusses hemodialysis safety in the context of a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-uncertainty-among-critically-ill-children-admitted-picu-multicenter-study
June 14, 2023 - Study
Diagnostic uncertainty among critically ill children admitted to the PICU: a multicenter study.
Citation Text:
Cifra CL, Custer JW, Smith CM, et al. Diagnostic uncertainty among critically ill children admitted to the PICU: a multicenter study. Crit Care Med. 2025;53(2):e294-e307. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-event-reports-real-time-identify-and-mitigate-patient-safety-concerns-during-covid-19
March 23, 2022 - Commentary
Using event reports in real-time to identify and mitigate patient safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citation Text:
Kasda EM, Robson C, Saunders J, et al. Using event reports in real-time to identify and mitigate patient safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/going-covid-19-gemba-using-observation-and-high-reliability-strategies-achieve-safety-time
May 12, 2021 - Commentary
Going to the COVID-19 Gemba: using observation and high reliability strategies to achieve safety in a time of crisis.
Citation Text:
Thull-Freedman J, Mondoux S, Stang A, et al. Going to the COVID-19 Gemba: Using observation and high reliability strategies to achieve safety in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-emergency-departments-problem-health-care-systems-international-survey
February 26, 2020 - Study
Patient safety in emergency departments: a problem for health care systems? An international survey.
Citation Text:
Petrino R, Tuunainen E, Bruzzone G, et al. Patient safety in emergency departments: a problem for health care systems? An international survey. Eur J Emerg Med. 2023;…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-coworker-reports-about-unprofessional-behavior-surgeons-surgical-complications
June 27, 2018 - Study
Association of coworker reports about unprofessional behavior by surgeons with surgical complications in their patients.
Citation Text:
Cooper WO, Spain DA, Guillamondegui O, et al. Association of Coworker Reports About Unprofessional Behavior by Surgeons With Surgical Complication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-crisis-safe-reopening-simulation-centres-and-new-normal-food-thought
September 30, 2020 - Commentary
COVID-19 crisis, safe reopening of simulation centres and the new normal: food for thought.
Citation Text:
Ingrassia PL, Capogna G, Diaz-Navarro C, et al. COVID-19 crisis, safe reopening of simulation centres and the new normal: food for thought. Adv Simul (Lond). 2020;5:13. d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-rapid-response-capabilities-large-covid-19-alternate-care-site-using-failure
September 16, 2020 - Commentary
Development of rapid response capabilities in a large COVID-19 alternate care site using Failure Modes and Effect Analysis with in situ simulation.
Citation Text:
Levy N, Zucco L, Ehrlichman RJ, et al. Development of rapid response capabilities in a large COVID-19 alternate ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-covid-19-response-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-and-blood-culture
February 07, 2022 - Study
The impact of COVID-19 response on central line associated bloodstream infections and blood culture contamination rates at a tertiary care center in greater Detroit area.
Citation Text:
LeRose J, Sandhu A, Polistico J, et al. The impact of COVID-19 response on central line associat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/some-unintended-consequences-information-technology-health-care-nature-patient-care
November 18, 2020 - Study
Classic
Some unintended consequences of information technology in health care: the nature of patient care information system-related errors.
Citation Text:
Ash JS, Berg M, Coiera E. Some unintended consequences of information technology in health care: t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intravenous-smart-pump-drug-library-compliance-descriptive-study-44-hospitals
July 31, 2019 - Study
Intravenous smart pump drug library compliance: a descriptive study of 44 hospitals.
Citation Text:
Giuliano KK, Su W-T, Degnan DD, et al. Intravenous Smart Pump Drug Library Compliance: A Descriptive Study of 44 Hospitals. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(4):e76-e82. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000…