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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46213/psn-pdf
June 28, 2017 - The second victim: a review.
June 28, 2017
Coughlan B, Powell D, Higgins MF. The Second Victim: a Review. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol.
2017;213:11-16. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.04.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-victim-review
Maternity care is a high-risk environment. This review discusses second vic…
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March 18, 2020 - Safety in Numbers: Hospital Performance on Leapfrog’s
Surgical Volume Standard Based on Results of the 2019
Leapfrog Hospital Survey.
March 18, 2020
Washington DC: Leapfrog Group; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-numbers-hospital-performance-leapfrogs-surgical-volume-standard-
based-results-2019
Surgica…
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October 19, 2022 - Notes on healing after a missed diagnosis.
October 19, 2022
Fleming EA. Notes on healing after a missed diagnosis. JAMA. 2022;328(13):1297-1298.
doi:10.1001/jama.2022.15724.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/notes-healing-after-missed-diagnosis
Honest apology is known to support healing from medical error for clinician…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857446/psn-pdf
December 06, 2023 - Community Health Systems’ ongoing journey to zero
preventable harm.
December 6, 2023
Simon LT, Van Buren T. Community Health Systems’ ongoing journey to zero preventable harm. NEJM
Catal Innov Care Deliv. 2023;4(12). doi:10.1056/cat.23.0250.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/community-health-systems-ongoing-journey-zer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838254/psn-pdf
October 05, 2022 - Embedded bias: how medical records sow discrimination.
October 5, 2022
Tahir D. Kaiser Health News. September 26, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/embedded-bias-how-medical-records-sow-discrimination
Negative patient representations in medical records perpetuate stereotypes that can affect care over ti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37056/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - Use of multidisciplinary rounds to simultaneously
improve quality outcomes, enhance resident education,
and shorten length of stay.
February 24, 2011
O'Mahony S, Mazur E, Charney P, et al. Use of multidisciplinary rounds to simultaneously improve quality
outcomes, enhance resident education, and shorten length of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46438/psn-pdf
September 20, 2017 - Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of
a Workshop.
September 20, 2017
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies
Press: 2017. ISBN: 9780309461856.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-clearly-about-medicines-proceedings-workshop
Patient h…
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August 24, 2022 - How cisgender clinicians can help prevent harm during
encounters with transgender patients.
August 24, 2022
doi:10.1001/amajethics.2022.753.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-cisgender-clinicians-can-help-prevent-harm-during-encounters-
transgender-patients
Implicit bias, discrimination, and stigmatization impact …
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March 04, 2019 - "Saying sorry": some strategies for effective apology
within the workplace.
March 4, 2019
Cleary M, Lees D, Lopez V. "Saying sorry": some strategies for effective apology within the workplace.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2018;39(11):980-982. doi:10.1080/01612840.2018.1507571.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/saying-sorry…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46326/psn-pdf
October 18, 2017 - Surgical Patient Safety: A Case-Based Approach.
October 18, 2017
Stahel PF, ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education/Medical; 2017. ISBN: 9780071842631.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-patient-safety-case-based-approach
Surgical residency can be a stressful learning experience. This textbook provides an introd…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43677/psn-pdf
November 19, 2014 - Reporting and Learning Systems for Medication Errors:
The Role of Pharmacovigilance Centres.
November 19, 2014
Bencheikh SR, Cousins D, Benabdallah G, et al. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; October
2014. ISBN: 9789241507943.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reporting-and-learning-systems-medication-err…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40396/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - 2010 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality
Awards.
May 18, 2016
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37(5):194-239.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2010-john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-awards
This special issue highlights the efforts of the 2010 Eisenberg Award recipients and their impact on
improving…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44190/psn-pdf
June 03, 2015 - Minimizing medical mistakes: mother's mission to reduce
hospital errors.
June 3, 2015
Takahara D. KDVR. May 19, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minimizing-medical-mistakes-mothers-mission-reduce-hospital-errors
Parents of children who experience harm in the course of medical care serve as advocates to drive saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44087/psn-pdf
November 16, 2015 - Teaching a 'good' ward round.
November 16, 2015
Powell N, Bruce CG, Redfern O. Teaching a 'good' ward round. Clin Med (Lond). 2015;15(2):135-138.
doi:10.7861/clinmedicine.15-2-135.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-good-ward-round
Ward rounds, while an important educational activity, may not receive the attent…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39483/psn-pdf
May 25, 2010 - Teaching internal medicine residents quality improvement
and patient safety: a lean thinking approach.
May 25, 2010
Kim CS, Lukela MP, Parekh V, et al. Teaching internal medicine residents quality improvement and patient
safety: a lean thinking approach. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25(3):211-7. doi:10.1177/1062860609357466…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44093/psn-pdf
April 29, 2015 - South Carolina medication error bill is dangerously off
target.
April 29, 2015
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 9, 2015;20:1,4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/south-carolina-medication-error-bill-dangerously-target
This newsletter article reports on issues related to a legislation, drafted in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43321/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - Costs associated with surgical site infections in Veterans
Affairs hospitals.
August 2, 2015
Schweizer ML, Cullen JJ, Perencevich E, et al. Costs Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Veterans
Affairs Hospitals. JAMA Surg. 2014;149(6):575-81. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4663.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costs…
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December 15, 2014 - What about doctors? The impact of medical errors.
December 15, 2014
Elwahab SA, Doherty E. What about doctors? The impact of medical errors. Surgeon. 2014;12(6):297-300.
doi:10.1016/j.surge.2014.06.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-about-doctors-impact-medical-errors
Patients are the first victims when medica…
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May 20, 2020 - Preventing medication errors at small and rural hospitals.
May 20, 2020
McCook A. Preventing medication errors at small and rural hospitals. Pharmacy Practice News. May
6, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-medication-errors-small-and-rural-hospitals
Small and rural facilities experience similar m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46790/psn-pdf
March 14, 2018 - When clinicians drop out and start over after adverse
events.
March 14, 2018
Rodriquez J, Scott SD. When Clinicians Drop Out and Start Over after Adverse Events. Jt Comm J Qual
Patient Saf. 2018;44(3):137-145. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.08.008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-clinicians-drop-out-and-start-over-afte…