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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42025/psn-pdf
February 06, 2013 - Medical malpractice: why is it so hard for doctors to
apologize?
February 6, 2013
Sanghavi D.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-malpractice-why-it-so-hard-doctors-apologize
Discussing barriers to physician error disclosure, this article details how an apology-and-offer approach and
analyzing claims data can im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43202/psn-pdf
September 11, 2023 - ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care
Settings.
September 11, 2023
Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-survey-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings
Experience from the sharp end helps to inform safety improvement initiatives. The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41360/psn-pdf
September 30, 2012 - The simulated ward: ideal for training clinical clerks in an
era of patient safety.
September 30, 2012
Mollo EA, Reinke CE, Nelson C, et al. The simulated ward: ideal for training clinical clerks in an era of
patient safety. J Surg Res. 2012;177(1):e1-6. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2012.03.050.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42282/psn-pdf
October 08, 2013 - Flow disruptions in trauma care handoffs.
October 8, 2013
Catchpole K, Gangi A, Blocker RC, et al. Flow disruptions in trauma care handoffs. J Surg Res.
2013;184(1):586-91. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2013.02.038.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/flow-disruptions-trauma-care-handoffs
Higher acuity trauma patients were more like…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60834/psn-pdf
September 01, 2020 - How the pandemic defeated America.
August 19, 2020
Yong E. The Atlantic. September 2020
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-pandemic-defeated-america
This article takes a holistic view of the multiple preventable failures of the U.S. in managing the COVID-19
pandemic, raising several patient safety issues from the me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46553/psn-pdf
October 25, 2017 - Telehealth.
October 25, 2017
Tuckson R, Edmunds M, Hodgkins ML. Telehealth. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(16):1585-1592.
doi:10.1056/NEJMsr1503323.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telehealth
Telemedicine can improve patient experience and access to health care. This commentary reviews the
current state of telehealth practi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39642/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Effect of the 50-hour workweek limitation on training of
surgical residents in Switzerland.
December 21, 2014
Businger A, Guller U, Oertli D. Effect of the 50-hour workweek limitation on training of surgical residents in
Switzerland. Arch Surg. 2010;145(6):558-63. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.88.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46251/psn-pdf
October 31, 2017 - A piece of my mind. Speak up.
October 31, 2017
Merrill DG. Speak Up. JAMA. 2017;317(23). doi:10.1001/jama.2017.2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/piece-my-mind-speak
Team support and respect are key elements of a culture of safety. This commentary highlights how
clinicians can experience disrespectful encounters w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43520/psn-pdf
July 16, 2015 - Relationship of adverse events and support to RN
burnout.
July 16, 2015
Lewis EJ, Baernholdt MB, Yan G, et al. Relationship of adverse events and support to RN burnout. J Nurs
Care Qual. 2015;30(2):144-52. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000084.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-adverse-events-and-support-rn-bur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36863/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Embedding quality improvement and patient safety at
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust.
August 29, 2011
Scholefield H. Embedding quality improvement and patient safety at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation
Trust. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007;21(4):593-607.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/embedding-qual…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36459/psn-pdf
January 07, 2011 - Assessment of adverse drug events among patients in a
tertiary care medical center.
January 7, 2011
Johnston PE, France DJ, Byrne DW, et al. Assessment of adverse drug events among patients in a tertiary
care medical center. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(22):2218-27.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessment-adver…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36613/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - Patient safety rounds: description of an inexpensive but
important strategy to improve the safety culture.
January 14, 2011
Campbell D, Thompson M. Patient safety rounds: description of an inexpensive but important strategy to
improve the safety culture. Am J Med Qual. 2007;22(1):26-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43619/psn-pdf
October 22, 2014 - The SAGES FUSE program: bridging a patient safety gap.
October 22, 2014
Fuchshuber PR, Robinson TN, Feldman LS, et al. The SAGES FUSE program: bridging a patient safety
gap. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2014;99(9):18-27.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sages-fuse-program-bridging-patient-safety-gap
Surgical fires, though rare,…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit5-3.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 5.3. Characteristics of Heights Hospital
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Table of Contents
Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Case 2. Ce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38453/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - A multidisciplinary team approach to retained foreign
objects.
January 2, 2017
Cima RR, Kollengode A, Storsveen AS, et al. A multidisciplinary team approach to retained foreign objects.
Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2009;35(3):123-132.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multidisciplinary-team-approach-retained-foreign-objects
Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851071/psn-pdf
June 28, 2023 - Inside the preventable deaths that happened within a
prominent transplant center.
June 28, 2023
Blau M. ProPublica. June 14, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inside-preventable-deaths-happened-within-prominent-transplant-center
Medical errors during organ transplants can have catastrophic consequences. This repo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841789/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - The REPAIR Project.
July 1, 2022
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/repair-project
Systemic racism reduces the effectiveness and safety of the care people of color receive. The REPAIR (
REParations and Anti-Institutional Racism) Project is examining the impact o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47475/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.
January 23, 2019
Shah RK, ed. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2019;52:1-194.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-0
Articles in this special issue apply safety concepts to reducing preventable patient harm in otolaryngology.
The reviews highlight sy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45558/psn-pdf
May 10, 2017 - Prevention Is Better Than Cure: Learning From Adverse
Events in Healthcare.
May 10, 2017
Leistikow I. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2017. ISBN: 9781138197763.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-better-cure-learning-adverse-events-healthcare
Patients continue to experience preventable health care–associated harm.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47511/psn-pdf
October 24, 2018 - Wiser Healthcare.
October 24, 2018
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wiser-healthcare
Overdiagnosis and the subsequent overuse of medical care contributes to unnecessary financial,
psychological, and physical risk to patients. This research collaborative draws fr…