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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failures-contributing-patient-injury-anaesthesia-malpractice-claims
August 04, 2021 - Study
Communication failures contributing to patient injury in anaesthesia malpractice … Communication failures contributing to patient injury in anaesthesia malpractice claims. … malpractice claims using the Anesthesia Closed Claims Project database, researchers found that communication failures … Communication failures contributing to patient injury in anaesthesia malpractice claims.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deficiencies-community-care-network-credentialing-process-former-va-surgeon-and-veterans
November 29, 2023 - Care Network Credentialing Process of a Former VA Surgeon and Veterans Health Administration Oversight Failures … Care Network Credentialing Process of a Former VA Surgeon and Veterans Health Administration Oversight Failures … network weakened by interorganizational communication gaps, data inconsistencies, and information failures … April 26, 2006
Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient Diagnosed with … October 25, 2023
A System in Need of Repair: Addressing Organizational Failures of the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operational-failures-general-practice-consensus-building-study-priorities-improvement
February 07, 2024 - Study
Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-building study on the … Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-building study on the priorities for improvement … Operational failures (e.g., distractions, situational constraints) can impact the delivery of safe, … Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-building study on the priorities for improvement … February 7, 2024
Impacts of operational failures on primary care physicians' work: a
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/process-failures-increase-risk-infection-through-respiratory-droplets-study-patient-safety
March 24, 2021 - Study
Process failures that increase the risk of infection through respiratory droplets … Process failures that increase the risk of infection through respiratory droplets: a study of patient … In an effort to identify process failures related to infectious disease spread in hospital settings … The analysis identified several process failures, most commonly involving the testing or processing of … The authors also discuss risk-reduction strategies to reduce the process failures contributing to the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/work-environment-and-operational-failures-associated-nurse-outcomes-patient-safety-and
March 17, 2021 - Study
Work environment and operational failures associated with nurse outcomes, patient … Work environment and operational failures associated with nurse outcomes, patient safety, and patient … Operational failures – breakdowns in care processes, such as distractions or situational constraints … Findings indicate that operational failures negatively impact patient satisfaction, quality and safety … Work environment and operational failures associated with nurse outcomes, patient safety, and patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-death-tied-lack-proper-escalation-process-barcode-scanning-failures
November 01, 2023 - Article
Patient death tied to lack of proper escalation process for barcode scanning failures … Citation Text:
Patient death tied to lack of proper escalation process for barcode scanning failures … solution availability and staffing improvements are discussed to minimize opportunities for the systemic failures … Citation
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Patient death tied to lack of proper escalation process for barcode scanning failures … March 14, 2023
Latent and active failures perfectly align to allow a preventable adverse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/malpractice-risks-communication-failures-2015-annual-benchmarking-report
July 18, 2018 - Book/Report
Malpractice Risks in Communication Failures: 2015 Annual Benchmarking … Citation Text:
Malpractice Risks in Communication Failures: 2015 Annual Benchmarking Report. … Communication failures are known to contribute to medical errors. … communication breakdowns led to patient harm, this report explores selected specialties where such failures … Cite
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systemic-failures-nursing-home-care-scoping-study
July 17, 2013 - Review
Systemic failures in nursing home care--a scoping study. … Systemic failures in nursing home care—A scoping study. … Systemic failures in nursing home care—A scoping study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866080/psn-pdf
June 05, 2024 - Giving up learning from failures? … Giving up learning from failures? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/giving-learning-failures-examination-learning-ones-own-failures-context-heart … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/giving-learning-failures-examination-learning-ones-own-failures-context-heart-surgeons … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/giving-learning-failures-examination-learning-ones-own-failures-context-heart-surgeons
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-blood-transfusion-failures-fmea-effective-assessment-method
August 25, 2021 - Study
Preventing blood transfusion failures: FMEA, an effective assessment method … Preventing blood transfusion failures: FMEA, an effective assessment method. … Preventing blood transfusion failures: FMEA, an effective assessment method.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-incident-reports-assess-communication-failures-and-patient-outcomes
February 06, 2019 - Study
Using incident reports to assess communication failures and patient outcomes … Using Incident Reports to Assess Communication Failures and Patient Outcomes. … Communication failures are a common underlying factor in adverse events. … Although the relationship between communication failures and safety has been best studied in the operating … Using Incident Reports to Assess Communication Failures and Patient Outcomes.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-failures-handoff-communication-during-intrahospital-transfers
November 03, 2015 - Review
A systematic review of failures in handoff communication during intrahospital … A systematic review of failures in handoff communication during intrahospital transfers. … Communication failures at the time of patient handoffs have been frequently implicated in adverse … A systematic review of failures in handoff communication during intrahospital transfers. … November 3, 2015
Syndromic surveillance for health information system failures: a feasibility
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-and-characterization-failures-infectious-agent-transmission-precaution
October 13, 2018 - Emerging Classic
Identification and characterization of failures … Identification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent Transmission Precaution Practices … This direct observation study observed frequent failures in use of PPE, including entering rooms without … The authors suggest that given the wide range of failures, a variety of strategies are needed to improve … Identification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent Transmission Precaution Practices
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865930/psn-pdf
May 22, 2024 - Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-
building study on the priorities for improvement … Operational failures in general practice: a consensus-building
study on the priorities for improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operational-failures-general-practice-consensus-building-study-priorities … -
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Operational failures (e.g., distractions, situational constraints) can impact the delivery … in the UK National Health Service
(NHS), used a modified Delphi process to prioritize operational failures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-failures-perception-conversational-agents-cas-and-their-implications-patient
July 06, 2022 - Study
Classification of failures in the perception of conversational agents (CAs) … Classification of failures in the perception of conversational agents (CAs) and their implications on … Investigators used these CAs to detect errors and failures in calculating correct insulin doses. … Potential failures must be considered before deployment of CAs in safety-critical environments. … Classification of failures in the perception of conversational agents (CAs) and their implications on
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multiple-failures-test-results-follow-patient-diagnosed-prostate-cancer-hampton-va-medical
July 26, 2023 - Book/Report
Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient Diagnosed with … Citation Text:
Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer … Cancer test communication failures can contribute to physical, emotional, and financial patient harm. … Copy URL
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Multiple Failures … Care Network Credentialing Process of a Former VA Surgeon and Veterans Health Administration Oversight Failures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843086/psn-pdf
January 25, 2023 - Work environment and operational failures associated
with nurse outcomes, patient safety, and patient … Work environment and operational failures associated with
nurse outcomes, patient safety, and patient … Operational failures – breakdowns in care processes, such as distractions or situational constraints … using population-based survey data from 11,709
nurses examined the relationship between operational failures … Findings indicate that operational failures negatively impact patient
satisfaction, quality and safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/observational-study-frequency-severity-and-etiology-failures-postoperative-care-after-major
August 11, 2010 - Study
An observational study of the frequency, severity, and etiology of failures … An observational study of the frequency, severity, and etiology of failures in postoperative care after … This observational study at a large teaching hospital found that process failures in postoperative … An observational study of the frequency, severity, and etiology of failures in postoperative care after … August 11, 2010
Failures in communication and information transfer across the surgical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multiple-latent-failures-align-allow-serious-drug-interaction-harm-patient
June 10, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Multiple latent failures align to allow a serious drug … Citation Text:
Multiple latent failures align to allow a serious drug interaction to harm a patient … Detailing a case in which latent failures led to patient harm, this article encourages health care … providers investigating adverse events to consider how both active and latent failures may line up … Copy URL
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60325/psn-pdf
May 13, 2020 - Impacts of operational failures on primary care
physicians' work: a critical interpretive synthesis … Impacts of operational failures on primary care physicians' work: a
critical interpretive synthesis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impacts-operational-failures-primary-care-physicians-work-critical-interpretive … -
synthesis
This review synthesized research exploring how operational failures (e.g., distractions … The authors suggest that future
research focus on which operational failures have the highest impact