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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74722/psn-pdf
February 02, 2022 - Preventing and mitigating radiology system failures: a
guide to disaster planning. … Preventing and mitigating radiology system failures: a guide
to disaster planning. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-and-mitigating-radiology-system-failures-guide-disaster-planning … hospital executives, quality & safety professionals, and risk managers by assessing potential
hazards or failures … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-and-mitigating-radiology-system-failures-guide-disaster-planning
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837866/psn-pdf
August 17, 2022 - A System in Need of Repair: Addressing Organizational
Failures of the U.S.’s Organ Procurement and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-need-repair-addressing-organizational-failures-uss-organ-
procurement-and … Blood-type mistakes, transport
failures, and process challenges were amongst the problems discussed. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-need-repair-addressing-organizational-failures-uss-organ-procurement-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-need-repair-addressing-organizational-failures-uss-organ-procurement-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36021/psn-pdf
September 24, 2016 - Operational failures and interruptions in hospital nursing. … Operational failures and interruptions in hospital nursing. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operational-failures-and-interruptions-hospital-nursing
This study discovered … that nurses experienced more than eight work system failures during an 8-hour shift. … The most frequent failures identified involved medications,
orders, supplies, staffing, and equipment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857452/psn-pdf
December 06, 2023 - Improving patient safety governance and systems
through learning from successes and failures: qualitative … Improving patient safety governance and systems through learning
from successes and failures: qualitative … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-governance-and-systems-through-learning-
successes-and-failures … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-governance-and-systems-through-learning-successes-and-failures … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-governance-and-systems-through-learning-successes-and-failures
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/whats-psychology-got-do-it-applying-psychological-theory-understanding-failures-modern
July 10, 2017 - Applying psychological theory to understanding failures in modern healthcare settings. … Applying psychological theory to understanding failures in modern healthcare settings. … from psychology , including theories related to behavior and cognition , to understand why care failures … Applying psychological theory to understanding failures in modern healthcare settings.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837677/psn-pdf
July 13, 2022 - Multiple Failures in Test Results Follow-up for a Patient
Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer at the Hampton … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multiple-failures-test-results-follow-patient-diagnosed-prostate-cancer- … hampton-va-medical
Cancer test communication failures can contribute to physical, emotional, and financial … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multiple-failures-test-results-follow-patient-diagnosed-prostate-cancer-hampton-va-medical … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multiple-failures-test-results-follow-patient-diagnosed-prostate-cancer-hampton-va-medical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844047/psn-pdf
February 08, 2023 - Using trainee failures to enhance learning: a qualitative
study of pediatric hospitalists on allowing … Using trainee failures to enhance learning: a qualitative study of
pediatric hospitalists on allowing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-trainee-failures-enhance-learning-qualitative-study-pediatric-hospitalists … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-trainee-failures-enhance-learning-qualitative-study-pediatric-hospitalists-allowing … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-trainee-failures-enhance-learning-qualitative-study-pediatric-hospitalists-allowing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46036/psn-pdf
July 05, 2017 - Operational failures detected by frontline acute care
nurses. … Operational Failures Detected by Frontline Acute Care
Nurses. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operational-failures-detected-frontline-acute-care-nurses
This prospective … reporting study asked frontline nurse participants to record operational failures, or
breakdowns in … Nurses recorded about six such
failures per shift, suggesting that systems failures are common in acute
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41228/psn-pdf
August 02, 2012 - Identifying the latent failures underpinning medication
administration errors: an exploratory study. … Identifying the latent failures underpinning medication
administration errors: an exploratory study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-latent-failures-underpinning-medication-administration-errors … -
exploratory-study
This study identified 10 latent failures that contributed to medication administration … Ward climate, the most prevalent theme, was noted to interact with
other failures such as workload,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46920/psn-pdf
August 08, 2018 - Identification and characterization of failures in infectious
agent transmission precaution practices … Identification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent
Transmission Precaution Practices … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-and-characterization-failures-infectious-agent-transmission … 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
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73371/psn-pdf
June 09, 2021 - Reducing failures in daily medical practice: healthcare
failure mode and effect analysis combined with … Reducing failures in daily medical practice: healthcare failure mode
and effect analysis combined with … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-failures-daily-medical-practice-healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-failures-daily-medical-practice-healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-combined … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-failures-daily-medical-practice-healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-combined
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36703/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Assessing system failures in operating rooms and
intensive care units. … Assessing system failures in operating rooms and intensive care
units. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-system-failures-operating-rooms-and-intensive-care-units
The … room to help organizations gain insight into system failures in those high-risk environments. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-system-failures-operating-rooms-and-intensive-care-units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862614/psn-pdf
February 14, 2024 - Systemic failures in nursing home care--a scoping study. … Systemic failures in nursing home care—A scoping study. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systemic-failures-nursing-home-care-scoping-study
Nursing homes must balance … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systemic-failures-nursing-home-care-scoping-study
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/organizational-learning
August 11, 2025 - Organizations are encouraged to learn from failures and sustain improvement. … High reliability organizations consistently examine and learn from failures. … High reliability organizations consistently examine and learn from failures. … Organizations are encouraged to learn from failures and sustain improvement. … , and recommend methods to minimize future failures.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44873/psn-pdf
March 21, 2016 - Malpractice Risks in Communication Failures: 2015
Annual Benchmarking Report. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/malpractice-risks-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 … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/malpractice-risks-communication-failures-2015-annual-benchmarking-report
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35585/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Communication failures in patient sign-out and
suggestions for improvement: a critical incident analysis … Communication failures in patient sign-out and suggestions for
improvement: a critical incident analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failures-patient-sign-out-and-suggestions-improvement-critical … -
incident
The authors interviewed interns to understand communication failures with patient transfer … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failures-patient-sign-out-and-suggestions-improvement-critical-incident
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41778/psn-pdf
January 18, 2013 - An observational study of the frequency, severity, and
etiology of failures in postoperative care after … An observational study of the frequency, severity, and
etiology of failures in postoperative care after … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/observational-study-frequency-severity-and-etiology-failures-postoperative … -
care-after-major
This observational study at a large teaching hospital found that process failures … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/observational-study-frequency-severity-and-etiology-failures-postoperative-care-after-major
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41541/psn-pdf
September 26, 2012 - Failures in communication and information transfer
across the surgical care pathway: interview study … Failures in communication and information transfer across the surgical
care pathway: interview study … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failures-communication-and-information-transfer-across-surgical-care-pathway … -
interview-study
This qualitative study found considerable evidence for communication failures between … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failures-communication-and-information-transfer-across-surgical-care-pathway-interview-study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46922/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Reducing interdisciplinary communication failures
through secure text messaging: a quality improvement … Reducing Interdisciplinary Communication Failures Through Secure
Text Messaging. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-interdisciplinary-communication-failures-through-secure-text- … messaging-quality
Communication failures are a key contributor to preventable adverse events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-interdisciplinary-communication-failures-through-secure-text-messaging-quality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34884/psn-pdf
August 03, 2009 - Communication failures: an insidious contributor to
medical mishaps. … Communication failures: an insidious contributor to medical mishaps. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failures-insidious-contributor-medical-mishaps
In order to … Several
anecdotes illustrate the role communication failures played in these mishaps and how common … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-failures-insidious-contributor-medical-mishaps