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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45391/psn-pdf
August 10, 2016 - Where are my instruments? Hazards in delivery of
surgical instruments.
August 10, 2016
Guédon ACP, Wauben LSGL, van der Eijk AC, et al. Where are my instruments? Hazards in delivery of
surgical instruments. Surg Endosc. 2016;30(7):2728-35. doi:10.1007/s00464-015-4537-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/where-are-my-in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47914/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - Hospitals look to computers to predict patient
emergencies before they happen.
May 22, 2019
Ross C. STAT. May 13, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-look-computers-predict-patient-emergencies-they-happen
Nuisance alarms, interruptions, and insufficient staff availability can hinder effective monitoring …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40992/psn-pdf
December 15, 2011 - Should patients get direct access to their laboratory test
results?: An answer with many questions.
December 15, 2011
Giardina TD, Singh H. Should patients get direct access to their laboratory test results? An answer with
many questions. JAMA. 2011;306(22):2502-2503. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1797.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34717/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - When doctors make mistakes.
January 14, 2011
Gawande A. New Yorker. February 1, 1999:40-43.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-doctors-make-mistakes
Gawande uses a harrowing personal example of a medical error to illustrate that medical mistakes are not
a problem of bad physicians. He contends that virtually everyo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46698/psn-pdf
February 07, 2018 - Enhancing the quality and safety of the perioperative
patient.
February 7, 2018
Staender S, Smith A. Enhancing the quality and safety of the perioperative patient. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol.
2017;30(6):730-735. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000517.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-quality-and-safety-perioperative-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43462/psn-pdf
September 12, 2016 - Preventable mortality after common urological surgery:
failing to rescue?
September 12, 2016
Sammon JD, Pucheril D, Abdollah F, et al. Preventable mortality after common urological surgery: failing to
rescue? BJU Int. 2015;115(4):666-674. doi:10.1111/bju.12833.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-mortality-af…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865932/psn-pdf
May 22, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and its Impact on Diagnostic
Accuracy.
May 22, 2024
Knees M, Raffel KE, Kissler M, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May
2024. Publication No. 24-0010-2-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-load-theory-and-its-impact-diagnostic-accuracy
Cognition plays a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38640/psn-pdf
January 18, 2012 - Nurses' responses to medication errors: suggestions for
the development of organizational strategies to improve
reporting.
January 18, 2012
Covell CL, Ritchie JA. Nurses' responses to medication errors: suggestions for the development of
organizational strategies to improve reporting. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24(4):…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39039/psn-pdf
October 21, 2009 - Quality of medication use in primary care—mapping the
problem, working to a solution: a systematic review of the
literature.
October 21, 2009
Garfield S, Barber N, Walley P, et al. Quality of medication use in primary care--mapping the problem,
working to a solution: a systematic review of the literature. BMC Med.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46659/psn-pdf
December 06, 2017 - Focus On: Health Care Policy and Quality.
December 6, 2017
AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017;209(5):965-1008;w333-w334.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/focus-health-care-policy-and-quality
Radiologists play a critical role in safe diagnostic imaging and communication of test results. Articles in this
special issue explore cl…
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June 25, 2018 - High reliability leadership: a conceptual framework.
June 25, 2018
Martínez-Córcoles M. High reliability leadership: A conceptual framework. J Contingencies Crisis Manage.
2017;26(2):237-246. doi:10.1111/1468-5973.12187.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-leadership-conceptual-framework
Leadership engag…
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March 30, 2022 - Dying for Care.
March 30, 2022
Stein L, Fraser J, Penzenstadler N et al. USA Today. March 10, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dying-care
Nursing home residents, staff, and care processes were particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. This
collection of resources examines data and documentation involving one nursing …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50449/psn-pdf
October 09, 2019 - Systematic review of malpractice litigation in the
diagnosis and treatment of acute stroke
October 9, 2019
Haslett JJ, Genadry L, Zhang X, et al. Systematic Review of Malpractice Litigation in the Diagnosis and
Treatment of Acute Stroke. Stroke. 2019;50(10):2858-2864. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.025352.
https://psne…
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January 11, 2017 - Concurrent and Overlapping Surgeries: Additional
Measures Warranted.
January 11, 2017
US Senate Finance Committee. December 6, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/concurrent-and-overlapping-surgeries-additional-measures-warranted
The practice of scheduling concurrent surgeries has raised concerns about increased ri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42984/psn-pdf
February 26, 2014 - Delivering the truth: challenges and opportunities for
error disclosure in obstetrics.
February 26, 2014
Carranza L, Lyerly AD, Lipira L, et al. Delivering the Truth. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2014;123(3).
doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000000130.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/delivering-truth-challenges-and-opportunities-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41822/psn-pdf
November 07, 2012 - A case of adverse drug reaction induced by dispensing
error.
November 7, 2012
Gallelli L, Staltari O, Palleria C, et al. A case of adverse drug reaction induced by dispensing error. J
Forensic Leg Med. 2012;19(8):497-8. doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2012.04.026.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-adverse-drug-reaction-induced…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39393/psn-pdf
March 24, 2010 - Lack of emergency medical services documentation is
associated with poor patient outcomes: a validation of
audit filters for prehospital trauma care.
March 24, 2010
Laudermilch DJ, Schiff MA, Nathens AB, et al. Lack of emergency medical services documentation is
associated with poor patient outcomes: a validation …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42470/psn-pdf
August 07, 2013 - Does inappropriate selectivity in information use relate to
diagnostic errors and patient harm? The diagnosis of
patients with dyspnea.
August 7, 2013
Zwaan L, Thijs A, Wagner C, et al. Does inappropriate selectivity in information use relate to diagnostic
errors and patient harm? The diagnosis of patients with dy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836762/psn-pdf
March 16, 2022 - Physician liability in the age of data reliance and errors.
March 16, 2022
Montesantos L. Ann Health Law Life Sci. 2022;31(Spring):179-215.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-liability-age-data-reliance-and-errors
Health information technologies (HIT) and advanced learning systems, if poorly designed, used,
ma…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47954/psn-pdf
August 07, 2019 - Special Issue on Resilience Engineering and High
Reliability Organizations.
August 7, 2019
Wears RL, Roberts KH, eds. Safety Sci. 2019;117;458-533.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-resilience-engineering-and-high-reliability-organizations
Resilience is an organizational characteristic that enables indivi…