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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72608/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Incidence of Adverse Events in Indian Health Service
Hospitals.
December 23, 2020
Office of the Inspector General: Washington DC; December 2020. OIG report OEI-06-17-00530.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-adverse-events-indian-health-service-hospitals
Challenges beset safe care delivery for indigenous …
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July 25, 2012 - Protecting patients from an unsafe system: the etiology
and recovery of intraoperative deviations in care.
July 25, 2012
Hu Y-Y, Arriaga AF, Roth EM, et al. Protecting patients from an unsafe system: the etiology and recovery
of intraoperative deviations in care. Ann Surg. 2012;256(2):203-10. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e…
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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/44074/psn-pdf
November 16, 2015 - Investigating Clinical Incidents in the NHS.
November 16, 2015
Sixth Report of Session 2014–15. House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee. London,
England: The Stationery Office; March 27, 2015. Publication HC 886.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigating-clinical-incidents-nhs
Applying evidence ge…
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April 18, 2018 - A Just Culture Guide.
April 18, 2018
NHS Improvement. London, UK: National Health Service; March 15, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-culture-guide
Although focusing on system failure has been highlighted as key to improving patient safety, individual
behaviors must also be recognized as contributors to ris…
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September 02, 2009 - Medical negligence in drug associated deaths.
September 2, 2009
Madea B, Musshoff F, Preuss J. Medical negligence in drug associated deaths. Forensic Sci Int.
2009;190(1-3):67-73. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.05.014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-negligence-drug-associated-deaths
This study reports that acc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46461/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Complications: acknowledging, managing, and coping
with human error.
November 1, 2017
Helo S, Moulton C-AE. Complications: acknowledging, managing, and coping with human error. Transl
Androl Urol. 2017;6(4):773-782. doi:10.21037/tau.2017.06.28.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-acknowledging-managing-and-…
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November 23, 2016 - Error disclosure and family members' reactions: does the
type of error really matter?
November 23, 2016
Leone D, Lamiani G, Vegni E, et al. Error disclosure and family members' reactions: does the type of error
really matter? Patient Educ Couns. 2015;98(4):446-52. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2014.12.011.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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February 09, 2011 - Safety of patients isolated for infection control.
February 9, 2011
Stelfox HT, Bates DW, Redelmeier DA. Safety of patients isolated for infection control. JAMA.
2003;290(14):1899-1905.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-patients-isolated-infection-control
This study discovered that patients isolated for coloniza…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47218/psn-pdf
January 09, 2019 - The accuracy of medical dispatch—a systematic review.
January 9, 2019
Bohm K, Kurland L. The accuracy of medical dispatch - a systematic review. Scand J Trauma Resusc
Emerg Med. 2018;26(1):94. doi:10.1186/s13049-018-0528-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-medical-dispatch-systematic-review
Medical dispatch i…
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October 07, 2009 - Radiology errors: are we learning from our mistakes?
October 7, 2009
Mankad K, Hoey ETD, Jones JB, et al. Radiology errors: are we learning from our mistakes? Clin Radiol.
2009;64(10):988-93. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2009.06.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radiology-errors-are-we-learning-our-mistakes
This survey stud…
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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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July 12, 2017 - Pediatric radiology malpractice claims—characteristics
and comparison to adult radiology claims.
July 12, 2017
Breen MA, Dwyer K, Yu-Moe W, et al. Pediatric radiology malpractice claims - characteristics and
comparison to adult radiology claims. Pediatr Radiol. 2017;47(7):808-816. doi:10.1007/s00247-017-3873-2.
ht…
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November 16, 2015 - Patient perspectives on test result communication in
primary care: a qualitative study.
November 16, 2015
Litchfield I, Bentham L, Lilford RJ, et al. Patient perspectives on test result communication in primary care:
a qualitative study. Br J Med Pract. 2015;65(632):e133-e140. doi:10.3399/bjgp15X683929.
https://ps…
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May 10, 2023 - TQIP Mortality Reporting System Case Reports.
May 10, 2023
ACS TQIP Mortality Reporting System Writing Group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tqip-mortality-reporting-system-case-reports
Anonymous case reporting provides opportunities to examine unexpected patient harm instances to
pin…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/rural-hospital-collaborative-excellence-using-it/final-report
January 01, 2023 - Rural Hospital Collaborative for Excellence Using IT - Final Report
Citation
Brooks H. Rural Hospital Collaborative for Excellence Using IT - Final Report. (Prepared by Palo Pinto General Hospital under Grant No. UC1 HS015431). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2007.
PDF…
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March 16, 2022 - Complexity bias in the prevention of iatrogenic injury:
why specific harms may inhibit performance.
March 16, 2022
Padula WV, Armstrong DG, Goldman DP. Complexity bias in the prevention of iatrogenic injury: why
specific harms may inhibit performance. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022;97(2):221-224.
doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.1…
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June 17, 2020 - When health care moves online, many patients are left
behind.
June 17, 2020
Renault M. When health care moves online, many patients are left behind. Wired Online. 2020;(June 8,
2020).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-health-care-moves-online-many-patients-are-left-behind
The emergence of telemedicine as a primar…
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March 09, 2022 - A family and hospital's journey and commitment to
improving diagnostic safety.
March 9, 2022
Wyner D, Wyner F, Brumbaugh D, et al. A family and hospital's journey and commitment to improving
diagnostic safety. Pediatrics. 2021;148(6):e2021053091. doi:10.1542/peds.2021-053091.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-an…
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January 12, 2011 - Resilience Engineering in Practice: a Guidebook.
January 12, 2011
Hollnagel E, Parie?s J, Woods DD et al eds. Farnham UK; Ashgate, 2011. ISBN:
9781472420749
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resilience-engineering-practice-guidebook
Safety-critical industries rely on organizational aptitude to respond to disr…