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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847056/psn-pdf
April 05, 2023 - Early diagnosis of cancer: systems approach to support
clinicians in primary care.
April 5, 2023
Black GB, Lyratzopoulos G, Vincent CA, et al. Early diagnosis of cancer: systems approach to support
clinicians in primary care. BMJ. 2023;380:e071225. doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-071225.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/early-di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863210/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - Disparities in racial, ethnic, and payer groups for pediatric
safety events in US hospitals.
February 28, 2024
Parikh K, Hall M, Tieder JS, et al. Disparities in racial, ethnic, and payer groups for pediatric safety events
in US hospitals. Pediatrics. 2024;153(3):e2023063714. doi:10.1542/peds.2023-063714.
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April 12, 2023 - Listening, Learning, Responding to Concerns.
April 12, 2023
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Care Quality Commission; March 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/listening-learning-responding-concerns
The ability to raise patient safety concerns without fear of retribution is a core element of a safety culture.
This pair of …
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April 12, 2023 - Minnesota lets nurses practice while disciplinary
investigations drag on. Patients keep getting hurt.
April 12, 2023
Hopkins E, Kohler J. ProPublica. April 3, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minnesota-lets-nurses-practice-while-disciplinary-investigations-drag-patients-
keep-getting
Systemic bureaucracy can co…
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February 08, 2023 - Misdiagnosis in the emergency department: time for a
system solution.
February 8, 2023
Edlow JA, Pronovost PJ. Misdiagnosis in the emergency department: time for a system solution. JAMA.
2023;329(8):631-632. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.0577.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misdiagnosis-emergency-department-time-system-solu…
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March 06, 2019 - Diagnostic error as a result of drug-laboratory test
interactions.
March 6, 2019
van Balveren JA, van de Venne WPHGV-, Erdem-Eraslan L, et al. Diagnostic error as a result of drug-
laboratory test interactions. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019;6(1):69-71. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0098.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-err…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38123/psn-pdf
June 10, 2010 - Patient safety incidents associated with equipment in
critical care: a review of reports to the UK National Patient
Safety Agency.
June 10, 2010
Thomas AN, Galvin I. Patient safety incidents associated with equipment in critical care: a review of reports
to the UK National Patient Safety Agency. Anaesthesia. 2008;…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39823/psn-pdf
April 04, 2011 - Cognitive error as the most frequent contributory factor in
cases of medical injury: a study on verdict's judgment
among closed claims in Japan.
April 4, 2011
Tokuda Y, Kishida N, Konishi R, et al. Cognitive error as the most frequent contributory factor in cases of
medical injury: a study on verdict's judgment am…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46050/psn-pdf
August 03, 2017 - Video analysis of factors associated with response time
to physiologic monitor alarms in a children's hospital.
August 3, 2017
Bonafide CP, Localio R, Holmes JH, et al. Video Analysis of Factors Associated With Response Time to
Physiologic Monitor Alarms in a Children's Hospital. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(6):524-531.
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January 16, 2013 - Use of FMEA analysis to reduce risk of errors in
prescribing and administering drugs in paediatric wards:
a quality improvement report.
January 16, 2013
Lago P, Bizzarri G, Scalzotto F, et al. Use of FMEA analysis to reduce risk of errors in prescribing and
administering drugs in paediatric wards: a quality improv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841481/psn-pdf
January 01, 2023 - Trainees' perceptions of being allowed to fail in clinical
training: a sense-making model.
December 14, 2022
Klasen JM, Teunissen PW, Driessen E, et al. Trainees' perceptions of being allowed to fail in clinical
training: a sense?making model. Med Educ. 2023;57(5):430-439. doi:10.1111/medu.14966.
https://psnet.ahr…
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December 18, 2019 - EMS crews brought patients to the hospital with
misplaced breathing tubes. None of them survived
December 18, 2019
Arditi L. Peoples Public Radio. December 3, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ems-crews-brought-patients-hospital-misplaced-breathing-tubes-none-them-
survived
Emergency medical services are often p…
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March 23, 2011 - Real-time clinical alerting: effect of an automated paging
system on response time to critical laboratory values—a
randomised controlled trial.
March 23, 2011
Etchells E, Adhikari NKJ, Cheung C, et al. Real-time clinical alerting: effect of an automated paging system
on response time to critical laboratory values-…
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January 02, 2017 - Medication errors involving wrong administration
technique.
January 2, 2017
Santell JP, Cousins DD. Medication Errors Involving Wrong Administration Technique. The Joint
Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016;31(9). doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(05)31068-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-i…
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January 24, 2024 - Shining a glaring light on surgery: technology that
records every move aims to improve safety.
January 24, 2024
Freyer FJ. Boston Globe. January 13, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shining-glaring-light-surgery-technology-records-every-move-aims-improve-
safety
The surgical black box uses cameras and microphon…
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January 23, 2017 - Computer-assisted process modeling to enhance
intraoperative safety in cardiac surgery.
January 23, 2017
Tarola CL, Quin JA, Haime ME, et al. Computer-Assisted Process Modeling to Enhance Intraoperative
Safety in Cardiac Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2016;151(12):1183-1186. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.2839.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38534/psn-pdf
January 31, 2013 - Health care information technology vendors' "hold
harmless" clause: implications for patients and clinicians.
January 31, 2013
Koppel R, Kreda D. Health care information technology vendors' "hold harmless" clause: implications for
patients and clinicians. JAMA. 2009;301(12):1276-8. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.398.
https…
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March 07, 2018 - Chasing the 6-sigma: drawing lessons from the cockpit
culture.
March 7, 2018
Hickey EJ, Halvorsen F, Laussen PC, et al. Chasing the 6-sigma: Drawing lessons from the cockpit culture.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017;155(2). doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.09.097.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chasing-6-sigma-drawing-lessons…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73522/psn-pdf
July 21, 2021 - Federal speech rulings may embolden health care
workers to call out safety issues.
July 21, 2021
Meyer H. Kaiser Health News. July 9, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/federal-speech-rulings-may-embolden-health-care-workers-call-out-safety-
issues
Whistleblower protections are a key component to raising awarenes…
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January 25, 2023 - Determination of unnecessary blood transfusion by
comprehensive 15-hospital record review.
January 25, 2023
Jadwin DF, Fenderson PG, Friedman MT, et al. Determination of unnecessary blood transfusion by
comprehensive 15-hospital record review. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(1):42-52.
doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.1…