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  1. Diagnostic Safety Issue Briefs | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs.html
    July 01, 2025 - The papers fall under two types—either a "call to action" or a "state of the science."

  2. 'Sorry' is still the hardest word. | PSNet

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    June 16, 2014 - Newspaper/Magazine Article 'Sorry' is still the hardest word. Citation Text: 'Sorry' is still the hardest word. Donaldson L. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy…

  3. Medication Related Harm. | PSNet

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    August 14, 2024 - Journal Article Study Catching those who fall

  4. Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis. | PSNet

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    July 06, 2011 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis. Citation Text: Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis. Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 13, 2011:E1. Copy Citation Save Save to your l…

  5. Insurers stop paying for care linked to errors. | PSNet

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    January 18, 2023 - From the Same Author(s) During in-flight emergencies, sometimes airlines’ medical kits fall

  6. Hospitals own up to errors. | PSNet

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    February 04, 2009 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Hospitals own up to errors. Citation Text: Hospitals own up to errors. Landro L. Wall Street Journal. August 25, 2009:D1. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter…

  7. Introduction to Trigger Tools for Identifying Adverse Events. | PSNet

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    January 08, 2020 - Multi-use Website Introduction to Trigger Tools for Identifying Adverse Events. Citation Text: Introduction to Trigger Tools for Identifying Adverse Events. Institute for Healthcare Improvement; IHI Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Downl…

  8. Medication errors associated with documented allergies. | PSNet

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    March 18, 2010 - Government Resource Medication errors associated with documented allergies. Citation Text: Medication errors associated with documented allergies. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2008;5:75-80.   Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print …

  9. Fixing the medication reconciliation breakdown. | PSNet

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    September 06, 2023 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Fixing the medication reconciliation breakdown. Citation Text: Fixing the medication reconciliation breakdown. Starr D; West L. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Tw…

  10. Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety. | PSNet

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    November 27, 2018 - Multi-use Website Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety. Citation Text: Joint Commission International Center for Patient Safety. JCAHO, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Copy Citation Save Save to your library …

  11. Why is learning from patient safety incidents (still) so hard? A sociocultural perspective on learning from incidents in healthcare organizations. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-learning-patient-safety-incidents-still-so-hard-sociocultural-perspective-learning
    June 29, 2011 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Detection and prevention

  12. Multicentre study to develop a medication safety package for decreasing inpatient harm from omission of time-critical medications. | PSNet

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    May 18, 2022 - March 4, 2011 View More Related Resources Nurses' harm prevention

  13. Medical injuries among hospitalized children. | PSNet

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    February 15, 2017 - Investigators used the Wisconsin Medical Injury Prevention Program (WMIPP) screening method to analyze

  14. When illegitimate tasks threaten patient safety culture: a cross-sectional survey in a tertiary hospital. | PSNet

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    February 19, 2020 - April 27, 2022 Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary

  15. Perceptions of hospital electronic health record (EHR) training, support, and patient safety by staff position and tenure. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perceptions-hospital-electronic-health-record-ehr-training-support-and-patient-safety-staff
    October 03, 2018 - October 11, 2023 Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary

  16. Rafael Borja (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/preventing-cauti-plan-b-transcript.doc
    November 04, 2014 - We had seven hospitals that were implementing a CAUTI prevention program. … This is actually a CAUTI prevention guide to patient safety. … Do you have a project manager with dedicated time coordinate your CAUTI prevention activities? … prevention on that same unit? … This has to do in applying mindfulness to CAUTI prevention.

  17. Vitamin D With or Without Calcium Supplementation for Prevention of Cancer and Fractures: An Updated Meta-analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2011 - Vitamin D With or Without Calcium Supplementation for Prevention of Cancer and Fractures: An Updated … Preventive Services Task Force Vitamin D With or Without Calcium Supplementation for Prevention of … These functions suggest a possible role of vitamin D in cancer prevention. … effects of a single annual megadose of vitamin D3 (500 000 IU, equivalent to approximately 1370 IU/d) on fall … and fracture outcomes in community-dwelling elderly women with a history of fall or fracture (31).

  18. Stroke-Atrial-Fibrillation Executive (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2013 - control, and prevention of thromboembolic events. … Therapeutic Options for Stroke Prevention in AF VKAs are highly effective for the prevention of stroke … function, Rebleeding risk [2 points], Hypertension [uncontrolled], Anemia, Genetic factors, Excessive fall … function, Re-bleeding risk (2 points), Hypertension (uncontrolled), Anemia, Genetic factors, Excessive fall … function, Re-bleeding risk (2 points), Hypertension (uncontrolled), Anemia, Genetic factors, Excessive fall

  19. Using Health Care Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: the VA National Center for Patient Safety's prospective risk analysis system. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-health-care-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-va-national-center-patient-safetys
    January 17, 2012 - September 18, 2019 Root cause analysis and actions for the prevention of medical errors

  20. Harnessing in situ simulation to identify human errors and latent safety threats in adult tracheostomy care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harnessing-situ-simulation-identify-human-errors-and-latent-safety-threats-adult-tracheostomy
    September 23, 2020 - August 31, 2022 Improving hospital safety culture for falls prevention through interdisciplinary
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