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  1. Six things every plastic surgeon needs to know about teamwork training and checklists. | PSNet

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    September 07, 2016 - Image/Poster Six things every plastic surgeon needs to know about teamwork training and checklists. Citation Text: Harden SW. Six things every plastic surgeon needs to know about teamwork training and checklists. Aesthet Surg J. 2013;33(3):443-8. doi:10.1177/1090820X13477417. Copy Ci…

  2. Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health Service in England. | PSNet

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    March 02, 2011 - Commentary Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health Service in England. Citation Text: Lewis RQ, Fletcher M. Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health Service in England. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005…

  3. Patient safety: latex allergy. | PSNet

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    October 07, 2013 - Commentary Patient safety: latex allergy. Citation Text: Reines D, Seifert PC. Patient safety: latex allergy. Surg Clin North Am. 2005;85(6):1329-40, xiv. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  4. A complexity thinking account of the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for systems-oriented safety management. | PSNet

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    February 07, 2024 - Commentary A complexity thinking account of the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for systems-oriented safety management. Citation Text: Abreu Saurin T. A complexity thinking account of the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for systems-oriented safety management. Safety Sci. 2021;134:105087.…

  5. Pushing the profession: how the news media turned patient safety into a priority. | PSNet

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    September 02, 2018 - Review Classic Pushing the profession: how the news media turned patient safety into a priority. Citation Text: Millenson ML. Pushing the profession: how the news media turned patient safety into a priority. Qual Saf Health Care. 2002;11(1):57-63. Copy Citat…

  6. That's the way we do things around here! Your actions speak louder than words when it comes to patient safety. | PSNet

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    December 19, 2018 - Commentary That's the way we do things around here! Your actions speak louder than words when it comes to patient safety. Citation Text: Grissinger M. That's the Way We Do Things Around Here!: Your Actions Speak Louder Than Words When It Comes To Patient Safety. P T. 2014;39(5):308-44. …

  7. Patient safety event reporting in a large radiology department. | PSNet

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    March 04, 2015 - Commentary Patient safety event reporting in a large radiology department. Citation Text: Schultz SR, Watson RE, Prescott SL, et al. Patient Safety Event Reporting in a Large Radiology Department. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011;197(3). doi:10.2214/ajr.11.6718. Copy Citation …

  8. Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Commentary Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. Citation Text: Waxlax TJ. Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(13):1089-90. doi:10.2146/ajhp140454. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX E…

  9. Adapting The Joint Commission's seven foundations of safe and effective transitions of care to home. | PSNet

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    July 10, 2024 - Commentary Adapting The Joint Commission's seven foundations of safe and effective transitions of care to home. Citation Text: Labson MC. Adapting the joint commission's seven foundations of safe and effective transitions of care to home. Home Healthc Now. 2015;33(3):142-6. doi:10.1097/N…

  10. Addressing prehospital patient safety using the science of injury prevention and control. | PSNet

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    April 12, 2019 - Commentary Addressing prehospital patient safety using the science of injury prevention and control. Citation Text: Meisel ZF, Hargarten S, Vernick J. Addressing prehospital patient safety using the science of injury prevention and control. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2008;12(4):411-6. doi:10.1…

  11. The 100,000 Lives Campaign: crystallizing standards of care for hospitals. | PSNet

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    August 20, 2018 - Commentary The 100,000 Lives Campaign: crystallizing standards of care for hospitals. Citation Text: Gosfield AG, Reinertsen JL. The 100,000 lives campaign: crystallizing standards of care for hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005;24(6):1560-70. Copy Citation Format: Goo…

  12. Motivational influences on anaesthetists' use of practice guidelines. | PSNet

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    April 18, 2011 - Study Motivational influences on anaesthetists' use of practice guidelines. Citation Text: Phipps DL, Beatty PCW, Parker D, et al. Motivational influences on anaesthetists' use of practice guidelines. Br J Anaesth. 2009;102(6):768-74. doi:10.1093/bja/aep082. Copy Citation Format:…

  13. Geometric probability distribution for modeling of error risk during prescription dispensing. | PSNet

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    December 24, 2008 - Study Geometric probability distribution for modeling of error risk during prescription dispensing. Citation Text: Carnahan BJ, Maghsoodloo S, Flynn EA, et al. Geometric probability distribution for modeling of error risk during prescription dispensing. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(…

  14. Reducing clinical errors in cancer education: interpreter training. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Study Reducing clinical errors in cancer education: interpreter training. Citation Text: Gany FM, Gonzalez CJ, Basu G, et al. Reducing clinical errors in cancer education: interpreter training. J Cancer Educ. 2010;25(4):560-4. doi:10.1007/s13187-010-0107-9. Copy Citation Format: …

  15. Leveraging consistent communication tools and organizational values to promote accountability among health care providers. | PSNet

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    January 18, 2023 - Commentary Leveraging consistent communication tools and organizational values to promote accountability among health care providers. Citation Text: Baldwin CA, Krumm AM. Leveraging consistent communication tools and organizational values to promote accountability among health care provi…

  16. Toward safer practice in otology: a report on 15 years of clinical negligence claims. | PSNet

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    January 21, 2015 - Study Toward safer practice in otology: a report on 15 years of clinical negligence claims. Citation Text: Mathew R, Asimacopoulos E, Valentine P. Toward safer practice in otology: a report on 15 years of clinical negligence claims. Laryngoscope. 2011;121(10):2214-9. doi:10.1002/lary.2…

  17. The human factor. To improve patients safety, hospitals urged to adjust for how staff use new technology. | PSNet

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    April 22, 2016 - Newspaper/Magazine Article The human factor. To improve patients safety, hospitals urged to adjust for how staff use new technology. Citation Text: Rice S, Tahir D. The human factor. To improve patients safety, hospitals urged to adjust for how staff use new technology. Modern healthcare…

  18. OZIS and the politics of safety: using ICT to create a regionally accessible patient medication record. | PSNet

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    February 04, 2009 - Commentary OZIS and the politics of safety: using ICT to create a regionally accessible patient medication record. Citation Text: Stoop AP, Bal R, Berg M. OZIS and the politics of safety: using ICT to create a regionally accessible patient medication record. Int J Med Inform. 2007;76 S…

  19. Create a Safe Medicine List Together (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2025 - He did have a few falls from his bike and has started using a stationary bike instead.

  20. July Teleconference Transcript (pdf file)

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    June 16, 2021 - So now we did – we followed that up with calibration on falls in the hospital. … And we didn’t want falls that were not related to it – we didn’t want falls related to admission, so … And our results as shown here, we found 1400 visits with falls out of about half a million or a rate … measurements increase in frequency, there’s probably something wrong, the patient’s predictability is falling
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