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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40258/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Enhancing patient safety and resident education during
the academic year-end transfer of outpatients: lessons
from the suicide of a psychiatric patient.
March 2, 2011
Young JQ, Eisendrath SJ. Enhancing patient safety and resident education during the academic year-end
transfer of outpatients: lessons from the suic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45642/psn-pdf
November 09, 2016 - Rethinking medical ward quality.
November 9, 2016
Pannick S, Wachter R, Vincent CA, et al. Rethinking medical ward quality. BMJ. 2016;355:i5417.
doi:10.1136/bmj.i5417.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rethinking-medical-ward-quality
Patient safety research and commentary often focus on specialized care processes rathe…
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www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/systemdesign/leancasestudies/lean-exhibit6-11.html
November 01, 2014 - Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Exhibit 6.11. Lean Tools for Horizon Hospital
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Improving Care Delivery Through Lean: Implementation Case Studies
Introduction to the Case Studies
Case 1. Lakeview Healthcare
Case 2. Centr…
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September 13, 2022 - Addressing the Loss of Trust in Safety Culture.
September 7, 2022
Philadelphia, PA: Building Trust and the ABIM Foundation; September 13, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-loss-trust-safety-culture
Trust in patient safety processes encourages reporting of concerns, learning from error, and develop…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34570/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - Measuring the Success of the Regional Medication Safety
Program for Hospitals.
March 7, 2005
Pelczarski K, Fricker M, Morris J. Philadelphia, PA: Health Care Improvement Foundation; 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-success-regional-medication-safety-program-hospitals
The Regional Medication Safety Prog…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45619/psn-pdf
August 16, 2017 - Checking the lists: a systematic review of electronic
checklist use in health care.
August 16, 2017
Kramer HS, Drews FA. Checking the lists: A systematic review of electronic checklist use in health care. J
Biomed Inform. 2017;71S:S6-S12. doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2016.09.006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checking-lists-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48132/psn-pdf
March 18, 2025 - World Patient Safety Day.
March 18, 2025
World Health Organization. September 17, 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/world-patient-safety-day
Patients, families, and providers around the world are affected by medical error. This annual event and its
associated materials seek to raise awareness, motivate collaborat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40219/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National
Reporting and Learning System.
December 29, 2014
Martinez EA, Shore AD, Colantuoni E, et al. Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National Reporting
and Learning System. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(2):151-8. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq084.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45525/psn-pdf
November 18, 2016 - In support of the medical apology: the nonlegal
arguments.
November 18, 2016
Heaton HA, Campbell RL, Thompson KM, et al. In Support of the Medical Apology: The Nonlegal
Arguments. J Emerg Med. 2016;51(5):605-609. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.06.048.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/support-medical-apology-nonlegal-argu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47100/psn-pdf
July 11, 2018 - Human Factors and Technology in the ICU.
July 11, 2018
Wung SF, ed. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2018;30:179-310.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-and-technology-icu
Care teams rely on a variety of technologies to support safe practice. This special issue focuses on critical
care nursing practice and ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45052/psn-pdf
June 08, 2016 - Mean girls of the ER: the alarming nurse culture of
bullying and hazing.
June 8, 2016
Robbins A. Good Housekeeping. May 20, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mean-girls-er-alarming-nurse-culture-bullying-and-hazing
Disruptive behaviors are receiving increased attention as a cultural factor that contributes to med…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74763/psn-pdf
June 25, 2021 - FDA Safety Communication: flexible bronchoscopes and
updated recommendations for reprocessing.
June 25, 2021
Silver Springs, MD: US Food and Drug Administration: June 25, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-safety-communication-flexible-bronchoscopes-and-updated-
recommendations-reprocessing
Incomplete reproce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43022/psn-pdf
May 29, 2014 - Using simulation to improve root cause analysis of
adverse surgical outcomes.
May 29, 2014
Slakey DP, Simms ER, Rennie K, et al. Using simulation to improve root cause analysis of adverse surgical
outcomes. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014;26(2):144-50. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzu011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-sim…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45198/psn-pdf
January 23, 2017 - Investigating teamwork in the operating room: engaging
stakeholders and setting the agenda.
January 23, 2017
Frasier LL, Quamme SRP, Becker A, et al. Investigating Teamwork in the Operating Room: Engaging
Stakeholders and Setting the Agenda. JAMA Surg. 2017;152(1):109-111.
doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.3110.
https://…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866118/psn-pdf
June 12, 2024 - Factors Affecting the Delivery of Safe Care in Midwifery
Units.
June 12, 2024
Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations Programme. Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Care Quality
Commission; May 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-affecting-delivery-safe-care-midwifery-units
Safe maternal care is a challenge world…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42175/psn-pdf
April 10, 2013 - Advanced practice nursing students' identification of
patient safety issues in ambulatory care.
April 10, 2013
Schnall R, Larson EL, Stone PW, et al. Advanced practice nursing students' identification of patient safety
issues in ambulatory care. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28(2):169-75. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31827c6a22.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44327/psn-pdf
August 26, 2015 - Safely Home: What Happens When People Leave Hospital
Care Settings?
August 26, 2015
London, UK: Healthwatch England; July 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safely-home-what-happens-when-people-leave-hospital-care-settings
Discharges are vulnerable periods for patients, often due to miscommunication, delays, and l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73925/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - Patient safety and mental health-a growing quality gap in
Canada.
October 6, 2021
Waddell AE, Gratzer D. Patient safety and mental health-a growing quality gap in Canada. Can J
Psychiatry. 2022;67(4):246-249. doi:10.1177/07067437211036596.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-mental-health-growing-quali…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43512/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Interruptions and multi-tasking: moving the research
agenda in new directions.
September 29, 2017
Westbrook JI. Interruptions and multi-tasking: moving the research agenda in new directions. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2014;23(11):877-9. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003372.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interruptions-and-multi-tasking…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45832/psn-pdf
April 05, 2017 - Best Practices in Patient Safety: 2nd Global Ministerial
Summit on Patient Safety.
April 5, 2017
Federal Ministry of Health and World Health Organization: Bonn, Germany; March 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-patient-safety-2nd-global-ministerial-summit-patient-safety
This report summarizes a wide…