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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinicians-guide-surgical-fires-how-they-occur-how-prevent-them-how-put-them-out
March 12, 2025 - Commentary
A clinician's guide to surgical fires: how they occur, how to prevent them, how to put them out.
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A clinician's guide to surgical fires. How they occur, how to prevent them, how to put them out. Health Devices. 2003;32(1):5-24.
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August 02, 2023 - Improving Patient Safety Culture – A Practical Guide.
August 2, 2023
London, UK: NHS England; July 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-culture-practical-guide
A strong patient safety culture needs nurturing to serve as a foundation for launching and sustaining
improvements. This toolkit pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38330/psn-pdf
September 24, 2010 - Medication safety teams' guided implementation of
electronic medication administration records in five
nursing homes.
September 24, 2010
Scott-Cawiezell J, Madsen RW, Pepper GA, et al. Medication safety teams' guided implementation of
electronic medication administration records in five nursing homes. Jt Comm J Qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44723/psn-pdf
December 16, 2015 - Situation, background, assessment, and
recommendation–guided huddles improve
communication and teamwork in the emergency
department.
December 16, 2015
Martin HA, Ciurzynski SM. Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation-Guided Huddles
Improve Communication and Teamwork in the Emergency Department. Jour…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45971/psn-pdf
April 21, 2018 - Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care
Settings by Engaging Patients and Families.
April 21, 2018
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-improving-patient-safety-primary-care-settings-engaging-patients-and-
families
Patient engagement i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-your-office-testing-process-step-step-guide-rapid-cycle-patient-safety-and-quality
October 23, 2019 - Toolkit
Improving Your Office Testing Process: A Step by Step Guide for Rapid-Cycle Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.
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Improving Your Office Testing Process: A Step by Step Guide for Rapid-Cycle Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthc…
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October 11, 2017 - Getting Ahead of Harm Before It Happens: A Guide About
Proactive Analysis for Improving Surgical Care Safety.
October 11, 2017
Wiley K, Davies JM. Edmonton, AB: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/getting-ahead-harm-it-happens-guide-about-proactive-analysis-improving-
surgical-car…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43710/psn-pdf
October 06, 2016 - Improving medication administration safety: using naïve
observation to assess practice and guide improvements
in process and outcomes.
October 6, 2016
Donaldson N, Aydin C, Fridman M, et al. Improving medication administration safety: using naïve
observation to assess practice and guide improvements in process and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43496/psn-pdf
November 01, 2016 - Designing and Delivering Whole-Person Transitional
Care: Hospital Guide to Reducing Medicaid
Readmissions.
November 1, 2016
Boutwell A, Bourgoin A , Maxwell J, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
September 2016. AHRQ Publication No. 16-0047-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/designing-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847730/psn-pdf
February 26, 2018 - “Brave men” and “emotional women”: a theory-guided
literature review on gender bias in health care and
gendered norms towards patients with chronic pain.
February 26, 2018
Samulowitz A, Gremyr I, Eriksson E, et al. “Brave men” and “emotional women”: a theory-guided literature
review on gender bias in health care a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-leaders-action-guide-hospital-strategies-reducing-preventable-mortality
May 06, 2015 - Book/Report
Health Care Leaders Action Guide: Hospital Strategies for Reducing Preventable Mortality.
Citation Text:
Health Care Leaders Action Guide: Hospital Strategies for Reducing Preventable Mortality. Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust; March 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-education-materials-assessment-tool-pemat-and-users-guide-instrument-assess
December 24, 2008 - Toolkit
The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and User's Guide: An Instrument to Assess the Understandability and Actionability of Print and Audiovisual Patient Education Materials.
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The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and User's Guid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/getting-ahead-harm-it-happens-guide-about-proactive-analysis-improving-surgical-care-safety
November 30, 2016 - Book/Report
Getting Ahead of Harm Before It Happens: A Guide About Proactive Analysis for Improving Surgical Care Safety.
Citation Text:
Getting Ahead of Harm Before It Happens: A Guide About Proactive Analysis for Improving Surgical Care Safety. Wiley K, Davies JM. Edmonton, AB: Canadia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/field-test-world-health-organization-multi-professional-patient-safety-curriculum-guide
June 04, 2014 - Study
Field test of the World Health Organization Multi-professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide.
Citation Text:
Farley DO, Zheng H, Rousi E, et al. Field Test of the World Health Organization Multi-Professional Patient Safety Curriculum Guide. PLoS One. 2015;10(9):e0138510. doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41783/psn-pdf
October 24, 2012 - How-to Guide: Prevent Obstetrical Adverse Events.
October 24, 2012
Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-guide-prevent-obstetrical-adverse-events
This guide highlights strategies to enhance the use of care bundles to prevent errors in obstetric care.
https://ps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42570/psn-pdf
November 05, 2014 - Your safer-surgery survival guide.
November 5, 2014
Your safer-surgery survival guide: our ratings of 2,463 U.S. hospitals can help you find the right one.
Consumer reports. 2013;78(9):31-41.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-safer-surgery-survival-guide
This report analyzed Medicare claims data on 27 types of pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47118/psn-pdf
August 08, 2018 - Wrong-site nerve blocks: a systematic literature review to
guide principles for prevention.
August 8, 2018
Deutsch ES, Yonash RA, Martin DE, et al. Wrong-site nerve blocks: A systematic literature review to guide
principles for prevention. J Clin Anesth. 2018;46:101-111. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.12.008.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35956/psn-pdf
August 02, 2010 - Patient Guide: 10 Ways to Improve Communication with
Your Doctor.
August 2, 2010
Patient Guide: 10 Ways to Improve Communication With Your Doctor. J Patient Saf. 2008;1(4).
doi:10.1097/01.jps.0000199856.82316.50.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-guide-10-ways-improve-communication-your-doctor
This article lis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35141/psn-pdf
April 12, 2011 - How to avoid paediatric medication errors: a user's guide
to the literature.
April 12, 2011
Walsh KE, Kaushal R, Chessare JB. How to avoid paediatric medication errors: a user's guide to the
literature. Arch Dis Child. 2005;90(7):698-702.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-avoid-paediatric-medication-errors-users-gu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38223/psn-pdf
October 14, 2015 - Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide.
October 14, 2015
Frampton S, Guastello S, Brady C, et al. Derby, CT: Planetree; Camden, ME: Picker Institute; 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-centered-care-improvement-guide
This guide contains comprehensive information about best practices and implementation tool…