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March 08, 2017 - Using information from external errors to signal a "clear
and present danger."
March 8, 2017
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 9, 2017;22:1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-information-external-errors-signal-clear-and-present-danger
Monitoring external reports of error and harm can pr…
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August 03, 2022 - Iatrogenesis in the context of residential dementia care: a
concept analysis.
August 3, 2022
Morris P, McCloskey R, Bulman D. Iatrogenesis in the context of residential dementia care: a concept
analysis. Innov Aging. 2022;6(4):iagc028. doi:10.1093/geroni/igac028.
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April 12, 2011 - Hospital admission medication reconciliation in medically
complex children: an observational study.
April 12, 2011
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August 14, 2019 - Patient safety issues continue to plague American
hospitals.
August 14, 2019
Wilensky GR. Patient Safety Issues Continue to Plague American Hospitals. The Milbank Q.
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High-quality,…
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April 13, 2011 - How trainees would disclose medical errors: educational
implications for training programmes.
April 13, 2011
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for training programmes. Med Educ. 2011;45(4):372-80. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03875.x.
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October 21, 2020 - Some health workers suffering from addiction steal drugs
meant for patients.
October 21, 2020
Mann B. All Things Considered. National Public Radio. October 5, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/some-health-workers-suffering-addiction-steal-drugs-meant-patients
Clinicians are susceptible for medication mi…
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July 25, 2018 - Best Practices for Safe Medication Administration During
Anesthesia Care.
July 25, 2018
APSF Committee on Technology. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-safe-medication-administration-during-anesthesia-care
Medication errors in anesthesia practice can be result in ser…
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February 26, 2014 - Delivering the truth: challenges and opportunities for
error disclosure in obstetrics.
February 26, 2014
Carranza L, Lyerly AD, Lipira L, et al. Delivering the Truth. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2014;123(3).
doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000000130.
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June 25, 2018 - Diagnostic errors in paediatric cardiac intensive care.
June 25, 2018
Bhat PN, Costello JM, Aiyagari R, et al. Diagnostic errors in paediatric cardiac intensive care. Cardiol
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January 08, 2020 - Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes During
Care Transitions (R01).
January 8, 2020
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 6, 2019. PA-20-068.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-care-and-patient-outcomes-during-care-transitions-r01
Communication during patient tra…
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January 01, 2023 - Shared decision-making for drug-drug interactions: Formative evaluation of an anticoagulant drug interaction.
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May 25, 2016 - Alarm management: promoting safety and establishing
guidelines.
May 25, 2016
Criscitelli T. Alarm Management: Promoting Safety and Establishing Guidelines. AORN J. 2016;103(5):518-
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Alarms…
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October 01, 2014 - The ethical imperative to think about thinking.
October 1, 2014
Stark M, Fins JJ. The ethical imperative to think about thinking - diagnostics, metacognition, and medical
professionalism. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2014;23(4):386-96. doi:10.1017/S0963180114000061.
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February 18, 2011 - Understanding and responding to adverse events.
February 18, 2011
Vincent CA. Understanding and Responding to Adverse Events. New Engl J Med. 2003;348(11):1051-
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In this article, Vincent describes the investiga…
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June 19, 2019 - Independent double checks: worth the effort if used
judiciously and properly.
June 19, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 6, 2019;24:1-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/independent-double-checks-worth-effort-if-used-judiciously-and-properly
Independent double checks can reduce risk of human …
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November 26, 2014 - Diagnosing overdiagnosis: conceptual challenges and
suggested solutions.
November 26, 2014
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August 31, 2022 - Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence (U54
Clinical Trial Optional).
August 31, 2022
National Institutes of Health. August 11, 2022. RFA-HD-23-035.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maternal-health-research-centers-excellence-u54-clinical-trial-optional
Maternity care is increasingly being recognized as …
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December 18, 2019 - Still Not Safe: Patient Safety and the Middle-Managing of
American Medicine.
December 18, 2019
Wears R, Sutcliffe K. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2019. ISBN: 9780190271268.
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The modern patient safety movement …
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March 16, 2022 - Physician liability in the age of data reliance and errors.
March 16, 2022
Montesantos L. Ann Health Law Life Sci. 2022;31(Spring):179-215.
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Health information technologies (HIT) and advanced learning systems, if poorly designed, used,
ma…
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August 30, 2023 - Recommendations for Supporting Healthcare Workers
Because adverse events and harms are the result of