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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46727/psn-pdf
August 21, 2021 - Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health.
August 21, 2021
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alliance-innovation-maternal-health
This website provides information from a multidisciplinary collaboration whose mission was to support safe
health care for pregnant and p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47336/psn-pdf
March 04, 2019 - "Saying sorry": some strategies for effective apology
within the workplace.
March 4, 2019
Cleary M, Lees D, Lopez V. "Saying sorry": some strategies for effective apology within the workplace.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2018;39(11):980-982. doi:10.1080/01612840.2018.1507571.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/saying-sorry…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72865/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - 5 pandemic mistakes we keep repeating. We can learn
from our failures.
March 17, 2021
Zeynep Tufekci. The Atlantic. February 26, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/5-pandemic-mistakes-we-keep-repeating-we-can-learn-our-failures
Failures in communication have impacts on patients, teams, organizations and society. Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46160/psn-pdf
June 07, 2017 - ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Subcutaneous
Insulin Use in Adults.
June 7, 2017
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; May 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-optimizing-safe-subcutaneous-insulin-use-adults
Insulin is a widely used medication that can contribute to serious patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47827/psn-pdf
February 27, 2019 - Improving Usability, Safety and Patient Outcomes With
Health Information Technology.
February 27, 2019
Lau F, Bartle-Clar JA, Bliss G, et al, eds. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019;257:1-539. ISBN:
9781614999508.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-usability-safety-and-patient-outcomes-health-information-technol…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44272/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Technology, cognition and error.
November 6, 2015
Coiera E. Technology, cognition and error. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(7):417-22. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-
003484.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technology-cognition-and-error
Providers and policymakers have raised concerns about risks associated with health information
t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837024/psn-pdf
May 04, 2022 - The potential for leveraging machine learning to filter
medication alerts.
May 4, 2022
Liu S, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, et al. The potential for leveraging machine learning to filter medication
alerts. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022;29(5):891-899. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocab292.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-levera…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36620/psn-pdf
January 14, 2024 - ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care
Settings.
January 14, 2024
Horsham, PA; Institute for Safe Medication Practices: 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings
This fact sheet lists medications with a high risk of causing significant harm to patients wh…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46444/psn-pdf
December 19, 2017 - Nil per os orders for imaging: a teachable moment.
December 19, 2017
Wickerham AL, Schultz EJ, Lewine EB. Nil per Os Orders for Imaging: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern
Med. 2017;177(11):1670-1671. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3943.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nil-os-orders-imaging-teachable-moment
Patients are…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60604/psn-pdf
June 17, 2020 - The limits of current A.I. in health care: patient safety
policing in hospitals.
June 17, 2020
Furrow BR. NE Univ Law Rev. 2020;12(1):1-55.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-current-ai-health-care-patient-safety-policing-hospitals
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the use of big data to e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46189/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Countering cognitive biases in minimising low value care.
September 29, 2017
Scott IA, Soon J, Elshaug AG, et al. Countering cognitive biases in minimising low value care. Med J Aust.
2017;206(9):407-411.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/countering-cognitive-biases-minimising-low-value-care
Heuristics and cognitive bi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40729/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Critical incident reports concerning anaesthetic
equipment: analysis of the UK National Reporting and
Learning System (NRLS) data from 2006-2008.
October 4, 2011
Cassidy CJ, Smith AF, Arnot-Smith J. Critical incident reports concerning anaesthetic equipment: analysis
of the UK National Reporting and Learning Syste…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48055/psn-pdf
June 26, 2019 - Prevention of opioid overdose.
June 26, 2019
Babu KM, Brent J, Juurlink DN. Prevention of opioid overdose. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(23):2246-2255.
doi:10.1056/NEJMra1807054.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-opioid-overdose
Reducing patient harm associated with the use of opioids to manage pain is a patient s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47751/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - Heart Failure: The Decline of a Historic Transplant
Program.
January 30, 2019
Hixenbaugh M, Ornstein C. Houston Chronicle and Propublica. May 2018-May 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/heart-failure-decline-historic-transplant-program
This news investigation chronicles a series of incidents in a transplant progra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50425/psn-pdf
September 04, 2019 - Why doctors still offer treatments that may not help.
September 4, 2019
Frakt A. New York Times. August 26, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-doctors-still-offer-treatments-may-not-help
The slow adoption of improvement innovations is a persistent challenge to high-quality and safe patient
care. This newspaper…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42050/psn-pdf
January 07, 2015 - The association between frequency of self-reported
medical errors and anesthesia trainee supervision: a
survey of United States anesthesiology residents-in-
training.
January 7, 2015
De Oliveira GS, Rahmani R, Fitzgerald PC, et al. The association between frequency of self-reported
medical errors and anesthesia t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43150/psn-pdf
April 30, 2014 - Children's Hospital investigated five patient deaths from
deadly fungal disease in 2009.
April 30, 2014
Duffy J, Harris J, Gade L, et al. Mucormycosis outbreak associated with hospital linens. The Pediatric
infectious disease journal. 2014;33(5):472-6. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000000261.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44333/psn-pdf
July 15, 2015 - One hospital's initiatives to encourage safe opioid use.
July 15, 2015
Surprise JK, Simpson MH. One Hospital's Initiatives to Encourage Safe Opioid Use. J Infus Nurs.
2015;38(4):278-83. doi:10.1097/NAN.0000000000000110.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/one-hospitals-initiatives-encourage-safe-opioid-use
This commentar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46524/psn-pdf
October 18, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.
October 18, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pressure-injury-prevention-hospitals-training-program
Pressure ulcers are a common hospital-acquired condition that can lead to patient h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47766/psn-pdf
March 27, 2019 - Advancing the Safety of Acute Pain Management.
March 27, 2019
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-safety-acute-pain-management
Pain management has emerged as a complex safety concern. This report discusses four organizational
prerequisites to improve pain …