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August 05, 2020 - Coronavirus: can this California prison save itself from
Covid-19?
August 5, 2020
Honderich H, Popat S. Coronavirus: Can this California prison save itself from Covid-19? BBC News,
Washington. 2020;Jul 27.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/coronavirus-can-california-prison-save-itself-covid-19
Omissions in standard pr…
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November 01, 2023 - The hospital ran out of her child's cancer drug. Now she's
fighting to end shortages.
November 1, 2023
Noguchi Y. Health Shots and All Things Considered. National Public Radio. October 23, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-ran-out-her-childs-cancer-drug-now-shes-fighting-end-shortages
Drug shortages…
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December 20, 2017 - A review of best practices for intravenous push
medication administration.
December 20, 2017
Lenz JR, Degnan DD, Hertig JB, et al. A Review of Best Practices for Intravenous Push Medication
Administration. J Infus Nurs. 2017;40(6):354-358. doi:10.1097/NAN.0000000000000247.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850176/psn-pdf
June 07, 2023 - Care Post-Roe: Documenting Cases of Poor-quality Care
Since the Dobbs Decision.
June 7, 2023
Grossman D, Joffe C, Kaller S, et al. Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, University of
California, San Francisco; 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-post-roe-documenting-cases-poor-quality-care-dobbs-deci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73911/psn-pdf
October 06, 2021 - Misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic
review of the literature.
October 6, 2021
Kwok CS, Bennett S, Azam Z, et al. Misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of the
literature. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2021;20(3):155-162. doi:10.1097/hpc.0000000000000256.
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February 19, 2020 - Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues Raised
by Paterson.
February 19, 2020
James G. House Commons Report 31. Department of Health and Social Care. London,
England: Crown Copyright; 2020. ISBN 9781528617284.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-independent-inquiry-issues-raised-paterson
Shari…
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July 27, 2022 - Medication orders with future start dates: how far away is
too far?
July 27, 2022
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. July 14, 2022:27(14):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-orders-future-start-dates-how-far-away-too-far
Human errors that occur while interacting with electronic health recor…
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April 01, 2015 - ACOG Committee Opinion #621: patient safety and health
information technology.
April 1, 2015
Improvement C on PS and Q, Management C on P. Committee opinion no. 621: Patient safety and health
information technology. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;125(1):282-3. doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000459867.14114.7a.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/i…
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October 18, 2018 - Errors and discrepancies in the administration of
intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital
observational study.
October 18, 2018
Lyons I, Furniss D, Blandford A, et al. Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous
infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study. BMJ Qual S…
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January 02, 2017 - The impact of abbreviations on patient safety.
January 2, 2017
Brunetti L, Santell JP, Hicks RW. The impact of abbreviations on patient safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient
Saf. 2007;33(9):576-83.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-abbreviations-patient-safety
Avoiding use of unclear or misleading abbreviations is a ke…
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April 14, 2021 - Endometriosis affects 1 out of 10 women like me. Yet it
often takes a decade to get diagnosed.
April 14, 2021
Peikoff L. NBC News. March 31, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/endometriosis-affects-1-out-10-women-me-yet-it-often-takes-decade-get-
diagnosed
Patients with endometriosis often experience care de…
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January 16, 2019 - Reversing the rise in maternal mortality.
January 16, 2019
Kozhimannil KB. Reversing The Rise In Maternal Mortality. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(11):1901-1904.
doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2018.1013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reversing-rise-maternal-mortality
Maternal harm is a sentinel event that is gaining increase…
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October 19, 2022 - Patient safety and legal regulations: a total-scale analysis
of the scientific literature.
October 19, 2022
Yeung AWK, Kletecka-Pulker M, Klager E, et al. Patient safety and legal regulations: a total-scale analysis
of the scientific literature. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(7):e1116-e1123. doi:10.1097/pts.000000000000104…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866411/psn-pdf
July 31, 2024 - Simulation to Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started.
July 31, 2024
Deutsch ES, Bajaj K. Simulation To Improve Patient Safety: Getting Started. Rockville, MD: Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2024. Publication No. 24-0055.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-improve-patient-safety-getting-start…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43178/psn-pdf
July 28, 2014 - Safety measurement and monitoring in healthcare: a
framework to guide clinical teams and healthcare
organisations in maintaining safety.
July 28, 2014
Vincent CA, Burnett S, Carthey J. Safety measurement and monitoring in healthcare: a framework to guide
clinical teams and healthcare organisations in maintaining s…
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April 16, 2014 - Still outside the bull's eye: 2014–2015 Targeted
Medication Safety Best Practices.
April 16, 2014
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. March 27, 2014;19:1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/still-outside-bulls-eye-2014-2015-targeted-medication-safety-best-practices
This newsletter article reports results…
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August 23, 2023 - Unstoppable: this doctor has been investigated at every
level of government. How is he still practicing?
August 23, 2023
Waldman A. ProPublica. August 9, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unstoppable-doctor-has-been-investigated-every-level-government-how-he-
still-practicing
Systemic failures can enable poo…
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February 18, 2017 - Improving feedback on junior doctors' prescribing errors:
mixed-methods evaluation of a quality improvement
project.
February 18, 2017
Reynolds M, Jheeta S, Benn J, et al. Improving feedback on junior doctors' prescribing errors: mixed-
methods evaluation of a quality improvement project. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(3):…
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January 18, 2017 - Standardization of inpatient handoff communication.
January 18, 2017
Jewell JA. Standardization of Inpatient Handoff Communication. Pediatrics. 2016;138(5):e20162681.
doi:10.1542/peds.2016-2681.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardization-inpatient-handoff-communication
Handoffs at shift changes are vulnerable to…
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April 02, 2014 - Building a Culture of Candour: a Review of the Threshold
for the Duty of Candour and of the Incentives for Care
Organisations to Be Candid.
April 2, 2014
Dalton D, Williams N. London, UK: The Royal College of Surgeons of England; March 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-culture-candour-review-thresh…