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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46641/psn-pdf
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.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-best-…
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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.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50925/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837744/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44032/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47051/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37151/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73147/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47577/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838637/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43119/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852805/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45782/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43048/psn-pdf
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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855436/psn-pdf
November 15, 2023 - Medication Safety for Look-alike, Sound-alike Medicines.
November 15, 2023
Galappatthy P, Mair A, Dhingra-Kumar N et al. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2023.
ISBN 9789240058897.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-look-alike-sound-alike-medicines
Look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medicines…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34755/psn-pdf
September 06, 2011 - Safe Practices for Better Healthcare: 2006 Update.
September 6, 2011
Washington DC: National Quality Forum; 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-practices-better-healthcare-2006-update
The National Quality Forum used expert consensus and evidence review to identify 30 health care “safe
practices” that should be…