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April 27, 2016 - Actions Needed to Help Ensure Appropriate Medication
Continuation and Prescribing Practices.
April 27, 2016
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; January 5, 2016. Publication GAO-16-
158.
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November 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Wanda Pratt, PhD
November 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Wanda Pratt, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-wanda-pratt-phd
Editor's note: Wanda Pratt is a Professor in the Information School with an adjunct appointment in the
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December 18, 2008 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
Quick Tips--When Planning for Surgery.
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October 05, 2016 - Bipartisan Consensus: The Public Wants Well-Rested
Medical Residents to Help Ensure Safe Patient Care.
October 5, 2016
Almashat S, Carome M, Wolfe S, Landrigan CP, Czeisler C. Washington, DC: Public Citizen; September
13, 2016.
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March 09, 2009 - Reducing medical error in the Military Health System: how
can team training help?
March 9, 2009
Alonso A, Baker DP, Holtzman A, et al. Reducing medical error in the Military Health System: How can
team training help? Human Resource Management Review. 2006;16(3). doi:10.1016/j.hrmr.2006.05.006.
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September 16, 2015 - However, it is not clear that a simple successive check of this type would have helped in this case,
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February 22, 2017 - The medical student remained for the 2-hour scan and helped transport the patient back upstairs.
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September 01, 2016 - to spend time explaining the clinical significance of each medication to
the patient's daughter and helped
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October 01, 2009 - From the beginning, it would have helped had the cardiologist communicated his or
her conclusions directly
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March 01, 2005 - That said, steps could have been taken that might have helped this patient.
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December 01, 2012 - But after being forced to
create the instrument, I realized that creating it helped to define what delirium
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April 04, 2018 - Urine drug testing may have helped identify some of the abuses.
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January 31, 2011 - Measuring preventable harm: helping science keep pace
with policy.
January 31, 2011
Pronovost P, Colantuoni E. Measuring preventable harm: helping science keep pace with policy. JAMA.
2009;301(12):1273-5. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.388.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-preventable-harm-helping-science-keep-pace…
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December 12, 2014 - Is your hospital really as safe as you think? Our updated
hospital safety score can help you find out.
December 12, 2014
Consumer Reports. March 27, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-hospital-really-safe-you-think-our-updated-hospital-safety-score-can-help-
you-find-out
Despite lack of consensus on the valu…
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June 07, 2006 - Video games can help cut surgical errors.
June 7, 2006
Baertlein L.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/video-games-can-help-cut-surgical-errors
This article reports on a study that found that playing video games before surgery enhanced surgical
dexterity and minimized errors.
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May 05, 2010 - Does the Leapfrog program help identify high-quality
hospitals?
May 5, 2010
Jha AK, Orav J, Ridgway AB, et al. Does the Leapfrog program help identify high-quality hospitals? Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(6):318-325.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-leapfrog-program-help-identify-high-quality-hospitals
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November 21, 2016 - Ways You Can Help Your Family Prevent Medical Errors!
November 21, 2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ways-you-can-help-your-family-prevent-medical-errors
A brief presentation of "pearls" to allow consumers to take an active role in preventing medical errors.
https:…
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June 10, 2018 - Preventing catheter/tubing misconnections: much needed
help is on the way.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition! July 15, 2010;15:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-cathetertubing-misconnections-much-needed-help-way
This piece describes reports of tubing misconnections and discu…
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September 01, 2004 - Doctor, Don't Treat Thyself
September 1, 2004
Rosvold EO. Doctor, Don't Treat Thyself. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/doctor-dont-treat-thyself
The Case
A 50-year-old radiologist presented to the emergency department of the community hospital where he
worked and reported increasing shortnes…
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October 11, 2016 - Patient safety tool helps ID hospital errors.
October 11, 2016
Clark C. HealthLeaders Media. December 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-tool-helps-id-hospital-errors
This magazine article discusses how the AHRQ common formats tool has been used to identify, track, and
report near misses in hospital…