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December 13, 2023 - Pay practices and safety organizing: evidence from
hospital nursing units.
December 13, 2023
Conroy SA, Vogus TJ. Pay practices and safety organizing: evidence from hospital nursing units. Health
Care Manage Rev. 2023;49(1):68-73. doi:10.1097/hmr.0000000000000392.
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June 19, 2019 - Organisational learning in hospitals: a concept analysis.
June 19, 2019
Lyman B, Hammond EL, Cox JR. Organisational learning in hospitals: A concept analysis. J Nurs Manag.
2019;27(3):633-646. doi:10.1111/jonm.12722.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organisational-learning-hospitals-concept-analysis
Organizations are …
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September 09, 2015 - Hospital and procedure incidence of pediatric retained
surgical items.
September 9, 2015
Wang B, Tashiro J, Perez EA, et al. Hospital and procedure incidence of pediatric retained surgical items. J
Surg Res. 2015;198(2):400-5. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2015.03.054.
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October 03, 2017 - Unaccountable: What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How
Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care.
October 3, 2017
Makary M. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Press; 2012. ISBN: 9781608198368.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unaccountable-what-hospitals-wont-tell-you-and-how-transparency-can-
revolutionize-health-care
This boo…
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June 18, 2014 - 2013 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award
Recipients Announced.
June 18, 2014
Joint Commission. January 27, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2013-john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-award-recipients-announced
The Eisenberg Award honors individuals and organizations who have made vital accom…
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September 27, 2017 - VA hospitals flooded with complaints about care.
September 27, 2017
Estes A. Boston Globe. September 16, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/va-hospitals-flooded-complaints-about-care
Psychological safety can empower staff to communicate concerns that affect patient safety. This
newspaper article reports on Veteran…
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March 24, 2021 - Well-Being Playbook 2.0. A COVID-19 Resource for
Hospital and Health System Leaders.
March 24, 2021
AHA Physician Alliance. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association. February 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/well-being-playbook-20-covid-19-resource-hospital-and-health-system-leaders
Human factors enginee…
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April 25, 2016 - Medication safety in the operating room: a survey of
preparation methods and drug concentration
consistencies in children's hospitals in the United States.
April 25, 2016
Shaw RE, Litman RS. Medication Safety in the Operating Room: A Survey of Preparation Methods and
Drug Concentration Consistencies in Children's …
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December 09, 2015 - The effect of contact precautions on frequency of hospital
adverse events.
December 9, 2015
Croft LD, Liquori M, Ladd J, et al. The Effect of Contact Precautions on Frequency of Hospital Adverse
Events. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015;36(11):1268-74. doi:10.1017/ice.2015.192.
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May 08, 2019 - An organization-specific and modifiable inpatient safety
composite measure.
May 8, 2019
Smith PK, Amster A. An Organization-Specific and Modifiable Inpatient Safety Composite Measure. Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45(4):304-314. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2018.11.005.
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November 24, 2021 - How low can they go? Rural hospitals weigh keeping
obstetric units when births decline.
November 24, 2021
Huff C. Kaiser Health News. November 12, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-low-can-they-go-rural-hospitals-weigh-keeping-obstetric-units-when-
births-decline
This article discusses the challenge of provi…
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May 31, 2017 - Implementation of a structured hospital-wide morbidity
and mortality rounds model.
May 31, 2017
Kwok ESH, Calder LA, Barlow-Krelina E, et al. Implementation of a structured hospital-wide morbidity and
mortality rounds model. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(6):439-448. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005459.
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August 12, 2015 - Hospital checklists are meant to save lives—so why do
they often fail?
August 12, 2015
Anthes E. Hospital checklists are meant to save lives - so why do they often fail? Nature.
2015;523(7562):516-8. doi:10.1038/523516a.
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September 24, 2016 - Operational failures and interruptions in hospital nursing.
September 24, 2016
Tucker AL, Spear SJ. Operational failures and interruptions in hospital nursing. Health Serv Res. 2006;41(3
Pt 1):643-662.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operational-failures-and-interruptions-hospital-nursing
This study discovered that n…
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September 21, 2016 - Raising an alarm, doctors fight to yank hospital ICUs into
the modern era.
September 21, 2016
McFarling UL. STAT. September 7, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/raising-alarm-doctors-fight-yank-hospital-icus-modern-era
Intensive care units (ICUs) are complex environments that harbor various challenges to safe car…
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February 02, 2022 - Preventing and mitigating radiology system failures: a
guide to disaster planning.
February 2, 2022
Gibney BT, Roberts JM, D'Ortenzio RM, et al. Preventing and mitigating radiology system failures: a guide
to disaster planning. RadioGraphics. 2021;41(7):2111-2126. doi:10.1148/rg.2021210083.
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March 12, 2025 - Decision fatigue in hospital settings: a scoping review.
March 12, 2025
Perry K, Jones S, Stumpff JC, et al. Decision fatigue in hospital settings: a scoping review. J Hosp Med.
2024;Epub Nov 11. doi:10.1002/jhm.13550.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decision-fatigue-hospital-settings-scoping-review
Production pressu…
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February 15, 2011 - Can we use incident reports to detect hospital adverse
events?
February 15, 2011
Blais R; Bruno D; Bartlett G; Tamblyn R.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-we-use-incident-reports-detect-hospital-adverse-events
Incident reporting systems are ubiquitous, despite a lack of evidence supporting their utility in identif…
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October 29, 2014 - Ebola case raises concern about everyday hospital
safety.
October 29, 2014
Rodricks D. Baltimore Sun. October 14, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ebola-case-raises-concern-about-everyday-hospital-safety
Although significant progress has been made in improving patient safety over the past decade, many
medical e…
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April 10, 2024 - Inappropriate diagnosis of pneumonia among
hospitalized adults.
April 10, 2024
Gupta AB, Flanders SA, Petty LA, et al. Inappropriate diagnosis of pneumonia among hospitalized adults.
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(4):548-556. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.0077.
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