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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43034/psn-pdf
March 12, 2014 - Implementation of a pediatric rapid response team:
experience of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
March 12, 2014
Kukreti V, Gaiteiro R, Mohseni-Bod H. Implementation of a pediatric rapid response team: experience of
the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Indian Pediatr. 2014;51(1):11-5.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39639/psn-pdf
August 03, 2010 - Measuring hospital adverse events: assessing inter-rater
reliability and trigger performance of the Global Trigger
Tool.
August 3, 2010
Naessens JM, O'Byrne TJ, Johnson MG, et al. Measuring hospital adverse events: assessing inter-rater
reliability and trigger performance of the Global Trigger Tool. International …
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November 03, 2021 - An Investigation into the Death of Baby J at University
Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
November 3, 2021
Manchester, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; October 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigation-death-baby-j-university-hospitals-bristol-and-weston-nhs-
foundation-trust…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40118/psn-pdf
January 05, 2011 - Hospital computerized provider order entry adoption and
quality: an examination of the United States.
January 5, 2011
Kazley AS, Diana ML. Hospital computerized provider order entry adoption and quality: an examination of
the United States. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36(1):86-94. doi:10.1097/HMR.0b013e3181c8b1e5.…
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November 20, 2019 - 20 Years After “To Err is Human”, Leapfrog Hospital
Safety Grades Prove Transparency Can Save Lives.
November 20, 2019
Washington DC; National Quality Forum: 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/20-years-after-err-human-leapfrog-hospital-safety-grades-prove-transparency-
can-save-lives
The Leapfrog Group announces …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44009/psn-pdf
July 18, 2016 - Automated communication tools and computer-based
medication reconciliation to decrease hospital discharge
medication errors.
July 18, 2016
Smith KJ, Handler S, Kapoor WN, et al. Automated Communication Tools and Computer-Based Medication
Reconciliation to Decrease Hospital Discharge Medication Errors. Am J Med Qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41653/psn-pdf
December 30, 2014 - Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on
healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted
time series.
December 30, 2014
Kirkland KB, Homa KA, Lasky RA, et al. Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-
associated infections: results of an interrupted time series. BMJ Q…
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September 09, 2015 - Improving medication administration safety in a
community hospital setting using Lean methodology.
September 9, 2015
Critchley S. Improving medication administration safety in a community hospital setting using Lean
methodology. J Nurs Care Qual. 2015;30(4):345-351. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000112.
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April 01, 2019 - What Happened on Telemetry?
April 1, 2019
Sandau KE, Funk M. What Happened on Telemetry? PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/what-happened-telemetry
Case Objectives
Describe current hospital practices for continuous telemetry monitoring.
Appreciate key recommendations from the Update to Practice…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33648/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Sorrel King
March 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Sorrel King. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsorrel-king
Editor's Note: Sorrel King is the mother of Josie King, who died tragically in 2001 at age 18 months
because of medical errors during a hospita…
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May 01, 2005 - Discharge Against Medical Advice
May 1, 2005
Hwang SW. Discharge Against Medical Advice. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-against-medical-advice
The Case
A 50-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse and alcohol-induced dementia was admitted to the
medical service with mild alco…
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December 23, 2012 - Charges and lengths of stay attributable to adverse
patient-care events using pediatric-specific quality
indicators: a multicenter study of freestanding children's
hospitals.
December 23, 2012
Kronman MP, Hall M, Slonim A, et al. Charges and lengths of stay attributable to adverse patient-care
events using pediat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60562/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - A case-controlled study of relatives' complaints
concerning patients who died in hospital: the role of
treatment escalation/limitation planning.
June 3, 2020
Taylor DR, Bouttell J, Campbell JN, et al. A case-controlled study of relatives’ complaints concerning
patients who died in hospital: the role of treatment e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42788/psn-pdf
January 19, 2014 - Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures
at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
January 19, 2014
Pronovost P, Demski R, Callender T, et al. Demonstrating high reliability on accountability measures at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(12):531-544.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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March 23, 2012 - Association between waiting times and short term
mortality and hospital admission after departure from
emergency department: population based cohort study
from Ontario, Canada.
March 23, 2012
Guttmann A, Schull MJ, Vermeulen MJ, et al. Association between waiting times and short term mortality
and hospital admiss…
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November 03, 2015 - The July effect: an analysis of never events in the
nationwide inpatient sample.
November 3, 2015
Wen T, Attenello FJ, Wu B, et al. The July effect: an analysis of never events in the nationwide inpatient
sample. J Hosp Med. 2015;10(7):432-438. doi:10.1002/jhm.2352.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/july-effect-analysi…
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June 26, 2019 - Magnitude and modifiers of the weekend effect in hospital
admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
June 26, 2019
Chen Y-F, Armoiry X, Higenbottam C, et al. Magnitude and modifiers of the weekend effect in hospital
admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2019;9(6):e025764. doi:10.1136/…
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April 13, 2016 - Medication administration quality and health information
technology: a national study of US hospitals.
April 13, 2016
Appari A, Carian EK, Johnson E, et al. Medication administration quality and health information technology:
a national study of US hospitals. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19(3):360-7. doi:10.1136/ami…
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April 05, 2013 - Preventable deaths due to problems in care in English
acute hospitals: a retrospective case record review study.
April 5, 2013
Hogan H, Healey F, Neale G, et al. Preventable deaths due to problems in care in English acute hospitals:
a retrospective case record review study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(9):737-745. doi:10.…
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June 22, 2022 - Striving for high reliability in healthcare: a qualitative
study of the implementation of a hospital safety
programme.
June 22, 2022
Rotteau L, Goldman J, Shojania KG, et al. Striving for high reliability in healthcare: a qualitative study of the
implementation of a hospital safety programme. BMJ Qual Saf. 2022;31…