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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37868/psn-pdf
June 25, 2008 - Complexity of medication-related verbal orders.
June 25, 2008
Wakefield DS, Ward MM, Groath D, et al. Complexity of medication-related verbal orders. Am J Med Qual.
2008;23(1):7-17. doi:10.1177/1062860607310922.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-medication-related-verbal-orders
This descriptive analysis of v…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36406/psn-pdf
March 03, 2011 - Nature of human error: implications for surgical practice.
March 3, 2011
Cuschieri A. Nature of human error: implications for surgical practice. Ann Surg. 2006;244(5):642-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nature-human-error-implications-surgical-practice
The authors analyzed the literature to identify important compo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39414/psn-pdf
March 31, 2010 - Responding to large-scale testing errors.
March 31, 2010
Valenstein PN, Alpern GA, Keren DF. Responding to Large-Scale Testing Errors: Table 1. Am J Clin
Pathol. 2010;133(3). doi:10.1309/ajcpxlze0yynid0x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/responding-large-scale-testing-errors
Using two case examples, this article analy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36871/psn-pdf
May 11, 2014 - Improving medication safety in the ICU: the pharmacist's
role.
May 11, 2014
Lee AJ, Chiao TB, Lam JT, et al. Improving Medication Safety in the ICU: The Pharmacist's Role. Hosp
Pharm. 2010;42(4):337-344. doi:10.1310/hpj4204-337.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-medication-safety-icu-pharmacists-role
The aut…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36897/psn-pdf
August 31, 2011 - Characterization of prescribing errors in an internal
medicine clinic.
August 31, 2011
Devine EB, Wilson-Norton JL, Lawless NM, et al. Characterization of prescribing errors in an internal
medicine clinic. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(10):1062-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characterization-prescribing-errors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37494/psn-pdf
January 23, 2008 - Physician-Owned Specialty Hospital's Ability to Manage
Medical Emergencies.
January 23, 2008
Levinson DR. Washington DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector
General. January 2008, OEI-02-06-00310.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-owned-specialty-hospitals-ability-manage-medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39587/psn-pdf
June 09, 2010 - Barriers and facilitators to nursing handoffs:
recommendations for redesign.
June 9, 2010
Welsh CA, Flanagan ME, Ebright PR. Barriers and facilitators to nursing handoffs: Recommendations for
redesign. Nurs Outlook. 2010;58(3):148-154. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2009.10.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-and-fa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36996/psn-pdf
September 24, 2016 - Interruptions in a level one trauma center: a case study.
September 24, 2016
Brixey J, Tang Z, Robinson DJ, et al. Interruptions in a level one trauma center: a case study. Int J Med
Inform. 2008;77(4):235-41.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interruptions-level-one-trauma-center-case-study
The investigators shadowed …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40318/psn-pdf
September 12, 2012 - HealthGrades Eighth Annual Patient Safety in American
Hospitals Study.
September 12, 2012
Reed K, May R. Denver, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; March 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthgrades-eighth-annual-patient-safety-american-hospitals-study
This annual report used AHRQ Patient Safety Indicator data from 2007–2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38670/psn-pdf
November 25, 2009 - Assessing hospital safety on nights and weekends: the
SWAN tool.
November 25, 2009
Shulkin DJ. Assessing hospital safety on nights and weekends: the SWAN tool. J Patient Saf.
2009;5(2):75-8. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e3181a5db10.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-hospital-safety-nights-and-weekends-swan-tool
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42334/psn-pdf
June 05, 2013 - What causes near-misses and how are they mitigated?
June 5, 2013
Speroni KG, Fisher J, Dennis M, et al. What causes near-misses and how are they mitigated? Nursing
(Brux). 2013;43(4):19-24. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000427995.92553.ef.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-causes-near-misses-and-how-are-they-mitigated
Thi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35948/psn-pdf
August 02, 2010 - Perioperative patient safety: a multisite qualitative
analysis.
August 2, 2010
Chappy S. Perioperative patient safety: a multisite qualitative analysis. AORN J. 2006;83(4):871-4, 877-88,
891-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-patient-safety-multisite-qualitative-analysis
The author identified the most …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35744/psn-pdf
July 15, 2010 - Medication safety infrastructure in critical-access
hospitals in Florida.
July 15, 2010
Winterstein AG, Hartzema AG, Johns TE, et al. Medication safety infrastructure in critical-access hospitals
in Florida. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2006;63(5). doi:10.2146/ajhp050345.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36332/psn-pdf
September 02, 2010 - Physician communication when prescribing new
medications.
September 2, 2010
Tarn DM, Heritage J, Paterniti DA, et al. Physician communication when prescribing new medications. Arch
Intern Med. 2006;166(17):1855-1862.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-communication-when-prescribing-new-medications
The investi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39890/psn-pdf
April 04, 2011 - The application of Aronson's taxonomy to medication
errors in nursing.
April 4, 2011
Johnson M, Young H. The application of Aronson's taxonomy to medication errors in nursing. J Nurs Care
Qual. 2011;26(2):128-35. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181f54b14.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/application-aronsons-taxonomy-medicatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40261/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Doctors' handovers in hospitals: a literature review.
March 2, 2011
Raduma-Tomàs MA, Flin R, Yule S, et al. Doctors' handovers in hospitals: a literature review. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2011;20(2):128-33. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2009.034389.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-handovers-hospitals-literature-review
This review ex…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36587/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - The value of inking breast cores to reduce specimen mix-
up.
January 14, 2011
Renshaw AA, Kish R, Gould EW. The value of inking breast cores to reduce specimen mix-up. Am J Clin
Pathol. 2007;127(2):271-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/value-inking-breast-cores-reduce-specimen-mix
The authors describe a tissue spec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39474/psn-pdf
June 27, 2011 - A model for medication safety event detection.
June 27, 2011
Snyder RA, Fields W. A model for medication safety event detection. Int J Qual Health Care.
2010;22(3):179-86. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/model-medication-safety-event-detection
This AHRQ-funded work describes a model to iden…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35246/psn-pdf
July 11, 2007 - Treatment errors in healthcare: a safety climate approach.
July 11, 2007
Naveh E, Katz-Navon T, Stern Z. Treatment errors in healthcare: a safety climate approach. . Manage Sci.
2005;51(6):948-960. doi:10.1287/mnsc.1050.0372.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/treatment-errors-healthcare-safety-climate-approach
The auth…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36417/psn-pdf
April 12, 2011 - Excess mortality caused by medical injury.
April 12, 2011
Meurer LN, Yang H, Guse CE, et al. Excess mortality caused by medical injury. Ann Fam Med.
2006;4(5):410-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/excess-mortality-caused-medical-injury
The authors describe a state-based review of discharge diagnoses to identify medi…