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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40938/psn-pdf
November 16, 2011 - Decreasing 30-day readmission rates.
November 16, 2011
Lacker C. Decreasing 30-day readmission rates. Am J Nurs. 2011;111(11):65-69.
doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000407308.53587.02.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-30-day-readmission-rates
Analyzing data from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Reporting Syste…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39782/psn-pdf
August 25, 2010 - Developing a common language for evaluation questions
in quality and safety improvement.
August 25, 2010
Lambert MF; Shearer H.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-common-language-evaluation-questions-quality-and-safety-
improvement
This commentary discusses several frameworks for evaluating patient safety an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/risks-absent-interoperability-medication-induced-hemolysis-patient-known-allergy
April 08, 2019 - August 24, 2022
Identifying and reconciling patients' allergy information within the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-dr-michelle-schreiber-measuring-patient-safety
December 14, 2022 - While traditional, claims-based measures continue to be important in measuring and identifying harm events … ensuring the right care, outcomes measures are important in determining the ultimate impact of care and identifying … Introduction to Trigger Tools for Identifying Adverse Events. 2022. Accessed June 28, 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40317/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Achieving an Exceptional Patient and Family Experience
of Inpatient Hospital Care.
November 21, 2016
Balik B, Conway J, Zipperer L, Watson J. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-exceptional-patient-and-family-experience-inpatient-hospital-care
This whit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40536/psn-pdf
September 19, 2012 - Putting the 'patient' in patient safety: a qualitative study of
consumer experiences.
September 19, 2012
Rathert C, Brandt J, Williams E. Putting the 'patient' in patient safety: a qualitative study of consumer
experiences. Health Expect. 2012;15(3):327-36. doi:10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00685.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35527/psn-pdf
June 29, 2011 - Patient-reported service quality on a medicine unit.
June 29, 2011
Weingart SN, Pagovich O, Sands DZ, et al. Patient-reported service quality on a medicine unit. Int J Qual
Health Care. 2006;18(2):95-101.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-reported-service-quality-medicine-unit
The investigators interviewed pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38139/psn-pdf
October 15, 2008 - Medication reconciliation at hospital discharge:
evaluating discrepancies.
October 15, 2008
Wong JD, Bajcar J, Wong GG, et al. Medication reconciliation at hospital discharge: evaluating
discrepancies. Ann Pharmacother. 2008;42(10):1373-9. doi:10.1345/aph.1L190.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35952/psn-pdf
August 02, 2010 - Manage staff fatigue to improve patient safety.
August 2, 2010
Spath P. Manage staff fatigue to improve patient safety. Part 2 of 2. Hospital peer review. 2006;31(5):70-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/manage-staff-fatigue-improve-patient-safety
The author discusses three steps for reducing staff fatigue. Part I of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36113/psn-pdf
September 28, 2010 - "It's not our ass": medical resident sense-making
regarding lawsuits.
September 28, 2010
Noland CM, Carl WJ. "It's not our ass": medical resident sense-making regarding lawsuits. Health
Commun. 2006;20(1):81-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/its-not-our-ass-medical-resident-sense-making-regarding-lawsuits
The inves…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35390/psn-pdf
September 10, 2009 - Teaching and medical errors: primary care preceptors'
views.
September 10, 2009
Mazor KM, Fischer M, Haley H-L, et al. Teaching and medical errors: primary care preceptors' views. Med
Educ. 2005;39(10):982-90.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-and-medical-errors-primary-care-preceptors-views
The authors inter…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39128/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - Rapid response teams and continuous quality
improvement.
November 25, 2009
Dailey MS, Durkin S, Gulczynski B, et al. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. Nov/Dec 2009;6:28-31.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-teams-and-continuous-quality-improvement
This study discusses how analysis of rapid response team calls id…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38375/psn-pdf
December 01, 2019 - ISMP QuarterWatch Reports.
April 17, 2019
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-quarterwatch-reports
This website provides quarterly reports that identify and analyze new risks related to medications and
adverse drug events submitted to the Food and Drug Administra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38074/psn-pdf
June 04, 2018 - Questions and Answers on FDA's Adverse Event
Reporting System (FAERS).
October 3, 2017
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration. June 4, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/questions-and-answers-fdas-adverse-event-reporting-system-faers
This FAQ provides information on and access to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38520/psn-pdf
September 19, 2016 - Inpatient suicide in a general hospital.
September 19, 2016
Cheng I-C, Hu F-C, Tseng M-CM. Inpatient suicide in a general hospital. Gen Hosp Psychiatry.
2009;31(2):110-5. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2008.12.008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-suicide-general-hospital
Suicide attempts by hospitalized patient…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36798/psn-pdf
March 09, 2009 - Organizational culture, critical success factors, and the
reduction of hospital errors.
March 9, 2009
Stock GN, McFadden KL, Gowen CR. Organizational culture, critical success factors, and the reduction of
hospital errors. Int J Prod Econ. 2006;106(2). doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.07.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73617/psn-pdf
August 26, 2021 - Recognizing Unsafe Care: What It Is and How to Report It.
August 18, 2021
Patient Safety Foundation. August 26, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/recognizing-unsafe-care-what-it-and-how-report-it
This webinar introduced medical error and harm as related concepts to identify unsafe care and enhance
response, engag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34925/psn-pdf
February 27, 2009 - Medication errors and professional practice of registered
nurses.
February 27, 2009
Deans C. Medication errors and professional practice of registered nurses. Collegian. 2005;12(1):29-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-and-professional-practice-registered-nurses
This Australian study identified and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36313/psn-pdf
October 26, 2010 - Observational assessment of surgical teamwork: a
feasibility study.
October 26, 2010
Undre S, Healey A, Darzi A, et al. Observational assessment of surgical teamwork: a feasibility study.
World J Surg. 2006;30(10):1774-83.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/observational-assessment-surgical-teamwork-feasibility-study
T…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39743/psn-pdf
October 13, 2010 - Anatomy and pathophysiology of errors occurring in
clinical radiology practice.
October 13, 2010
Brook OR, O'Connell AM, Thornton E, et al. Quality initiatives: anatomy and pathophysiology of errors
occurring in clinical radiology practice. Radiographics. 2010;30(5):1401-10. doi:10.1148/rg.305105013.
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