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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49855/psn-pdf
March 01, 2019 - Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist?
March 1, 2019
Blackmore CC. Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist? PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
Case Objectives
Review the role of mistake-proofing to block errors from leading to adverse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73642/psn-pdf
August 25, 2021 - Sudden Collapse During Upper Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy: Expect the Unexpected
August 25, 2021
Wieck M. Sudden Collapse During Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Expect the Unexpected. PSNet
[internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/sudden-collapse-during-upper-gastrointestinal-endoscopy-expect-
unexpected
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36683/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Adverse events following an emergency department visit.
March 28, 2011
Forster AJ, Rose NGW, van Walraven C, et al. Adverse events following an emergency department visit.
Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16(1):17-22.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-following-emergency-department-visit
The investigators inte…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34099/psn-pdf
March 02, 2016 - Findings from the ISMP Medication Safety Self-
Assessment for hospitals.
March 2, 2016
Smetzer JL, Vaida AJ, Cohen MR, et al. Findings from the ISMP Medication Safety Self-Assessment for
hospitals. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2003;29(11):586-597.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/findings-ismp-medication-safety-self-as…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41160/psn-pdf
February 22, 2012 - Surgical count practice variability and the potential for
retained surgical items.
February 22, 2012
Edel EM. Surgical count practice variability and the potential for retained surgical items. AORN J.
2012;95(2):228-38. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2011.02.014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-count-practice-variabilit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39317/psn-pdf
November 02, 2010 - Exploring the causes of adverse events in hospitals and
potential prevention strategies.
November 2, 2010
Smits M, Zegers M, Groenewegen PP, et al. Exploring the causes of adverse events in hospitals and
potential prevention strategies. BMJ Qual Saf. 2010;19(5). doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.030726.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35366/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Certified pharmacy technicians' views on their medication
preparation errors and educational needs.
September 27, 2016
Desselle SP. Certified pharmacy technicians' views on their medication preparation errors and educational
needs. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(19):1992-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/certified-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38130/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - View the world through a different lens: shadowing
another provider.
January 2, 2017
Thompson DA, Holzmueller CG, Lubomski LH, et al. View the world through a different lens: shadowing
another provider. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(10):614-8, 561.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/view-world-through-different-le…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50896/psn-pdf
February 12, 2020 - Medical abbreviations that have contradictory or
ambiguous meanings.
February 12, 2020
Davis N. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition! January 30, 2020;25(2):1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-abbreviations-have-contradictory-or-ambiguous-meanings
Multiple organizations have identified using…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42712/psn-pdf
October 02, 2017 - Improving patient safety through transparency.
October 2, 2017
Kachalia A. Improving patient safety through transparency. N Engl J Med. 2013;369(18):1677-9.
doi:10.1056/NEJMp1303960.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-through-transparency
This commentary describes successful transparency initiat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39196/psn-pdf
January 16, 2010 - Detecting adverse events in dermatologic surgery.
January 16, 2010
Pinney D, Pearce DJ, Feldman SR. Detecting adverse events in dermatologic surgery. Dermatol Surg.
2010;36(1):8-14. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01378.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/detecting-adverse-events-dermatologic-surgery
This review identifi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37002/psn-pdf
September 14, 2011 - Factors influencing nurses' decisions to raise concerns
about care quality.
September 14, 2011
Attree M. Factors influencing nurses' decisions to raise concerns about care quality. J Nurs Manag.
2007;15(4):392-402.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-influencing-nurses-decisions-raise-concerns-about-care-quality
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41508/psn-pdf
July 11, 2012 - Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and
preventive measures.
July 11, 2012
Chung KC, Kotsis S. Complications in surgery: root cause analysis and preventive measures. Plast
Reconstr Surg. 2012;129(6):1421-1427. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824ecda0.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-surgery-root-cause…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36127/psn-pdf
September 29, 2010 - Fatality involving vinblastine overdose as a result of a
complex medical error.
September 29, 2010
K?ys M, Konopka T, Scis?owski M, et al. Fatality involving vinblastine overdose as a result of a complex
medical error. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2007;59(1):89-95.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fatality-involving-vi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42561/psn-pdf
October 09, 2013 - Defining technical errors in laparoscopic surgery: a
systematic review.
October 9, 2013
Bonrath EM, Dedy NJ, Zevin B, et al. Defining technical errors in laparoscopic surgery: a systematic
review. Surg Endosc. 2013;27(8):2678-91. doi:10.1007/s00464-013-2827-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defining-technical-errors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37964/psn-pdf
June 29, 2011 - Impact of miscommunication in medical dispute cases in
Japan.
June 29, 2011
Aoki N, Uda K, Ohta S, et al. Impact of miscommunication in medical dispute cases in Japan. Int J Qual
Health Care. 2008;20(5):358-62. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzn028.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-miscommunication-medical-dispute-cases-ja…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39882/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - Incidence and types of non-ideal care events in an
emergency department.
January 19, 2011
Hall KK, Schenkel SM, Hirshon JM, et al. Incidence and types of non-ideal care events in an emergency
department. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19 Suppl 3:i20-5. doi:10.1136/qshc.2010.040246.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inciden…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42310/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Administering a saline flush "site unseen" can lead to a
wrong route error.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 16, 2013;18:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/administering-saline-flush-site-unseen-can-lead-wrong-route-error
Describing a tubing misconnection error, this newsletter id…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35469/psn-pdf
January 21, 2011 - Neurologic patient safety: an in-depth study of
malpractice claims.
January 21, 2011
Glick TH, Cranberg LD, Hanscom RB, et al. Neurologic patient safety: an in-depth study of malpractice
claims. Neurology. 2005;65(8):1284-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/neurologic-patient-safety-depth-study-malpractice-claims
The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34623/psn-pdf
January 28, 2015 - Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health
Care.
January 28, 2015
Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/australian-commission-safety-and-quality-health-care
Established in January 2006, the Commission leads and coordinates improvements in safety and qu…