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May 29, 2014 - A just culture after Mid Staffordshire.
May 29, 2014
Dekker SWA, Hugh TB. A just culture after Mid Staffordshire. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(5):356-8.
doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002483.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/just-culture-after-mid-staffordshire
In the context of public reactions to the Francis report, this commentar…
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May 13, 2015 - Educating medical trainees on medication reconciliation:
a systematic review.
May 13, 2015
Ramjaun A, Sudarshan M, Patakfalvi L, et al. Educating medical trainees on medication reconciliation: a
systematic review. BMC Med Educ. 2015;15:33. doi:10.1186/s12909-015-0306-5.
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August 24, 2022 - ISMP Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative
and Procedural Settings.
August 24, 2022
Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-safe-medication-use-perioperative-and-procedural-settings
Medication errors associated with surgery and…
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June 19, 2019 - A simulation-based approach to training in heuristic
clinical decision-making.
June 19, 2019
Altabbaa G, Raven AD, Laberge J. A simulation-based approach to training in heuristic clinical decision-
making. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019;6(2):91-99. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0084.
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February 20, 2019 - A cognitive forcing tool to mitigate cognitive bias—a
randomised control trial.
February 20, 2019
O'Sullivan ED, Schofield SJ. A cognitive forcing tool to mitigate cognitive bias - a randomised control trial.
BMC Med Educ. 2019;19(1):12. doi:10.1186/s12909-018-1444-3.
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January 08, 2020 - Harnessing the power of medical malpractice data to
improve patient care.
January 8, 2020
Siegal D, Swift J, Forget J, et al. Harnessing the power of medical malpractice data to improve patient care.
J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;39(3):28-36. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21393.
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April 26, 2023 - Effect of a hospital command centre on patient safety: an
interrupted time series study.
April 26, 2023
Mebrahtu TF, McInerney CD, Benn J, et al. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2023;30(1):e100653.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-command-centre-patient-safety-interrupted-time-series-study
Command centers…
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September 23, 2020 - Safety in pediatric hospice and palliative care: a
qualitative study.
September 23, 2020
Pestian T, Thienprayoon R, Grossoehme D, et al. Safety in pediatric hospice and palliative care: a
qualitative study. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020;5(4):e328. doi:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000328.
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September 06, 2023 - Understanding and Improving Diagnostic Safety in
Ambulatory Care.
September 6, 2023
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research; August 22, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-improving-diagnostic-safety-ambulatory-care
The articulation of diagnostic error in the ambulatory setting i…
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December 21, 2014 - Physicians' diagnostic accuracy, confidence, and
resource requests: a vignette study.
December 21, 2014
Meyer AND, Payne VL, Meeks DW, et al. Physicians' diagnostic accuracy, confidence, and resource
requests: a vignette study. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(21):1952-1958.
doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.10081.
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November 26, 2014 - Judging whether a patient is actually improving: more
pitfalls from the science of human perception.
November 26, 2014
Redelmeier DA, Dickinson VM. Judging whether a patient is actually improving: more pitfalls from the
science of human perception. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27(9):1195-9. doi:10.1007/s11606-012-2097-2.…
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June 08, 2022 - Automated identification of diagnostic labelling errors in
medicine.
June 8, 2022
Hautz WE, Kündig MM, Tschanz R, et al. Automated identification of diagnostic labelling errors in medicine.
Diagnosis. 2021;9(2):241-249. doi:10.1515/dx-2021-0039.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automated-identification-diagnostic-labe…
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June 08, 2022 - Mindful workarounds in bar code medication
administration.
June 8, 2022
Lichtner V, Dowding D. Mindful workarounds in bar code medication administration. Stud Health Technol
Inform. 2022;294:740-744. doi:10.3233/shti220575.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mindful-workarounds-bar-code-medication-administration
Barcod…
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March 12, 2025 - Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns.
March 12, 2025
Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI; March 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/top-10-patient-safety-concerns
This annual consensus report identifies actions harboring risks that contribute to preventable patient harm.
The top ten concerns for 2025 include poor response to…
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January 17, 2018 - What this computer needs is a physician: humanism and
artificial intelligence.
January 17, 2018
Verghese A, Shah NH, Harrington RA. What This Computer Needs Is a Physician: Humanism and Artificial
Intelligence. JAMA. 2018;319(1):19-20. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.19198.
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August 19, 2015 - Validating a decision tree for serious infection: diagnostic
accuracy in acutely ill children in ambulatory care.
August 19, 2015
Verbakel JY, Lemiengre MB, De Burghgraeve T, et al. Validating a decision tree for serious infection:
diagnostic accuracy in acutely ill children in ambulatory care. BMJ Open. 2015;5(8):…
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September 18, 2013 - When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-
based approach for laboratory medicine.
September 18, 2013
Epner PL, Gans JE, Graber ML. When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-based approach
for laboratory medicine. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22 Suppl 2:ii6-ii10. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001621.
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November 24, 2021 - Pediatric medication errors and reduction strategies in
the perioperative period.
November 24, 2021
Bekes JL, Sackash CR, Voss AL, et al. AANA J. 2021;89(4):319-324.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-medication-errors-and-reduction-strategies-perioperative-period
Pediatric medication errors during anesthesia …
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March 08, 2017 - Promoting civility in the OR: an ethical imperative.
March 8, 2017
Clark CM, Kenski D. Promoting Civility in the OR: An Ethical Imperative. AORN J. 2017;105(1):60-66.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2016.10.019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promoting-civility-or-ethical-imperative
The operating room is a complex environment th…
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January 24, 2019 - Strategies to improve patient safety: the evidence base
matures.
January 24, 2019
Wachter RM, Pronovost P, Shekelle PG. Strategies to Improve Patient Safety: The Evidence Base
Matures. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5_Part_1):350. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-158-5-201303050-00010.
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