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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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39780/psn-pdf
January 04, 2017 - The First Annual HealthGrades Pediatric Patient Safety in
American Hospitals Study.
January 4, 2017
Reed K, May R. Golden, CO: Health Grades, Inc; 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-annual-healthgrades-pediatric-patient-safety-american-hospitals-study
This report analyzed Agency for Healthcare Research and Q…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40157/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety.
January 19, 2011
McNamara SA. Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety. AORN J. 2011;93(1):160-4.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2010.09.027.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/instrument-readiness-important-link-patient-safety
This commentary reviews steps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40781/psn-pdf
September 14, 2011 - Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument
fragments.
September 14, 2011
Reece M, Troeleman ND, McGowan JE, et al. Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument
fragments. AORN J. 2011;94(3):301-4. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2011.05.014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-incidence-retained-surgica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37736/psn-pdf
April 30, 2008 - Causes of near misses in critical care of neonates and
children.
April 30, 2008
Tourgeman-Bashkin O, Shinar D, Zmora E. Causes of near misses in critical care of neonates and
children. Acta Paediatr. 2008;97(3):299-303. doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00616.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/causes-near-misses-critical-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38338/psn-pdf
January 14, 2009 - Implementation of patient safety rounds in a children's
hospital.
January 14, 2009
Yee PL, Edwards ML, Dixon JL, et al. Implementation of patient safety rounds in a children's hospital. Nurs
Adm Q. 2009;33(1):48-53. doi:10.1097/01.NAQ.0000343348.93537.41.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-patient-safety-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73548/psn-pdf
July 27, 2021 - Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care.
July 27, 2021
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-primary-care
Case analysis provides important opportunities to highlight factors that culminate in diagnostic error. This
website supports learning generated from the Primary-Care…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36845/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Near miss audit in obstetrics.
August 29, 2011
Penney G, Brace V. Near miss audit in obstetrics. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2007;19(2):145-150.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/near-miss-audit-obstetrics
Reviewing studies about maternal morbidity, the authors discuss the various measurement
approaches used to identify …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36146/psn-pdf
February 05, 2019 - Guidelines for Design and Construction.
February 5, 2019
St Louis, Missouri; Facilities Guidelines Institute; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-design-and-construction
These updated guidelines include design changes, such as the adoption of private rooms to reduce
medical error, interruptions, and hosp…