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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-safety-indicators
June 15, 2024 - using routinely collected administrative data. 2 Twenty PSIs were released in 2003 to aid hospitals in identifying
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-dose-naloxone
March 21, 2009 - naloxone use. 14,15
Individual providers and healthcare systems need to do a better job of identifying
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/spotlight_case_missed_pneumothorax_10.09.2022_-_final.pdf
January 01, 2022 - Checklists have been shown to be effective in multiple different
clinical settings, for tasks such as identifying
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wandering-floors-safety-and-security-risks-patient-wandering
August 21, 2007 - search procedures including assigning one individual to be responsible for coordinating the search; identifying
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45077/psn-pdf
May 11, 2016 - Quality of Care and Information Technology.
May 11, 2016
Suresh S, ed. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016;63:221-388.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-care-and-information-technology
Utilizing informatics has shown promise for enhancing quality and patient safety, but this has also
introduced unintended consequences.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867747/psn-pdf
March 12, 2025 - A framework for the analysis of communication errors in
health care.
March 12, 2025
Bender JA, Thiyagarajan S, Morrish W, et al. A framework for the analysis of communication errors in
health care. J Patient Saf. 2025;21(2):69-81. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001303.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framework-analysis-co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837192/psn-pdf
May 25, 2022 - Declaration to Advance Patient Safety.
May 25, 2022
National Steering Committee for Patient Safety. Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; May
2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/declaration-advance-patient-safety
Leadership commitment is crucial to attaining sustainable improvement in patient safety. Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73613/psn-pdf
August 18, 2021 - Implementing universal suicide risk screening in a
pediatric hospital.
August 18, 2021
Sullivant SA, Brookstein D, Camerer M, et al. Implementing universal suicide risk screening in a pediatric
hospital. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2021;47(8):496-502. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2021.05.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40081/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Electronic health record adoption by children's hospitals
in the United States.
December 21, 2014
Nakamura MM, Ferris T, DesRoches CM, et al. Electronic health record adoption by children's hospitals in
the United States. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164(12):1145-51. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.234.
https://…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34086/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Overcoming barriers to adopting and implementing
computerized physician order entry systems in U.S.
hospitals.
May 27, 2011
Poon EG, Blumenthal D, Jaggi T, et al. Overcoming barriers to adopting and implementing computerized
physician order entry systems in U.S. hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood). 2004;23(4):184-90.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73638/psn-pdf
August 25, 2021 - The pain was unbearable. So why did doctors turn her
away?
August 25, 2021
Szalavitz M. Wired Magazine. August 11, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-was-unbearable-so-why-did-doctors-turn-her-away
The opioid epidemic has contributed to uncertainties for pain management patients that result in harm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38062/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - Steering patients to safer hospitals? The effect of a tiered
hospital network on hospital admissions.
March 4, 2011
Scanlon D, Lindrooth R, Christianson JB. Steering patients to safer hospitals? The effect of a tiered
hospital network on hospital admissions. Health Serv Res. 2008;43(5 Pt 2):1849-68. doi:10.1111/j.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42122/psn-pdf
May 23, 2013 - High-reliability emergency response teams in the
hospital: improving quality and safety using in situ
simulation training.
May 23, 2013
Wheeler DS, Geis G, Mack EH, et al. High-reliability emergency response teams in the hospital: improving
quality and safety using in situ simulation training. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851653/psn-pdf
July 26, 2023 - Content analysis of nurses' reflections on medication
errors in a regional hospital.
July 26, 2023
Issacs AN, RAYMOND A, KENT B. Content analysis of nurses’ reflections on medication errors in a
regional hospital. Contemp Nurse. 2023;59(3):202-213. doi:10.1080/10376178.2023.2220432.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60555/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Putting the patient in patient safety investigations:
barriers and strategies for involvement.
June 3, 2020
Busch IM, Saxena A, Wu AW. Putting the patient in patient safety investigations: barriers and strategies for
involvement. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(5):358-362. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000699.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45545/psn-pdf
October 05, 2016 - How to Improve Electronic Health Record Usability and
Patient Safety.
October 5, 2016
Philadelphia, PA: Pew Charitable Trusts; September 6, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-improve-electronic-health-record-usability-and-patient-safety
The usability of electronic health record (EHR) systems can affect clinici…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47128/psn-pdf
October 13, 2018 - Matt's story: learning from heartbreak.
October 13, 2018
Miller K, Dastoli A. Matt's story: learning from heartbreak. Int J Qual Health Care. 2018;30(8):654-657.
doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzy076.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/matts-story-learning-heartbreak
Medical error affects the lives of patients, families, and member…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38307/psn-pdf
January 07, 2009 - Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national
observational study based on retrospective analysis of 12
months of patient safety incident reports.
January 7, 2009
Healey F, Scobie S, Oliver D, et al. Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study
based on retrospective analysis of 12 month…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38762/psn-pdf
June 28, 2011 - Analysis of unintended events in hospitals: inter-rater
reliability of constructing causal trees and classifying
root causes.
June 28, 2011
Smits M, Janssen J, de Vet R, et al. Analysis of unintended events in hospitals: inter-rater reliability of
constructing causal trees and classifying root causes. Int J Qual H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837593/psn-pdf
June 29, 2022 - Adverse event reporting priorities: an integrative review.
June 29, 2022
Falcone ML, Van Stee SK, Tokac U, et al. Adverse event reporting priorities: an integrative review. J
Patient Saf. 2022;18(4):e727-e740. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000945.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-event-reporting-priorities-integrat…