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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866815/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - Why a sociotechnical framework is necessary to address
diagnostic error.
September 25, 2024
Ladell MM, Yale S, Bordini BJ, et al. Why a sociotechnical framework is necessary to address diagnostic
error. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(12):823-828. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2024-017231.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-sociotechnica…
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April 22, 2015 - STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate
prescribing in older people: version 2.
April 22, 2015
O'Mahony D, O'Sullivan D, Byrne S, et al. STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in
older people: version 2. Age Ageing. 2015;44(2):213-218. doi:10.1093/ageing/afu145.
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March 20, 2013 - Rapid response systems as a patient safety strategy: a
systematic review.
March 20, 2013
Winters BD, Weaver SJ, Pfoh ER, et al. Rapid-response systems as a patient safety strategy: a systematic
review. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):417-25. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-158-5-201303051-00009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40597/psn-pdf
August 10, 2011 - Improving follow-up of high-risk psychiatry outpatients at
resident year-end transfer.
August 10, 2011
Young JQ, Pringle Z, Wachter R. Improving follow-up of high-risk psychiatry outpatients at resident year-
end transfer. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37(7):300-308.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-follo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36427/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - Adverse events detected by clinical surveillance on an
obstetric service.
December 22, 2010
Forster AJ, Fung I, Caughey S, et al. Adverse events detected by clinical surveillance on an obstetric
service. Obstet Gynecol. 2006;108(5):1073-83.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-detected-clinical-surveillance…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47459/psn-pdf
October 10, 2018 - People, processes, health IT and accurate patient
identification.
October 10, 2018
Quick Safety. October 1, 2018;(45):1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/people-processes-health-it-and-accurate-patient-identification
This newsletter article reviews common problems related to patient identification and recommends
st…
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December 23, 2008 - Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events in
hospitalized patients.
December 23, 2008
Bates DW, Leape L, Petrycki S. Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events in hospitalized adults.
J Gen Intern Med. 1993;8(6):289-294.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-preventability-adverse-drug-even…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35017/psn-pdf
August 24, 2017 - The Field Guide to Human Error Investigations, Third
Edition.
August 24, 2017
Dekker S. Boca Baton, FL: CRC Press; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/field-guide-human-error-investigations-third-edition
This revised and reorganized book provides a primer on how human error causes mishaps and often
illustrates dee…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837974/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - Fostering a just culture in healthcare organizations:
experiences in practice.
August 31, 2022
van Baarle E, Hartman L, Rooijakkers S, et al. Fostering a just culture in healthcare organizations:
experiences in practice. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022;22(1):1035. doi:10.1186/s12913-022-08418-z.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43155/psn-pdf
May 07, 2014 - Problem-based training improves recognition of patient
hazards by advanced medical students during chart
review: a randomized controlled crossover study.
May 7, 2014
Holderried F, Heine D, Wagner R, et al. Problem-based training improves recognition of patient hazards by
advanced medical students during chart revi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72712/psn-pdf
February 03, 2021 - Not ‘just depression.’ She seemed trapped in a downward
mental health spiral. The real cause was a profound
shock.
February 3, 2021
Boodman SG. Washington Post. January 23, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/not-just-depression-she-seemed-trapped-downward-mental-health-spiral-real-
cause-was-profound
Misdia…
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April 15, 2016 - Diagnostic errors related to acute abdominal pain in the
emergency department.
April 15, 2016
Medford-Davis L, Park E, Shlamovitz G, et al. Diagnostic errors related to acute abdominal pain in the
emergency department. Emerg Med J. 2016;33(4):253-9. doi:10.1136/emermed-2015-204754.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45799/psn-pdf
May 09, 2017 - Assessing frequency and risk of weight entry errors in
pediatrics.
May 9, 2017
Hagedorn PA, Kirkendall E, Kouril M, et al. Assessing Frequency and Risk of Weight Entry Errors in
Pediatrics. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(4):392-393. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.3865.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/764409/psn-pdf
March 02, 2022 - She was headed to a locked psych ward. Then an ER
doctor made a startling discovery.
March 2, 2022
Boodman SG. Washington Post. February 12, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/she-was-headed-locked-psych-ward-then-er-doctor-made-startling-discovery
Misdiagnosis over a long period of time can be exacerbated by stig…
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February 12, 2020 - Nurses as antimicrobial stewards: recognition,
confidence, and organizational factors across nine
hospitals.
February 12, 2020
Monsees E, Goldman J, Vogelsmeier A, et al. Nurses as antimicrobial stewards: Recognition, confidence,
and organizational factors across nine hospitals. Am J Infect Control. 2020. doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43840/psn-pdf
January 28, 2015 - A qualitative study of systemic influences on paramedic
decision making: care transitions and patient safety.
January 28, 2015
O'Hara R, Johnson M, Siriwardena N, et al. A qualitative study of systemic influences on paramedic
decision making: care transitions and patient safety. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2015;20(1 …
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January 27, 2016 - Reducing Adverse Drug Events Related to Opioids
Implementation Guide.
January 27, 2016
Frederickson TW. Gordon DB, De Pinto M, et al. Philadelphia, PA: Society of Hospital Medicine; 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-drug-events-related-opioids-implementation-guide
Opioids are high-risk medication…
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June 22, 2009 - Towards an organization with a memory: exploring the
organizational generation of adverse events in health
care.
June 22, 2009
Smith D, Toft B. Towards an organization with a memory: exploring the organizational generation of
adverse events in health care. Health Serv Manage Res. 2005;18(2). doi:10.1258/0951484053…
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January 01, 2022 - The problem with 'My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene'.
August 25, 2021
Gould D, Purssell E, Jeanes A, et al. The problem with ‘My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene’. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2022;31(4):322-326. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011911.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-my-five-moments-hand-hygiene
The “My Five Moments for…
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June 09, 2021 - Ethical challenges in child abuse: what is the harm of a
misdiagnosis?
June 9, 2021
Brown SD. Ethical challenges in child abuse: what is the harm of a misdiagnosis? Pediatr Radiol.
2021;51(6):1070-1075. doi:10.1007/s00247-020-04845-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethical-challenges-child-abuse-what-harm-misdiagnos…