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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38923/psn-pdf
September 09, 2009 - Improving communication in the emergency department.
September 9, 2009
Redfern E, Brown R, Vincent C. Improving communication in the emergency department. Emerg Med J.
2009;26(9):658-61. doi:10.1136/emj.2008.065623.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-communication-emergency-department
Implementation of structu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35590/psn-pdf
July 02, 2009 - No excuses: the reality that demands action.
July 2, 2009
Denham CR, Bagian JP, Daley J, et al. No Excuses: The Reality That Demands Action.
doi:10.1097/01.jps.0000183854.29928.4d.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-excuses-reality-demands-action
The authors discuss six barriers to implementing patient safety efforts…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37455/psn-pdf
January 09, 2008 - Teamwork and communication in surgical teams:
implications for patient safety.
January 9, 2008
Mills P; Neily J; Dunn E.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-and-communication-surgical-teams-implications-patient-safety
This study describes a questionnaire that was used to highlight communication problems among su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42797/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Understanding and managing IV container overfill.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. November 14, 2013;18:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-managing-iv-container-overfill
This newsletter article reports on concerns associated with chemotherapy preparations due to varia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39632/psn-pdf
May 20, 2016 - Medical Liability Reform & Patient Safety Initiative.
May 20, 2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-liability-reform-patient-safety-initiative
This website disseminates information regarding an AHRQ-funded initiative to implement and evaluate
medical liability …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36897/psn-pdf
August 31, 2011 - Characterization of prescribing errors in an internal
medicine clinic.
August 31, 2011
Devine EB, Wilson-Norton JL, Lawless NM, et al. Characterization of prescribing errors in an internal
medicine clinic. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(10):1062-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/characterization-prescribing-errors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36726/psn-pdf
January 22, 2017 - Eliminating preventable death at Ascension Health.
January 22, 2017
Tolchin S, Brush R, Lange P, et al. Eliminating preventable death at Ascension Health. Jt Comm J Qual
Patient Saf. 2007;33(3):145-54.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-preventable-death-ascension-health
The authors report the results of imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39801/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Gossypiboma: tales of lost sponges and lessons learned.
December 21, 2014
McIntyre LK. Gossypiboma. Archives of Surgery. 2010;145(8). doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.152.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gossypiboma-tales-lost-sponges-and-lessons-learned
This study describes successful efforts to reduce retained surgical spo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35257/psn-pdf
June 25, 2009 - JCAHO's safety goals—the clock is ticking, will your ED
be compliant?
June 25, 2009
JCAHO's safety goals--the clock is ticking, will your ED be compliant? ED Manag. 2005;17(7):73-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/jcahos-safety-goals-clock-ticking-will-your-ed-be-compliant
This article provides practical advise for e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36510/psn-pdf
June 13, 2011 - Using clinical decision support to improve medication
reconciliation.
June 13, 2011
Moore G. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November / December 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-clinical-decision-support-improve-medication-reconciliation
The author provides strategies to enhance the value of medication reconcili…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37319/psn-pdf
January 05, 2012 - Winning the battle for standardization.
January 5, 2012
Durkee RP, Richard LW. Winning the battle for standardization. The U.S. Army Medical Department
examines the EMR to develop a standardized process for medication reconciliation documentation. Health
Manag Technol. 2007;28(10):34-37.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35864/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - Exploring strategies for reducing hospital errors.
June 17, 2014
McFadden KL, Stock GN, Gowen CR. Exploring strategies for reducing hospital errors. J Healthc Manag.
2006;51(2):123-136.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-strategies-reducing-hospital-errors
The authors surveyed health care quality directors on …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35173/psn-pdf
June 27, 2016 - Medication Safety: A Guide for Health Care Facilities.
June 27, 2016
Manasse HR Jr, Thompson KK. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2005.
ISBN 9781585280896.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-guide-health-care-facilities
This book provides an in-depth introduction to implemen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36857/psn-pdf
January 22, 2017 - Eliminating perioperative adverse events at Ascension
Health.
January 22, 2017
Ewing H, Bruder G, Baroco P, et al. Eliminating perioperative adverse events at Ascension Health. Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(5):256-66.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-perioperative-adverse-events-ascension-health
The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36864/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to
quality care.
August 29, 2011
Sulla SJ, McMyler E. Falls prevention at Mayo Clinic Rochester: a path to quality care. J Nurs Care Qual.
2007;22(2):138-44.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falls-prevention-mayo-clinic-rochester-path-quality-care
The authors share th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38251/psn-pdf
November 26, 2008 - Nursing peer review: developing a framework for patient
safety.
November 26, 2008
Diaz L. Nursing peer review: developing a framework for patient safety. J Nurs Adm. 2008;38(11):475-9.
doi:10.1097/01.NNA.0000339473.27349.28.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-peer-review-developing-framework-patient-safety
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844776/psn-pdf
September 18, 2019 - When is a doctor too old for the job?
September 18, 2019
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-doctor-too-old-job
Potential deterioration of an aging surgeon's technical abilities is an emerging patient safety concern. This
magazine article discusses how implementing policies and activities to assess the ability of sur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40330/psn-pdf
March 30, 2011 - Smart pumps: implications for nurse leaders.
March 30, 2011
Kirkbride G, Vermace B. Smart pumps: implications for nurse leaders. Nurs Adm Q. 2011;35(2):110-118.
doi:10.1097/NAQ.0b013e31820fbdc0.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/smart-pumps-implications-nurse-leaders
This commentary discusses the benefits and limitatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35866/psn-pdf
July 22, 2010 - Reporting near-miss events in nursing homes.
July 22, 2010
Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Ouslander JG. Reporting near-miss events in nursing homes. Nurs Outlook.
2006;54(2). doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2006.01.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reporting-near-miss-events-nursing-homes
The authors discuss the value of near-miss …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35425/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - Have you M.E.T. the future of better patient safety?
June 17, 2014
Larson L. Have you M.E.T. the future of better patient safety? Trustee : the journal for hospital governing
boards. 2005;58(8):6-10, 1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/have-you-met-future-better-patient-safety
This article recaps the origins of the me…