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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42035/psn-pdf
February 13, 2013 - Using Safety Cases in Industry and Healthcare.
February 13, 2013
London, UK: Health Foundation; December 2012. ISBN: 9781906461430.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-safety-cases-industry-and-healthcare
This report details how high-risk industries use safety cases to identify, evaluate, address, and monitor
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35513/psn-pdf
February 22, 2010 - Utility of an online medication-error-reporting system.
February 22, 2010
Savage SW, Schneider PJ, Pedersen CA. Utility of an online medication-error-reporting system. Am J
Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(21):2265-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utility-online-medication-error-reporting-system
The investigators survey…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36010/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Operating room briefings: working on the same page.
January 2, 2017
Makary MA, Holzmueller CG, Thompson DA, et al. Operating room briefings: working on the same page. Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(6):351-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operating-room-briefings-working-same-page
The authors describe a tool fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34135/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings.
February 28, 2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
The hand hygiene guidelines represent part of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
strategy to promote patient safety by reducing infect…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33984/psn-pdf
April 17, 2024 - ISMP List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and
Dose Designations.
April 17, 2024
Horsham, PA; Institute for Safe Medication Practices; April 17, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-list-error-prone-abbreviations-symbols-and-dose-designations
A handy list for medical personnel to ensure and implement safe…
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March 01, 2017 - Our Maturing Understanding of Safety Culture: How to Change It and How It Changes Safety
Sara J. Singer, MBA, PhD | March 1, 2017
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37473/psn-pdf
December 27, 2014 - Communicating Critical Test Results.
December 27, 2014
Burlington MA: Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, MassPRO.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-critical-test-results-0
This set of materials provides checklists, worksheets, and other aids to help implement a reliable cri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42769/psn-pdf
November 27, 2013 - Sepsis: recognizing the next event.
November 27, 2013
Kilburn FL, Bailey P, Price D. Sepsis: recognizing the next event. Nursing (Brux). 2013;43(10):14-6.
doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000434320.25397.53.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sepsis-recognizing-next-event
This commentary describes the development and implementatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40495/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Rolling out the rapid response team.
June 1, 2011
Gallagher-Ford L, Fineout-Overholt E, Melnyk BM, et al. Rolling out the rapid response team. Am J Nurs.
2011;111(5):42-47. doi:10.1097/01.naj.0000398050.30793.0f.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rolling-out-rapid-response-team
This commentary explains how to use evide…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36094/psn-pdf
February 12, 2014 - Learning from Disasters: A Management Approach. Third
ed.
February 12, 2014
Toft B, Reynolds S. Leicester, UK: Perpetuity Press Limited; 2005. ISBN: 9781349279029.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-disasters-management-approach-third-ed
This book provides a discussion of how organizations can learn from failur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34002/psn-pdf
March 17, 2011 - Utah DoH Patient Safety Initiatives.
March 17, 2011
Center for Health Data, Utah Department of Health, PO Box 144004, Salt Lake City, UT 84114.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utah-doh-patient-safety-initiatives
Utah established a number of collaborative initiatives to understand the nature and occurrence of adverse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36034/psn-pdf
September 27, 2010 - One intensive care nursery's experience with enhancing
patient safety.
September 27, 2010
Alton M, Mericle J, Brandon D. One intensive care nursery's experience with enhancing patient safety. Adv
Neonatal Care. 2006;6(3):112-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/one-intensive-care-nurserys-experience-enhancing-patient-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39137/psn-pdf
June 07, 2016 - The rise of patient safety organizations.
June 7, 2016
Ivill DS, Kearbey AH. New York Law J. November 2, 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rise-patient-safety-organizations
This news feature discusses legal aspects of Patient Safety Organizations' (PSO) role in data collection
and evaluation, work product designa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40981/psn-pdf
December 18, 2014 - Improving reporting of outpatient pediatric medical
errors.
December 18, 2014
Neuspiel DR, Stubbs EH, Liggin L. Improving Reporting of Outpatient Pediatric Medical Errors.
PEDIATRICS. 2011;128(6). doi:10.1542/peds.2011-0477.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-reporting-outpatient-pediatric-medical-errors
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35200/psn-pdf
July 27, 2005 - Hospital R.Ph.s weigh in on new JCAHO patient safety
goals.
July 27, 2005
Vecchione A. Drug Topics. July 11, 2005
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-rphs-weigh-new-jcaho-patient-safety-goals
This article summarizes the 2006 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations patient
safety goals and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35870/psn-pdf
July 23, 2010 - Framing patient safety initiatives: working model and
case example.
July 23, 2010
Kruger N, Hurley A, Gustafson M. Framing patient safety initiatives: working model and case example. J
Nurs Adm. 2006;36(4):200-204.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framing-patient-safety-initiatives-working-model-and-case-example
The …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39851/psn-pdf
August 17, 2011 - When doctors admit their mistakes.
August 17, 2011
Chen PW.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-doctors-admit-their-mistakes
This newspaper article discusses how disclosure of medical error can be beneficial for physicians and
reveals the importance of open disclosure for the doctor–patient relationship. The piece r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35891/psn-pdf
May 03, 2006 - Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology.
May 3, 2006
Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Keeler EB. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April
2006. AHRQ Publication No. 06-E006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costs-and-benefits-health-information-technology
The authors reviewed the literature …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44652/psn-pdf
November 11, 2015 - Developing a principle-based approach to safe
medication practices.
November 11, 2015
Hallaran A, McNabb A, Anderson J. J Nurs Reg. 2015;6:43-47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-principle-based-approach-safe-medication-practices
This commentary describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of n…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39200/psn-pdf
March 28, 2010 - Creating champions for health care quality and safety.
March 28, 2010
Holland R, Meyers D, Hildebrand C, et al. Creating champions for health care quality and safety. Am J Med
Qual. 2010;25(2):102-108. doi:10.1177/1062860609352108.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creating-champions-health-care-quality-and-safety
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