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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42904/psn-pdf
February 11, 2025 - Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience: SAFER
Guides.
February 11, 2025
Washington, DC: Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-assurance-factors-ehr-resilience-safer-guides
Health information technologies are seen to both contribute to and detract from health care safet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38698/psn-pdf
June 10, 2009 - Towards a framework to select techniques for error
prediction: supporting novice users in the healthcare
sector.
June 10, 2009
Lyons M. Towards a framework to select techniques for error prediction: supporting novice users in the
healthcare sector. Appl Ergon. 2009;40(3):379-95. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2008.11.004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46055/psn-pdf
July 26, 2017 - Bridging the gap between work-as-imagined and work-as-
done.
July 26, 2017
Deutsch ES. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2017;14:80-83.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bridging-gap-between-work-imagined-and-work-done
Understanding what is possible in the context of frontline practice is key when designing enhancements …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46553/psn-pdf
October 25, 2017 - Telehealth.
October 25, 2017
Tuckson R, Edmunds M, Hodgkins ML. Telehealth. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(16):1585-1592.
doi:10.1056/NEJMsr1503323.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telehealth
Telemedicine can improve patient experience and access to health care. This commentary reviews the
current state of telehealth practi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41340/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - How to develop a second victim support program: a
toolkit for health care organizations.
January 3, 2017
Pratt SD, Kenney L, Scott SD, et al. How to develop a second victim support program: a toolkit for health
care organizations. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38(5):235-40, 193.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73326/psn-pdf
June 01, 2021 - CANDOR Webinar Series.
June 1, 2021
Patient Safety Movement Foundation. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/candor-webinar-series
The Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) model was designed to support early error
disclosure with patients and families after mistakes in care occur. This three-part webi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38453/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - A multidisciplinary team approach to retained foreign
objects.
January 2, 2017
Cima RR, Kollengode A, Storsveen AS, et al. A multidisciplinary team approach to retained foreign objects.
Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2009;35(3):123-132.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multidisciplinary-team-approach-retained-foreign-objects
Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35811/psn-pdf
March 29, 2006 - Critical care delivery in the United States: distribution of
services and compliance with Leapfrog
recommendations.
March 29, 2006
Angus DC; Shorr AF; White A; Dremsizov TT; Schmitz RJ; Kelley MA;Committee on Manpower for
Pulmonary and Critical Care Societies; COMPACCS.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-care-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36425/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal
analysis of specimen identification errors.
December 22, 2010
Wagar EA, Tamashiro L, Yasin B, et al. Patient safety in the clinical laboratory: a longitudinal analysis of
specimen identification errors. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130(11):1662-1668.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42263/psn-pdf
January 14, 2014 - The Quality and Safety Educators Academy: fulfilling an
unmet need for faculty development.
January 14, 2014
Myers JS, Tess A, Glasheen JJ, et al. The Quality and Safety Educators Academy: fulfilling an unmet need
for faculty development. Am J Med Qual. 2014;29(1):5-12. doi:10.1177/1062860613484082.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73897/psn-pdf
September 29, 2021 - Peer Support Toolkit.
September 29, 2021
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety. September 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/peer-support-toolkit
Clinicians involved in adverse events that harm patients can struggle to come to terms with error. This
toolkit is designed to assist organizations in the development o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74095/psn-pdf
February 01, 2022 - Zero Suicide Initiative.
November 17, 2021
Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. Fed Register. November 3,
2021;(86):60883-60893.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-suicide-initiative
Patient suicide attempts are considered never events. This funding announcement calls for pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43540/psn-pdf
July 18, 2016 - Physicians' practice of dispensing medicines: a
qualitative study.
July 18, 2016
Darbyshire D, Gordon M, Baker P, et al. Physicians' Practice of Dispensing Medicines: A Qualitative Study.
J Patient Saf. 2016;12(2):82-8. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000122.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-practice-dispensing-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43322/psn-pdf
January 28, 2015 - Patient Safety Initiative: Hospital Executive and Physician
Leadership Strategies.
January 28, 2015
Oakbrook, IL: Joint Commission Resources; January 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-initiative-hospital-executive-and-physician-leadership-strategies
This toolkit draws from experiences of the Joint …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47354/psn-pdf
November 21, 2018 - Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Change Package.
November 21, 2018
Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-medicine-change-package
Proactive identification of conditions that degrade the diagnostic process can drive improvement. This
toolkit provides …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41938/psn-pdf
February 20, 2013 - The role of practice guidelines and evidence-based
medicine in perioperative patient safety.
February 20, 2013
Crosby E. Review article: the role of practice guidelines and evidence-based medicine in perioperative
patient safety. Can J Anaesth. 2013;60(2):143-51. doi:10.1007/s12630-012-9855-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37780/psn-pdf
March 10, 2011 - Evaluation of an inpatient computerized medication
reconciliation system.
March 10, 2011
Turchin A, Hamann C, Schnipper JL, et al. Evaluation of an inpatient computerized medication
reconciliation system. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15(4):449-52. doi:10.1197/jamia.M2561.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-inp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38532/psn-pdf
January 13, 2017 - Triggers and Targeted Injury Detection Systems (TIDS)
Expert Panel Meeting: Conference Summary Report.
January 13, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; February 2009. AHRQ Publication No.
090003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/triggers-and-targeted-injury-detection-systems-tids-expert-pane…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73451/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - National Patient Safety Syllabus.
June 30, 2021
Spurgeon P, Cross S. London, UK; Academy of Medical Royal Colleges: May 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-syllabus
Amending curricula to incorporate the increasing scholarship related to patient safety improvement is a
challenge. This st…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50874/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Checking In on the Checklist.
February 5, 2020
Buissonniere M. Brooklyn NY: Lifebox and Ariadne Labs; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checking-checklist
Checklists are integrated into error reduction strategies and healthcare team communication efforts
worldwide but implementation and impact of the tool varies …