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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38890/psn-pdf
December 30, 2014 - Intravenous infusion safety technology: return on
investment.
December 30, 2014
Danello SH, Maddox RR, Schaack GJ. Intravenous Infusion Safety Technology: Return on Investment.
Hosp Pharm. 2010;44(8):680-688. doi:10.1310/hpj4408-680.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intravenous-infusion-safety-technology-return-invest…
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September 29, 2017 - Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and
Alternative Approaches.
September 29, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2008. AHRQ Publication Nos. 080034 (1-
4).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advances-patient-safety-new-directions-and-alternative-approaches
The 115 articles freel…
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September 09, 2015 - The problem with checklists.
September 9, 2015
Catchpole K, Russ S. The problem with checklists. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(9):545-9. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-
2015-004431.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-checklists
Checklists, while popularly considered to address safety issues, can be difficult to use reliably. Spotlig…
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February 26, 2025 - Are We Safer Today?
February 26, 2025
Bates DW, Lee M, Mossburg SE. Are We Safer Today? PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-we-safer-today
In the 1999 report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine (now the
National Academy of Medicine) drew on two lar…
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June 01, 2003 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case June 2003
Missed Appendicitis
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Commentary by: James Adams, MD, Fei…
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October 18, 2023 - Responding to Patient Safety Events
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April 01, 2010 - The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance
Lance L. Roberts, MS; Marcia M. Ward, PhD; Thomas C. Evans, MD | April 1, 2010
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January 01, 2017 - The problem with the '5 whys.'
September 14, 2016
Card AJ. The problem with '5 whys'. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(8):671-677. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005849.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-5-whys
Investigation of incidents in complex systems can be hindered by time limitations, lack of follow-up, and
incomplete res…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866531/psn-pdf
August 14, 2024 - The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Safety of
Patients.
August 14, 2024
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Safety of Patients. .
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-artificial-intelligence-ai-safety-patients
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42702/psn-pdf
January 09, 2014 - Developing a quality and safety curriculum for fellows:
lessons learned from a neonatology fellowship program.
January 9, 2014
Gupta M, Ringer S, Tess A, et al. Developing a quality and safety curriculum for fellows: lessons learned
from a neonatology fellowship program. Acad Pediatr. 2014;14(1):47-53. doi:10.1016/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72645/psn-pdf
January 13, 2021 - The plague year. The mistakes and the struggles behind
America’s coronavirus tragedy.
January 13, 2021
Wright L. New Yorker. January 4, 2021;96(463):20-59.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/plague-year-mistakes-and-struggles-behind-americas-covid-19-tragedy
Uncertainty, misinformation, management gaps, and r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37652/psn-pdf
September 24, 2010 - Case study: getting boards on board at Allen Memorial
Hospital, Iowa Health System.
September 24, 2010
Slessor SR, Crandall JB, Nielsen GA. Case study: getting boards on board at Allen Memorial Hospital,
Iowa Health System. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(4):221-227.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-study-get…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35433/psn-pdf
November 11, 2015 - Reporting and classification of patient safety events in a
cardiothoracic intensive care unit and cardiothoracic
postoperative care unit.
November 11, 2015
Nast PA, Avidan M, Harris CB, et al. Reporting and classification of patient safety events in a cardiothoracic
intensive care unit and cardiothoracic postopera…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38835/psn-pdf
September 02, 2009 - Impact of a computerized physician order entry system
on compliance with prescription accuracy requirements.
September 2, 2009
Mir C, Gadri A, Zelger GL, et al. Impact of a computerized physician order entry system on compliance with
prescription accuracy requirements. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31(5):596-602. doi:10.10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40713/psn-pdf
August 24, 2011 - Medication reconciliation: barriers and facilitators from
the perspectives of resident physicians and pharmacists.
August 24, 2011
Boockvar KS, Santos SL, Kushniruk AW, et al. Medication reconciliation: Barriers and facilitators from the
perspectives of resident physicians and pharmacists. J Hosp Med. 2011;6(6). do…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39547/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - The impact of a tele-ICU on provider attitudes about
teamwork and safety climate.
January 19, 2011
Chu-Weininger MYL, Wueste L, Lucke JF, et al. The impact of a tele-ICU on provider attitudes about
teamwork and safety climate. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):e39. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024992.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39036/psn-pdf
October 21, 2009 - Disclosing medical errors to patients: a challenge for
health care professionals and institutions.
October 21, 2009
Levinson W. Disclosing medical errors to patients: a challenge for health care professionals and
institutions. Patient Educ Couns. 2009;76(3):296-9. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2009.07.018.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43015/psn-pdf
May 29, 2014 - Team-training in healthcare: a narrative synthesis of the
literature.
May 29, 2014
Weaver SJ, Dy SM, Rosen MA. Team-training in healthcare: a narrative synthesis of the literature. BMJ
Qual Saf. 2014;23(5):359-72. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001848.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/team-training-healthcare-narrative-synthe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38944/psn-pdf
November 25, 2009 - Strategies for safe medication use in ambulatory care
settings in the United States.
November 25, 2009
Sorensen AV, Bernard SL. Strategies for Safe Medication Use in Ambulatory Care Settings in the United
States. J Patient Saf. 2009;5(3). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e3181b3afc1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43023/psn-pdf
April 16, 2014 - Institutional disclosure: promise and problems.
April 16, 2014
Wolk SW, Sine DM, Paull DE. Institutional disclosure: promise and problems. J Healthc Risk Manag.
2014;33(3):24-32. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21132.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/institutional-disclosure-promise-and-problems
Using case review and interviews, res…