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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35913/psn-pdf
February 16, 2011 - Improving oversight of the graduate medical education
enterprise: one institution's strategies and tools.
February 16, 2011
Afrin LB, Arana GW, Medio FJ, et al. Improving Oversight of the Graduate Medical Education Enterprise:
One Institution???s Strategies and Tools. Academic Medicine. 2006;81(5).
doi:10.1097/01.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44561/psn-pdf
October 30, 2023 - AHRQ Impact Case Studies: Patient Safety.
October 30, 2023
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2019-2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-impact-case-studies-patient-safety
AHRQ supports the development and testing of various resources for health care organizations to
implement as safety improvement stra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40506/psn-pdf
June 08, 2011 - Evaluation of a preoperative team briefing: a new
communication routine results in improved clinical
practice.
June 8, 2011
Lingard LA, Regehr G, Cartmill C, et al. Evaluation of a preoperative team briefing: a new communication
routine results in improved clinical practice. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(6):475-82.
doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42749/psn-pdf
November 20, 2013 - Reasons for the persistence of adverse events in the era
of safer surgery?a qualitative approach.
November 20, 2013
Kaderli R, Seelandt JC, Umer M, et al. Reasons for the persistence of adverse events in the era of safer
surgery--a qualitative approach. Swiss Med Wkly. 2013;143:w13882. doi:10.4414/smw.2013.13882.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47533/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Patient Safety: A Health Affairs Briefing.
June 19, 2019
Project Hope.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-health-affairs-briefing
To Err Is Human was released almost 2 decades ago and continues to influence a growing area of study
aimed at improving health care and reducing medical error. This in-person a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35410/psn-pdf
September 11, 2009 - Intravenous medication safety and smart infusion
systems: lessons learned and future opportunities.
September 11, 2009
Keohane C, Hayes J, Saniuk C, et al. Intravenous medication safety and smart infusion systems: lessons
learned and future opportunities. J Infus Nurs. 2005;28(5):321-328.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44600/psn-pdf
December 09, 2015 - Systematic review of patient safety interventions in
dentistry.
December 9, 2015
Bailey E, Tickle M, Campbell S, et al. Systematic review of patient safety interventions in dentistry. BMC
Oral Health. 2015;15:152. doi:10.1186/s12903-015-0136-1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-patient-safety-interven…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35657/psn-pdf
July 05, 2013 - Pharmacist Staffing and the Use of Technology in Small
Rural Hospitals: Implications for Medication Safety.
July 5, 2013
Casey MM, Moscovice I, Davidson G. Minneapolis, MN: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center;
2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacist-staffing-and-use-technology-small-rural-hospitals-im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43457/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - A human factors subsystems approach to trauma care.
August 2, 2015
Catchpole K, Ley EJ, Wiegmann D, et al. A human factors subsystems approach to trauma care. JAMA
Surg. 2014;149(9):962-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-subsystems-approach-trauma-care
Human factors analysis led to five system changes i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47390/psn-pdf
September 19, 2018 - Antimicrobial Stewardship.
September 19, 2018
Cunha CB, ed. Med Clin North Am. 2018;102(5):797-976.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antimicrobial-stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship programs are a key strategy to reduce overprescribing of antibiotics in hospitals.
This special issue explores approaches to engage a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838028/psn-pdf
September 15, 2022 - Creating a Communication Coaching Structure and
Support for your CRP Program.
September 7, 2022
Collaborative for Accountability and Improvement. September 15, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creating-communication-coaching-structure-and-support-your-crp-program
Communication and resolution program (CRP) succes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60917/psn-pdf
September 16, 2020 - Impact of an obstetrical hospitalist program on the safety
events in a mid-sized obstetrical unit.
September 16, 2020
Decesare JZ, Bush SY, Morton AN. Impact of an obstetrical hospitalist program on the safety events in a
mid-sized obstetrical unit. J Patient Saf. 2020;16(3):e179-e181. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35660/psn-pdf
June 25, 2010 - Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates
after the introduction of a new mechanical valve
intravenous access port.
June 25, 2010
Maragakis LL, Bradley KL, Song X, et al. Increased catheter-related bloodstream infection rates after the
introduction of a new mechanical valve intravenous access port. In…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37726/psn-pdf
April 30, 2008 - Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook
for Nurses.
April 30, 2008
Hughes RG, ed. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008. AHRQ Publication No.
08-0043.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-evidence-based-handbook-nurses
This handbook prepared by the Age…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39829/psn-pdf
January 09, 2025 - Hospital Reporting Program: Annual Summary.
January 9, 2025
Portland, OR: Oregon Patient Safety Commission.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-reporting-program-annual-summary
This site provides data and analysis from two Oregon Patient Safety Commission patient safety
initiatives: the Patient Safety Reporting …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42767/psn-pdf
November 27, 2013 - Barcode medication administration work-arounds: a
systematic review and implications for nurse executives.
November 27, 2013
Voshall B, Piscotty R, Lawrence J, et al. Barcode medication administration work-arounds: a systematic
review and implications for nurse executives. J Nurs Adm. 2013;43(10):530-535.
doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41081/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - Workarounds in the use of IS in healthcare: a case study
of an electronic medication administration system.
February 1, 2012
Yang Z, Ng B-Y, Kankanhalli A, et al. Workarounds in the use of IS in healthcare: A case study of an
electronic medication administration system. International Journal of Human-Computer Studi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41824/psn-pdf
November 07, 2012 - Using simulation to teach nursing students and licensed
clinicians obstetric emergencies.
November 7, 2012
Alderman JT. Using simulation to teach nursing students and licensed clinicians obstetric emergencies.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2012;37(6):394-400. doi:10.1097/NMC.0b013e318264bbe7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37416/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - The story behind the story: physician skepticism about
relying on clinical information technologies to reduce
medical errors.
March 28, 2012
McAlearney AS, Chisolm DJ, Schweikhart S, et al. The story behind the story: physician skepticism about
relying on clinical information technologies to reduce medical errors.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854249/psn-pdf
January 01, 2014 - What is safety science?
August 19, 2013
Aven T. What is safety science? Safety Sci. 2014;67:15-20. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2013.07.026.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-safety-science
Safety is seen as the absence of accidents and safety science research can be used to improve many
industries, including healthcare. Th…