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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45885/psn-pdf
May 03, 2017 - E-collection: Safety and Error Prevention in Health.
May 3, 2017
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e-collection-safety-and-error-prevention-health
The increasing implementation of health information technology has introduced both benefits and
challenges to patient safety. Articles in this series explore the impacts of t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44909/psn-pdf
March 23, 2016 - Root Cause Analysis Workbook for
Community/Ambulatory Pharmacy.
March 23, 2016
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-workbook-communityambulatory-pharmacy
Root cause analysis offers a structured way to detect and address system weaknesses. This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40290/psn-pdf
May 25, 2011 - Fatigue, performance and the work environment: a survey
of registered nurses.
May 25, 2011
Barker LM, Nussbaum MA. Fatigue, performance and the work environment: a survey of registered nurses.
J Adv Nurs. 2011;67(6):1370-82. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05597.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fatigue-performance-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44332/psn-pdf
July 29, 2015 - Health IT Safety Center Roadmap.
July 29, 2015
RTI International. Washington, DC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology;
July 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-it-safety-center-roadmap
The Institute of Medicine called for enhanced transparency in the reporting of health IT sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41426/psn-pdf
June 06, 2012 - Nursing mortality and morbidity and journal club cycles:
paving the way for nursing autonomy, patient safety, and
evidence-based practice.
June 6, 2012
Staveski S, Leong K, Graham K, et al. Nursing Mortality and Morbidity and Journal Club Cycles. AACN Adv
Crit Care. 2012;23(2):133-141. doi:10.1097/nci.0b013e318242…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44457/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Hospitals slow to adopt patient apology policies.
September 29, 2017
Rice S. Hospitals slow to adopt patient apology policies. Modern healthcare. 2015;45(33):16, 29-30.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-slow-adopt-patient-apology-policies
Communication-and-resolution approaches to medical errors have garnered …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37847/psn-pdf
June 18, 2008 - Effect of the 80-hour work week on resident case
coverage.
June 18, 2008
Shin S, Britt R, Britt LD. Effect of the 80-hour work week on resident case coverage. J Am Coll Surg.
2008;206(5):798-800; discussion 801-3. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.028.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-80-hour-work-week-resident…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848044/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Effect of a hospital command centre on patient safety: an
interrupted time series study.
April 26, 2023
Mebrahtu TF, McInerney CD, Benn J, et al. BMJ Health Care Inform. 2023;30(1):e100653.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospital-command-centre-patient-safety-interrupted-time-series-study
Command centers…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38644/psn-pdf
May 20, 2009 - A quality initiative to decrease pathology specimen-
labeling errors using radiofrequency identification in a
high-volume endoscopy center.
May 20, 2009
Francis DL, Prabhakar S, Sanderson SO. A quality initiative to decrease pathology specimen-labeling
errors using radiofrequency identification in a high-volume en…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72786/psn-pdf
February 24, 2021 - Drug shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 24, 2021
Bookwalter CM. US Pharmacist. 2021;46(2):25-28.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-amid-covid-19-pandemic
COVID-19 has increased uncertainties in sectors across health care. This article discusses a variety of
supply-chain fact…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867647/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - Creating a Culture of Safety for Opioid Prescribing: A
Handbook for Healthcare Executives.
January 27, 2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 2021. Creating a Culture of Safety for Opioid
Prescribing: A Handbook for Healthcare Executives.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creating-culture-safety-opioid-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845080/psn-pdf
February 22, 2023 - A high-reliability organization mindset.
February 22, 2023
Merchant NB, O’Neal J, Dealino-Perez C, et al. A high-reliability organization mindset. Am J Med Qual.
2022;37(6):504-510. doi:10.1097/jmq.0000000000000086.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-organization-mindset
The goal for health care organiz…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38061/psn-pdf
November 08, 2008 - Medication errors in pediatric inpatients: prevalence and
results of a prevention program.
November 8, 2008
Otero P, Leyton A, Mariani G, et al. Medication errors in pediatric inpatients: prevalence and results of a
prevention program. Pediatrics. 2008;122(3):e737-43. doi:10.1542/peds.2008-0014.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38803/psn-pdf
December 14, 2016 - Improving patient safety: effects of a safety program on
performance and culture in a department of radiology.
December 14, 2016
Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, et al. Improving patient safety: effects of a safety program on
performance and culture in a department of radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009;1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44612/psn-pdf
October 28, 2015 - Transitional chaos or enduring harm? The EHR and the
disruption of medicine.
October 28, 2015
Rosenbaum L. Transitional Chaos or Enduring Harm? The EHR and the Disruption of Medicine. New Engl
J Med. 2015;373(17):1585-1588. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1509961.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transitional-chaos-or-enduring-harm-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34748/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - Reducing Adverse Drug Events.
March 7, 2005
Leape LL, Kabcenell A, Berwick DM et al. Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 1998.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-drug-events
This application-oriented book provides the results of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Breakthrough S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39817/psn-pdf
March 18, 2011 - Checking it twice: an evaluation of checklists for
detecting medication errors at the bedside using a
chemotherapy model.
March 18, 2011
White RE, Trbovich PL, Easty AC, et al. Checking it twice: an evaluation of checklists for detecting
medication errors at the bedside using a chemotherapy model. Qual Saf Health …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47142/psn-pdf
June 13, 2018 - Managing health IT risks: reflections and
recommendations.
June 13, 2018
Sujan M. Managing health IT risks: reflections and recommendations. J Innov Health Inform.
2018;25(1):952. doi:10.14236/jhi.v25i1.952.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-health-it-risks-reflections-and-recommendations
Health information t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34661/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - Teaching smart people how to learn.
March 7, 2005
Argyris C. Harvard Business Review. 1991:69(May-June):99+.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-smart-people-learn
Argyris, a Harvard Business School professor, theorizes that companies and organizations must learn in
order to continually improve and succeed, but …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46272/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Deployment of a second victim peer support program: a
replication study.
September 24, 2017
Merandi J, Liao NN, Lewe D, et al. Deployment of a second victim peer support program: a replication
study. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2019;2(4):e031. doi:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000031.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deployment-second-…