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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38446/psn-pdf
May 07, 2014 - Inpatient Computerized Provider Order Entry: Findings
from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio.
May 7, 2014
Dixon BE, Zafar A, for AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT. Rockville, MD: Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2009. AHRQ Publication No. 09-0031-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35441/psn-pdf
September 18, 2009 - Bridging the communication gap in the operating room
with medical team training.
September 18, 2009
Awad SS, Fagan SP, Bellows C, et al. Bridging the communication gap in the operating room with medical
team training. Am J Surg. 2005;190(5):770-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bridging-communication-gap-operating-r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41431/psn-pdf
June 06, 2012 - First, Do Less Harm: Confronting the Inconvenient
Problems of Patient Safety.
June 6, 2012
Koppel R, Gordon S, ed. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press; 2012. ISBN: 9780801450778.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-less-harm-confronting-inconvenient-problems-patient-safety
This publication examines patient safe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37318/psn-pdf
January 04, 2012 - The meaning of justice in safety incident reporting.
January 4, 2012
Weiner BJ, Hobgood C, Lewis MA. The meaning of justice in safety incident reporting. Soc Sci Med.
2008;66(2):403-13.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/meaning-justice-safety-incident-reporting
This article describes how the principles of just culture …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41483/psn-pdf
September 12, 2016 - Rapid response teams and failure to rescue: one
community's experience.
September 12, 2016
Hammer JA, Jones TL, Brown SA. Rapid response teams and failure to rescue: one community's
experience. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27(4):352-8. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31825a8e2f.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-teams-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39778/psn-pdf
August 18, 2010 - Eight-year experience with a neurosurgical checklist.
August 18, 2010
Lyons MK. Eight-year experience with a neurosurgical checklist. Am J Med Qual. 2010;25(4):285-8.
doi:10.1177/1062860610363305.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eight-year-experience-neurosurgical-checklist
A 6-item checklist was successfully impleme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41836/psn-pdf
November 14, 2012 - "Team time-out" and surgical safety—experiences in
12,390 neurosurgical patients.
November 14, 2012
Oszvald Á, Vatter H, Byhahn C, et al. “Team time-out” and surgical safety—experiences in 12,390
neurosurgical patients. Neurosurg Focus. 2012;33(5). doi:10.3171/2012.8.focus12261.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/team-t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42512/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Project BOOST: effectiveness of a multihospital effort to
reduce rehospitalization.
August 21, 2013
Hansen LO, Greenwald JL, Budnitz T, et al. Project BOOST: effectiveness of a multihospital effort to
reduce rehospitalization. J Hosp Med. 2013;8(8):421-7. doi:10.1002/jhm.2054.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/project-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38378/psn-pdf
September 24, 2010 - I-CaRe: a case review tool focused on improving inpatient
care.
September 24, 2010
Lee JH, Vidyarthi A, Sehgal NL, et al. I-CaRe: a case review tool focused on improving inpatient care. Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35(2):115-119, 61.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-care-case-review-tool-focused-improving-inpati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37024/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Every error a treasure: improving medication use with a
nonpunitive reporting system.
January 2, 2017
Lehmann DF, Page N, Kirschman K, et al. Every Error a Treasure: Improving Medication Use with a
Nonpunitive Reporting System. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;33(7):401-407. doi:10.1016/s1553-
7250(07)33046-8.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50665/psn-pdf
November 13, 2019 - The SECOND Trial
November 13, 2019
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-trial
Surgical resident well-being is paramount to ensuring safe surgical care and a healthy workforce. This
website shares information on the Surgical Education Culture Optimization through t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34699/psn-pdf
January 04, 2017 - Organizational costs of preventable medical errors.
January 4, 2017
Weeks WB, Waldron J, Foster T, et al. The organizational costs of preventable medical errors. Jt Comm J
Qual Improv. 2001;27(10):533-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organizational-costs-preventable-medical-errors
Using two composite case studies a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34583/psn-pdf
July 03, 2015 - Patient Safety Challenge Grants.
July 3, 2015
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-challenge-grants
In fiscal year 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded nearly $4 million in
Patient Safety Challenge Grants to support 13 new prac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40795/psn-pdf
March 04, 2015 - Patient safety event reporting in a large radiology
department.
March 4, 2015
Schultz SR, Watson RE, Prescott SL, et al. Patient Safety Event Reporting in a Large Radiology
Department. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011;197(3). doi:10.2214/ajr.11.6718.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-event-reporti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47352/psn-pdf
February 13, 2019 - When is the surgeon too old to operate?
February 13, 2019
Span P. New York Times. February 1, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-surgeon-too-old-operate
Cognitive and functional decline can occur as individuals age. Concerns have been raised regarding the
need to assess skills of aging physicians. This newspa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38015/psn-pdf
August 27, 2008 - Impact of electronic prescribing in a hospital setting: a
process-focused evaluation.
August 27, 2008
Cunningham TR, Geller S, Clarke SW. Impact of electronic prescribing in a hospital setting: a process-
focused evaluation. Int J Med Inform. 2008;77(8):546-54.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-presc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34973/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Disclosure of medical errors: ethical considerations for
the development of a facility policy and organizational
culture change.
September 29, 2017
Henry LL. Disclosure of medical errors: ethical considerations for the development of a facility policy and
organizational culture change. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 200…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42195/psn-pdf
October 08, 2013 - Medication errors in the management of anaphylaxis in a
pediatric emergency department.
October 8, 2013
Benkelfat R, Gouin S, Larose G, et al. Medication errors in the management of anaphylaxis in a pediatric
emergency department. J Emerg Med. 2013;45(3):419-425. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.069.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36464/psn-pdf
January 07, 2011 - Establishing a rapid response team (RRT) in an academic
hospital: one year's experience.
January 7, 2011
King E, Horvath R, Shulkin DJ. Establishing a rapid response team (RRT) in an academic hospital: One
year's experience. J Hosp Med. 2006;1(5). doi:10.1002/jhm.114.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/establishing-rapi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34601/psn-pdf
January 26, 2009 - Strategies and tips for maximizing failure mode and effect
analysis in your organization.
January 26, 2009
Chicago, IL: American Society of Healthcare Risk Management; 2002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-and-tips-maximizing-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-your-
organization
The implementation and appli…