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March 01, 2017 - Our Maturing Understanding of Safety Culture: How to Change It and How It Changes Safety
Sara J. Singer, MBA, PhD | March 1, 2017
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August 17, 2011 - Washington Hospital Center safety program seeks to
catch 'near-misses.'
August 17, 2011
Sun LH.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/washington-hospital-center-safety-program-seeks-catch-near-misses
This newspaper article reports on one hospital's implementation of an alert system designed to encourage
frontline personne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42718/psn-pdf
September 17, 2018 - A Culture of Safety in EMS Systems.
September 17, 2018
Irving, TX: American College of Emergency Physicians; 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/culture-safety-ems-systems
This guidance recognizes risks associated with emergency medical services and provides
recommendations to support the implementation of a safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37085/psn-pdf
July 15, 2013 - Critical Care Safety: Essentials for ICU Patient Care and
Technology.
July 15, 2013
Plymouth Meeting PA: ECRI Institute; 2007. ISBN 9780977914258.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-care-safety-essentials-icu-patient-care-and-technology
This guide provides comprehensive tools for assessment, training, and imple…
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May 30, 2008 - The Prescription Infrastructre: Are We Ready for
ePrescribing?
May 30, 2008
Sarasohn-Kahn J, Holt M. Oakland, CA: California Healthcare Foundation; 2006. ISBN 1933795026.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-infrastructre-are-we-ready-eprescribing
This report outlines the prescription process and the potentia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38230/psn-pdf
August 11, 2010 - The Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds Guide.
August 11, 2010
Frankel AS, Grillo S, Pittman MA. Chicago, IL: Health Research and Educational Trust; 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-leadership-walkrounds-guide
This booklet provides information on the implementation of a WalkRounds program as a cul…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39589/psn-pdf
February 13, 2018 - Common cause analysis.
February 13, 2018
Clapper C, Crea K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2010;7:30-35.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/common-cause-analysis
This article describes how one health care system used a multi-event analysis process to identify
medication errors, implement system-level improvements, a…
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November 28, 2007 - Many Mass. hospitals will pay for errors.
November 28, 2007
Kowalczyk L.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/many-mass-hospitals-will-pay-errors
This article reports on how numerous Massachusetts hospitals have implemented policies to waive charges
for the set of serious errors categorized as never events.
https://psnet…
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March 01, 2011 - What Have We Learned About Safe Inpatient Handovers?
Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc | March 1, 2011
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Kripalani S. What Have We Learned About Safe Inpatient Handovers?. PSNet [internet]. …
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March 17, 2011 - Maryland/DC Patient Safety Coalition.
March 17, 2011
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/marylanddc-patient-safety-coalition
The Maryland Patient Safety Center facilitates the study of unsafe practices and the implementation of
practical improvements to prevent errors. The center is a collaboration of two organizations th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37341/psn-pdf
January 20, 2010 - Patient-Centered Care: What Does It Take?
January 20, 2010
Shaller D. The Commonwealth Fund. October 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-centered-care-what-does-it-take
By sharing the insights of health care leaders, this report identifies important factors for integrating patient-
centered care into organi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36869/psn-pdf
August 31, 2011 - An extra dose of safety.
August 31, 2011
An extra dose of safety. Installation of a bar-coding system drives an entire workflow redesign at a non-
profit hospital and healthcare network. Health management technology. 2007;28(4):30-2, 34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/extra-dose-safety
This article describes a healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36757/psn-pdf
August 09, 2011 - Medication bar coding: to scan or not to scan?
August 9, 2011
Galvin L, McBeth S, Hasdorff C, et al. Medication bar coding: to scan or not to scan? Comput Inform Nurs.
2007;25(2):86-92.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-bar-coding-scan-or-not-scan
The authors describe the implementation of a bedside medicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41365/psn-pdf
May 09, 2012 - Patient safety: break the silence.
May 9, 2012
Johnson HL, Kimsey D. Patient safety: break the silence. AORN J. 2012;95(5):591-601.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2012.03.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-break-silence
This commentary describes the development, implementation, and impact of a team-based safety …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35004/psn-pdf
May 18, 2005 - Lean Six Sigma reduces medication errors.
May 18, 2005
Esimai G. Quality Progress; 2005;38(4):51-57.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lean-six-sigma-reduces-medication-errors
The authors analyze one hospital’s quality management program. Using a Six Sigma methodology,
the program identified policy and practice changes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42167/psn-pdf
April 03, 2013 - Engaging Patients in Improving Ambulatory Care.
April 3, 2013
Aligning Forces for Quality. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-patients-improving-ambulatory-care
This compendium includes strategies and tools to engage patients in health care improvement that ha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39538/psn-pdf
May 19, 2010 - CPOE: strategies for success.
May 19, 2010
Manor PJ. CPOE: Strategies for success. Nurs Manage. 2010;41(5):18-20.
doi:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000372028.99240.7f.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cpoe-strategies-success
This commentary reviews tactics to engage nurses in computerized provider order entry (CPOE)
implementatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39815/psn-pdf
March 18, 2011 - Introducing new technology safely.
March 18, 2011
Mytton OT, Velazquez A, Banken R, et al. Introducing new technology safely. Qual Saf Health Care.
2010;19 Suppl 2:i9-14. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.038554.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introducing-new-technology-safely
This report describes the distinction between techn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35422/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - Medication safety issue brief. Medication reconciliation.
June 17, 2014
Hosp Health Netw. 2005 Sep;79(9):33-34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-issue-brief-medication-reconciliation
This issue brief provides case studies from hospitals that have successfully implemented medication
reconciliation pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40139/psn-pdf
January 22, 2017 - Standardizing hospital discharge planning at the Mayo
Clinic.
January 22, 2017
Holland DE, Hemann MA. Standardizing hospital discharge planning at the Mayo Clinic. Jt Comm J Qual
Patient Saf. 2011;37(1):29-36.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardizing-hospital-discharge-planning-mayo-clinic
Implementation of a s…