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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36370/psn-pdf
June 12, 2013 - Health Information Technology in the United States: The
Information Base for Progress.
June 12, 2013
Blumenthal D, DesRoches C, Donelan K, et al. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-information-technology-united-states-information-base-progress
This report share…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42443/psn-pdf
January 07, 2015 - Medical audible alarms: a review.
January 7, 2015
Edworthy J. Medical audible alarms: a review. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2013;20(3):584-9.
doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001061.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-audible-alarms-review
This review examines design, implementation, and standardization concerns related to a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36094/psn-pdf
February 12, 2014 - Learning from Disasters: A Management Approach. Third
ed.
February 12, 2014
Toft B, Reynolds S. Leicester, UK: Perpetuity Press Limited; 2005. ISBN: 9781349279029.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-disasters-management-approach-third-ed
This book provides a discussion of how organizations can learn from failur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35891/psn-pdf
May 03, 2006 - Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology.
May 3, 2006
Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Keeler EB. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April
2006. AHRQ Publication No. 06-E006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costs-and-benefits-health-information-technology
The authors reviewed the literature …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35200/psn-pdf
July 27, 2005 - Hospital R.Ph.s weigh in on new JCAHO patient safety
goals.
July 27, 2005
Vecchione A. Drug Topics. July 11, 2005
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-rphs-weigh-new-jcaho-patient-safety-goals
This article summarizes the 2006 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations patient
safety goals and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39181/psn-pdf
December 16, 2009 - Decreasing patient misidentification before chemotherapy
administration.
December 16, 2009
Spruill A, Eron B, Coghill A, et al. Decreasing patient misidentification before chemotherapy administration.
Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2009;13(6):716-7. doi:10.1188/09.CJON.716-717.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decreasing-patient-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35869/psn-pdf
July 23, 2010 - Five ways you can reduce inappropriate prescribing in the
elderly: a systematic review.
July 23, 2010
Garcia RM. Five ways you can reduce inappropriate prescribing in the elderly: a systematic review. J Fam
Pract. 2006;55(4):305-12.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/five-ways-you-can-reduce-inappropriate-prescribing-el…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40981/psn-pdf
December 18, 2014 - Improving reporting of outpatient pediatric medical
errors.
December 18, 2014
Neuspiel DR, Stubbs EH, Liggin L. Improving Reporting of Outpatient Pediatric Medical Errors.
PEDIATRICS. 2011;128(6). doi:10.1542/peds.2011-0477.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-reporting-outpatient-pediatric-medical-errors
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42029/psn-pdf
September 06, 2016 - Management of drug shortages in the perioperative
setting.
September 6, 2016
Murray C, Rycek W, Johnson D, Sifuentes-Tovar F. Pharm Purch Prod. January 2013;10:12.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/management-drug-shortages-perioperative-setting
This magazine article details how one academic medical center used a colla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39363/psn-pdf
March 10, 2010 - Clinical nurse specialists as leaders in rapid response.
March 10, 2010
Jenkins SD, Lindsey PL. Clinical nurse specialists as leaders in rapid response. Clin Nurse Spec.
2010;24(1):24-30. doi:10.1097/NUR.0b013e3181c4abe9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-nurse-specialists-leaders-rapid-response
This commentar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42769/psn-pdf
November 27, 2013 - Sepsis: recognizing the next event.
November 27, 2013
Kilburn FL, Bailey P, Price D. Sepsis: recognizing the next event. Nursing (Brux). 2013;43(10):14-6.
doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000434320.25397.53.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sepsis-recognizing-next-event
This commentary describes the development and implementatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42015/psn-pdf
April 22, 2013 - Building a culture of safety through team training and
engagement.
April 22, 2013
Thomas L, Galla C. Building a culture of safety through team training and engagement. BMJ Qual Saf.
2013;22(5):425-34. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-culture-safety-through-team-training-and-enga…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40452/psn-pdf
May 11, 2011 - The novice nurse and clinical decision-making: how to
avoid errors.
May 11, 2011
Saintsing D, Gibson LM, Pennington AW. The novice nurse and clinical decision-making: how to avoid
errors. J Nurs Manag. 2011;19(3):354-9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01248.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/novice-nurse-and-clinical-de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36034/psn-pdf
September 27, 2010 - One intensive care nursery's experience with enhancing
patient safety.
September 27, 2010
Alton M, Mericle J, Brandon D. One intensive care nursery's experience with enhancing patient safety. Adv
Neonatal Care. 2006;6(3):112-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/one-intensive-care-nurserys-experience-enhancing-patient-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40421/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Safe Surgery 2020.
April 27, 2011
GE Foundation. info@safesurgery2020.org.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-surgery-2015
This Web site provides programmatic resources building on work to implement the World Health
Organization surgical safety checklist to improve surgical safety worldwide. Its efforts center…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38181/psn-pdf
October 31, 2016 - PSO Privacy Protection Center.
October 31, 2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pso-privacy-protection-center
This Web site supports AHRQ implementation of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
by providing technical assistance and educational materia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withalison-stuebe-md-msc-and-kristin-tully-phd
October 06, 2021 - We thought implementing a standard set of postpartum pain orders would help, but it hasn’t changed at … These areas include eliminating language barriers and implementing sensitive approaches to education
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-equity-and-maternal-health
October 06, 2021 - These areas include eliminating language barriers and implementing sensitive approaches to education … We thought implementing a standard set of postpartum pain orders would help, but it hasn’t changed at
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38864/psn-pdf
July 08, 2013 - Addressing the quality and safety gap—parts I-III.
July 8, 2013
Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; November 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-quality-and-safety-gap-parts-i-iii
Part I of this three-part series examines the quality improvement experience of four health care
organizations and…
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June 07, 2008 - The National Emergency Department Safety Study: study
rationale and design.
June 7, 2008
Sullivan AF, Camargo CA, Cleary PD, et al. The National Emergency Department Safety Study: Study
Rationale and Design. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14(12):1182-1189. doi:10.1197/j.aem.2007.07.014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national…