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April 02, 2009 - CPOE: it don't come easy.
April 2, 2009
Anderson HJ. CPOE: it don't come easy. Health Data Manag. 2009;17(1):18-20, 22, 24 passim.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cpoe-it-dont-come-easy
Although shifting from paper-based or verbal orders to computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
systems could reduce medical errors…
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May 23, 2018 - TeamSTEPPS Canada.
May 23, 2018
Canadian Patient Safety Institute.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamstepps-canada
The TeamSTEPPS program was developed to support effective communication and teamwork skills in
various health care settings. This site supports the Canadian TeamSTEPPS initiative. The program will
pre…
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December 22, 2014 - National Quality Measures Clearinghouse (NQMC).
December 22, 2014
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 1998-2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-quality-measures-clearinghouse-nqmc
This web-accessible database provided access to evidence-based quality measures and measure sets.
The mission of the Nat…
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October 19, 2012 - Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE
from FALLS.
October 19, 2012
Apold J, Quigley PA. Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. J Nurs Care
Qual. 2012;27(4):299-306. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182599d1b.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minnesota-hospital-association-statewide-p…
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January 05, 2014 - Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of
Electronic Health Records.
January 5, 2014
Jones SS, Koppel R, Ridgely MS, Palen TE, Wu S, Harrison MI. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; August 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-reducing-unintended-consequences-electronic-health-records
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November 28, 2018 - Improving Diagnosis.
November 28, 2018
Deutsch E, ed. PA-PSRS Pa Patient Saf Advis. 2018 Oct 31;15(suppl 1):1-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis
This special issue raises awareness of challenges to reducing diagnostic error. Articles discuss insights
from experts about how to improve diagnosis, t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34138/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - National Quality Forum.
January 20, 2016
1099 14th Street NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-quality-forum
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a private, not-for-profit membership organization created to develop
and implement a national strategy for quality and safety measure…
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November 06, 2019 - Findings of Two Inaugural Leapfrog Surveys 2019.
November 6, 2019
Washington DC: Leapfrog Group; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/findings-two-inaugural-leapfrog-surveys-2019
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) are established venues for surgical care despite engagement in
assessment to ensure their safety. This re…
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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/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/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/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/38908/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - Rapid response systems in adult academic medical
centers.
January 3, 2017
Wood KA, Ranji SR, Ide B, et al. Rapid response systems in adult academic medical centers. Jt Comm J
Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35(9):475-82, 437.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-systems-adult-academic-medical-centers
This survey ch…
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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/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/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/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/42757/psn-pdf
November 20, 2013 - Clinical ICT Systems in the Victorian Public Health Sector.
November 20, 2013
Doyle J. Melbourne, Australia: Victorian Auditor-General's Office; October 30, 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-ict-systems-victorian-public-health-sector
Following the implementation of a large clinical information communicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41729/psn-pdf
October 10, 2012 - Checklists change communication about key elements of
patient care.
October 10, 2012
Newkirk M, Pamplin JC, Kuwamoto R, et al. Checklists change communication about key elements of
patient care. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012;73(2 Suppl 1):S75-82. doi:10.1097/TA.0b013e3182606239.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/check…
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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…