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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41606/psn-pdf
February 01, 2019 - Safe use of opioids in hospitals.
December 23, 2016
Sentinel Event Alert. 2012;49:1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-use-opioids-hospitals
Opioid pain medications are considered high-risk medications due to the potential for respiratory
depression and other adverse effects. Because these medications are freque…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44579/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Increased appropriateness of customized alert
acknowledgement reasons for overridden medication
alerts in a computerized provider order entry system.
September 1, 2016
Dekarske BM, Zimmerman CR, Chang R, et al. Increased appropriateness of customized alert
acknowledgement reasons for overridden medication alerts i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46094/psn-pdf
July 11, 2017 - Hiding in plain sight—resurrecting the power of
inspecting the patient.
July 11, 2017
Gupta S, Saint S, Detsky AS. Hiding in Plain Sight-Resurrecting the Power of Inspecting the Patient. JAMA
Intern Med. 2017;177(6):757-758. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.0634.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hiding-plain-sight-resur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45031/psn-pdf
February 18, 2017 - Information transfer in multidisciplinary operating room
teams: a simulation-based observational study.
February 18, 2017
Cumin D, Skilton C, Weller J. Information transfer in multidisciplinary operating room teams: a simulation-
based observational study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(3):209-216. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-00…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837597/psn-pdf
June 29, 2022 - Patient safety informatics: criteria development for
assessing the maturity of digital patient safety in
hospitals.
June 29, 2022
Kutza J-O, Hübner U, Holmgren AJ, et al. Patient safety informatics: criteria development for assessing the
maturity of digital patient safety in hospitals. Stud Health Technol Inform. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867097/psn-pdf
November 06, 2024 - Recommendations but no Action: Improving the
Effectiveness of Quality and Safety Recommendations in
Healthcare.
November 6, 2024
Recommendations But No Action: Improving The Effectiveness Of Quality And Safety Recommendations
In Healthcare. Dorset, UK: Health Services Safety Investigations Body; September 2024.
h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848082/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - Adopting high reliability organization principles to lead a
large scale clinical transformation.
April 26, 2023
Pozzobon LD, Lam J, Chimonides E, et al. Adopting high reliability organization principles to lead a large
scale clinical transformation. Healthc Manage Forum. 2023;36(4):241-245.
doi:10.1177/08404704231…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47990/psn-pdf
June 18, 2019 - The admission conference call: a novel approach to
optimizing pediatric emergency department to admitting
floor communication.
June 18, 2019
Hendrickson MA, Schempf EN, Furnival RA, et al. The Admission Conference Call: A Novel Approach to
Optimizing Pediatric Emergency Department to Admitting Floor Communication.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42885/psn-pdf
January 22, 2014 - Medication error reporting in rural critical access
hospitals in the North Dakota Telepharmacy Project.
January 22, 2014
Scott DM, Friesner DL, Rathke AM, et al. Medication error reporting in rural critical access hospitals in the
North Dakota Telepharmacy Project. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2014;71(1):58-67. doi:10.2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45868/psn-pdf
January 31, 2018 - Increasing trainee reporting of adverse events with
monthly, trainee-directed review of adverse events.
January 31, 2018
Smith A, Hatoun J, Moses J. Increasing Trainee Reporting of Adverse Events With Monthly Trainee-
Directed Review of Adverse Events. Acad Pediatr. 2017;17(8):902-906. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2017.01.00…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44748/psn-pdf
August 19, 2016 - Beyond clinical engagement: a pragmatic model for
quality improvement interventions, aligning clinical and
managerial priorities.
August 19, 2016
Pannick S, Sevdalis N, Athanasiou T. Beyond clinical engagement: a pragmatic model for quality
improvement interventions, aligning clinical and managerial priorities. BM…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854255/psn-pdf
October 04, 2023 - Empowering telemetry technicians and enhancing
communication to improve in-hospital cardiac arrest
survival.
October 4, 2023
McCoy C, Keshvani N, Warsi M, et al. Empowering telemetry technicians and enhancing communication to
improve in-hospital cardiac arrest survival. BMJ Open Qual. 2023;12(3):e002220. doi:10.11…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44877/psn-pdf
April 27, 2016 - Actions Needed to Help Ensure Appropriate Medication
Continuation and Prescribing Practices.
April 27, 2016
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; January 5, 2016. Publication GAO-16-
158.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/actions-needed-help-ensure-appropriate-medication-continuation-and-
pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46815/psn-pdf
April 29, 2018 - Designing and evaluating an automated system for real-
time medication administration error detection in a
neonatal intensive care unit.
April 29, 2018
Ni Y, Lingren T, Hall ES, et al. Designing and evaluating an automated system for real-time medication
administration error detection in a neonatal intensive care …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43783/psn-pdf
January 14, 2015 - Improving the quality and safety of care on the medical
ward: a review and synthesis of the evidence base.
January 14, 2015
Pannick S, Beveridge I, Wachter R, et al. Improving the quality and safety of care on the medical ward: A
review and synthesis of the evidence base. Eur J Intern Med. 2014;25(10):874-87.
doi:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40984/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Provider and pharmacist responses to warfarin drug–drug
interaction alerts: a study of healthcare downstream of
CPOE alerts.
September 1, 2016
Miller AM, Boro MS, Korman NE, et al. Provider and pharmacist responses to warfarin drug-drug
interaction alerts: a study of healthcare downstream of CPOE alerts. J Am Med …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34803/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - Systematic root cause analysis of adverse drug events in
a tertiary referral hospital.
January 5, 2017
Rex JH, Turnbull JE, Allen SJ, et al. Systematic Root Cause Analysis of Adverse Drug Events in a Tertiary
Referral Hospital. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2016;26(10). doi:10.1016/s1070-3241(00)26048-3.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866855/psn-pdf
October 02, 2024 - Reduction in preventable time-critical dose omissions:
impact of electronic medication management systems on
in-patients.
October 2, 2024
Graudins LV, Crute S, Poole SG, et al. Reduction in preventable time-critical dose omissions: impact of
electronic medication management systems on in-patients. Contemp Nurse. 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35850/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Computerization can create safety hazards: a bar-coding
near miss.
May 27, 2011
McDonald CJ. Computerization can create safety hazards: a bar-coding near miss. Ann Intern Med.
2006;144(7):510-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computerization-can-create-safety-hazards-bar-coding-near-miss
This case study shares the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42513/psn-pdf
January 15, 2014 - A comprehensive patient safety program can significantly
reduce preventable harm, associated costs, and hospital
mortality.
January 15, 2014
Brilli RJ, McClead RE, Crandall W, et al. A comprehensive patient safety program can significantly reduce
preventable harm, associated costs, and hospital mortality. J Pediat…