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  1. How reliable is your hospital? A qualitative framework for analysing reliability levels. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Commentary How reliable is your hospital? A qualitative framework for analysing reliability levels. Citation Text: Ikkersheim DE, Berg M. How reliable is your hospital? A qualitative framework for analysing reliability levels. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(9):785-790. Copy Citation Format…

  2. New research highlights the role of patient safety culture and safer care. | PSNet

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    May 20, 2009 - Commentary New research highlights the role of patient safety culture and safer care. Citation Text: Clancy CM. New research highlights the role of patient safety culture and safer care. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26(3):193-6. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31821d0520. Copy Citation Format: …

  3. Removing the "me" from "MD." | PSNet

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    July 18, 2016 - Commentary Removing the "me" from "MD." Citation Text: Parikh RB. Removing the “Me” From “MD”. JAMA. 2013;310(18). doi:10.1001/jama.2013.280722. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS Download Ci…

  4. At the Precipice of Quality Health Care: The Role of the Toxicologist in Enhancing Patient and Medication Safety. | PSNet

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    April 13, 2022 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings At the Precipice of Quality Health Care: The Role of the Toxicologist in Enhancing Patient and Medication Safety. Citation Text: At the Precipice of Quality Health Care: The Role of the Toxicologist in Enhancing Patient and Medication Safety. J Med Toxicol.…

  5. Reduction in pediatric identification band errors: a quality collaborative. | PSNet

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    March 14, 2022 - Study Reduction in pediatric identification band errors: a quality collaborative. Citation Text: Phillips SC, Saysana M, Worley S, et al. Reduction in pediatric identification band errors: a quality collaborative. Pediatrics. 2012;129(6):e1587-93. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-1911. Copy Cit…

  6. Barcode identification for transfusion safety. | PSNet

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    September 09, 2020 - Review Barcode identification for transfusion safety. Citation Text: Murphy MF, Kay JDS. Barcode identification for transfusion safety. Curr Opin Hematol. 2004;11(5):334-338. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged Pu…

  7. Optimizing medication safety in the home. | PSNet

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    August 24, 2015 - Study Optimizing medication safety in the home. Citation Text: LeBlanc RG, Choi J. Optimizing medication safety in the home. Home Healthc Now. 2015;33(6):313-319. doi:10.1097/NHH.0000000000000246. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote…

  8. Understanding why quality initiatives succeed or fail: a sociotechnical systems perspective. | PSNet

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    March 10, 2021 - Commentary Understanding why quality initiatives succeed or fail: a sociotechnical systems perspective. Citation Text: Wiegmann DA. Understanding Why Quality Initiatives Succeed or Fail: A Sociotechnical Systems Perspective. Ann Surg. 2016;263(1):9-11. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000001333. …

  9. Imagining the future of diagnostic performance feedback. | PSNet

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    September 01, 2021 - Commentary Imagining the future of diagnostic performance feedback. Citation Text: Rosner BI, Zwaan L, Olson APJ. Imagining the future of diagnostic performance feedback. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023;10(1):31-37. doi:10.1515/dx-2022-0055. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar …

  10. Blind obedience and an unnecessary workup for hypoglycemia: a teachable moment. | PSNet

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    March 14, 2022 - Commentary Blind obedience and an unnecessary workup for hypoglycemia: a teachable moment. Citation Text: Wang EY, Patrick L, Connor DM. Blind Obedience and an Unnecessary Workup for Hypoglycemia: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(2):279-280. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.71…

  11. Patient Safety Organizations: a new paradigm in quality management and communication systems in healthcare. | PSNet

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    March 10, 2021 - Commentary Patient Safety Organizations: a new paradigm in quality management and communication systems in healthcare. Citation Text: Dotan DB. Patient safety organizations. J Clin Engineer. 2013;34(3):142-146. doi:10.1097/jce.0b013e3181aae4b2. Copy Citation Format: DOI G…

  12. Advancing Maternal Health Equity and Reducing Maternal Mortality Workshop. | PSNet

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    May 19, 2021 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings Advancing Maternal Health Equity and Reducing Maternal Mortality Workshop. Citation Text: Advancing Maternal Health Equity and Reducing Maternal Mortality Workshop. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. June 7-8, 2021. Copy Citatio…

  13. Economic Analysis of Medical Malpractice Liability and Its Reform. | PSNet

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    January 31, 2018 - Book/Report Economic Analysis of Medical Malpractice Liability and Its Reform. Citation Text: Economic Analysis of Medical Malpractice Liability and Its Reform. Arlen J. New York, NY: New York University School of Law; May 9, 2013. Public Law Research Paper No. 13-25.   Copy…

  14. HIM functions in healthcare quality and patient safety. | PSNet

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    July 05, 2017 - Commentary HIM functions in healthcare quality and patient safety. Citation Text: Berretoni A, Bochantin F, Brown T, et al. HIM functions in healthcare quality and patient safety. J AHIMA. 2011;82(8):42-5. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML …

  15. A multifaceted approach to improve patient safety, prevent medical errors and resolve the professional liability crisis. | PSNet

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    June 12, 2008 - Commentary A multifaceted approach to improve patient safety, prevent medical errors and resolve the professional liability crisis. Citation Text: Weinstein L. A multifacited approach to improve patient safety, prevent medical errors and resolve the professional liability crisis. Am J …

  16. TeamSTEPPS: assuring optimal teamwork in clinical settings. | PSNet

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    January 12, 2011 - Commentary TeamSTEPPS: assuring optimal teamwork in clinical settings. Citation Text: Clancy CM, Tornberg DN. TeamSTEPPS: assuring optimal teamwork in clinical settings. Am J Med Qual. 2007;22(3):214-7. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML End…

  17. Using medical malpractice closed claims data to reduce surgical risk and improve patient safety. | PSNet

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    December 01, 2010 - Commentary Using medical malpractice closed claims data to reduce surgical risk and improve patient safety. Citation Text: Manuel BM, Greenwald LM. Using medical malpractice closed claims data to reduce surgical risk and improve patient safety. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2007;92(3):27-30. Copy…

  18. Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions. | PSNet

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    March 14, 2018 - Book/Report Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions. Citation Text: Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions. Osei-Anto A, Joshi M, Audet AJ, Berman A, Jencks SF. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund, The John Hartford Foundation, Healt…

  19. Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on the Quality and Safety of Health Care in the United States. | PSNet

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    April 12, 2006 - Book/Report Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on the Quality and Safety of Health Care in the United States. Citation Text: Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on the Quality and Safety of Health Care in the United States. Shea KK, Shih A, Davis K. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund…

  20. Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report: A National Patient Safety Imperative. | PSNet

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    August 01, 2012 - Government Resource Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report: A National Patient Safety Imperative. Citation Text: Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report: A National Patient Safety Imperative. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13…
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