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  1. Hospital mortality: when failure is not a good measure of success. | PSNet

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    December 22, 2010 - Commentary Hospital mortality: when failure is not a good measure of success. Citation Text: Shojania KG, Forster AJ. Hospital mortality: when failure is not a good measure of success. CMAJ. 2008;179(2):153-7. doi:10.1503/cmaj.080010. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scho…

  2. Team training of medical students in the 21st century: would Flexner approve? | PSNet

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    November 21, 2012 - Commentary Team training of medical students in the 21st century: would Flexner approve? Citation Text: Morrison G, Goldfarb S, Lanken PN. Team training of medical students in the 21st century: would Flexner approve? Acad Med. 2010;85(2):254-9. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181c8845e. Copy …

  3. Funding Announcement for Projects Targeting the Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections. | PSNet

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    August 01, 2012 - Grant Announcement Funding Announcement for Projects Targeting the Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Citation Text: Funding Announcement for Projects Targeting the Reduction of Healthcare-Associated Infections. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July …

  4. FDA Guidance Document: Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment. | PSNet

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    July 01, 2009 - Organizational Policy/Guidelines FDA Guidance Document: Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment. Citation Text: FDA Guidance Document: Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment. Rockville MD: Center for Devices a…

  5. Wired hospitals: can high tech save your life? | PSNet

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    August 07, 2024 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Wired hospitals: can high tech save your life? Citation Text: Fischman J. Wired hospitals: can high tech save your life? U.S. news & world report. 2005;139(4):44-5, 49-50, 52. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML End…

  6. Examining medication errors in a tertiary hospital. | PSNet

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    May 27, 2011 - Commentary Examining medication errors in a tertiary hospital. Citation Text: Maricle K, Whitehead L, Rhodes M. Examining medication errors in a tertiary hospital. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22(1):20-27. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNot…

  7. New patient safety organizations lower roadblocks to medical error reporting. | PSNet

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    May 20, 2009 - Commentary New patient safety organizations lower roadblocks to medical error reporting. Citation Text: Clancy CM. New patient safety organizations lower roadblocks to medical error reporting. Am J Med Qual. 2008;23(4):318-21. doi:10.1177/1062860608319673. Copy Citation Format: …

  8. SAFER Electronic Health Records: Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience. | PSNet

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    December 20, 2017 - Book/Report SAFER Electronic Health Records: Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience. Citation Text: SAFER Electronic Health Records: Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience. Sittig DF, Singh H, eds. Waretown, NJ: Apple Academic Press; 2015. ISBN: 9781771881173. Copy Citation …

  9. Special K with no license to kill: accidental ketamine overdose on induction of general anesthesia. | PSNet

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    March 17, 2021 - Commentary Special K with no license to kill: accidental ketamine overdose on induction of general anesthesia. Citation Text: Warner LL, Smischney N. Accidental Ketamine Overdose on Induction of General Anesthesia. Am J Case Rep. 2018;19:10-12. Copy Citation Format: Google …

  10. Patient safety: is it just another bandwagon? | PSNet

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    June 12, 2013 - Commentary Patient safety: is it just another bandwagon? Citation Text: Storch JL. Patient safety: is it just another bandwagon? Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2005;18(2):39-55. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMe…

  11. Office-based anesthesia: new frontiers, better outcomes, and emphasis on safety. | PSNet

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    March 10, 2011 - Review Office-based anesthesia: new frontiers, better outcomes, and emphasis on safety. Citation Text: Desai MS. Office-based anesthesia: new frontiers, better outcomes, and emphasis on safety. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2008;21(6):699-703. doi:10.1097/ACO.0b013e328313e879. Copy Citat…

  12. Lessons from the war on cancer: the need for basic research on safety. | PSNet

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    July 14, 2010 - Commentary Lessons from the war on cancer: the need for basic research on safety. Citation Text: Lessons from the war on cancer: the need for basic research on safety. Cook RI. J Patient Saf. 2005.1(1):7-8 Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Do…

  13. Human factors of complex sociotechnical systems. | PSNet

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    June 09, 2021 - Commentary Human factors of complex sociotechnical systems. Citation Text: Carayon P. Human factors of complex sociotechnical systems. Appl Ergon. 2006;37(4):525-35. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RI…

  14. Special Issue on Prescription Drug Misuse. | PSNet

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    November 25, 2020 - Special or Theme Issue Special Issue on Prescription Drug Misuse. Citation Text: Special Issue on Prescription Drug Misuse. Rickles NM, Fleming ML, Björnsdottir I, eds. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2019;15:907-1056. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print …

  15. Patient Safety Organizations: Hospital Participation, Value, and Challenges. | PSNet

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    February 11, 2015 - Book/Report Patient Safety Organizations: Hospital Participation, Value, and Challenges. Citation Text: Patient Safety Organizations: Hospital Participation, Value, and Challenges. US Department of Health and Human Services; Office of the Inspector General, September 2019. OIG Report N…

  16. Failure mode and effects analysis: a useful tool for risk identification and injury prevention. | PSNet

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    September 24, 2010 - Commentary Failure mode and effects analysis: a useful tool for risk identification and injury prevention. Citation Text: Paparella S. Failure mode and effects analysis: a useful tool for risk identification and injury prevention. Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publicatio…

  17. Using AHRQ’s SOPS Hospital Survey and Workplace Safety Item Set: Experiences From a State Hospital Association. | PSNet

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    March 22, 2024 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings Using AHRQ’s SOPS Hospital Survey and Workplace Safety Item Set: Experiences From a State Hospital Association. Citation Text: Using AHRQ’s SOPS Hospital Survey and Workplace Safety Item Set: Experiences From a State Hospital Association. Agency for Healthc…

  18. Better off not knowing: improving clinical care by limiting physician access to unsolicited diagnostic information. | PSNet

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    November 29, 2017 - Commentary Better off not knowing: improving clinical care by limiting physician access to unsolicited diagnostic information. Citation Text: Volk ML, Ubel PA. Better off not knowing: improving clinical care by limiting physician access to unsolicited diagnostic information. Arch Intern…

  19. Culture change at the source: a medical school tackles patient safety. | PSNet

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    April 12, 2023 - Commentary Culture change at the source: a medical school tackles patient safety. Citation Text: Meiris DC, Clarke JL, Nash DB. Culture change at the source: a medical school tackles patient safety. Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(1):9-12. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubM…

  20. Errors and analysis of errors. | PSNet

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    August 28, 2019 - Commentary Errors and analysis of errors. Citation Text: Mulligan MA, Nechodom P. Errors and analysis of errors. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2008;51(4):656-65. doi:10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181899a5a. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML E…
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