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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48106/psn-pdf
July 24, 2019 - Teamwork Toolkit.
July 24, 2019
Durham, NC: Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality; June 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-toolkit
Improving teamwork and communication is a continued focus in the hospital setting. This toolkit is designed
to help organizations create a culture that embeds teamwork…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45229/psn-pdf
July 13, 2016 - The WakeWings journey: creating a patient safety
program.
July 13, 2016
Mills E. The WakeWings Journey: Creating a Patient Safety Program. AORN J. 2016;103(6):636-9.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2016.04.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wakewings-journey-creating-patient-safety-program
Successful and sustainable implementa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60565/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - The public has been forgiving. But hospitals got some
things wrong.
June 3, 2020
Ofri D. The public has been forgiving. But hospitals got some things wrong. New York Times. 2020; May
21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/public-has-been-forgiving-hospitals-got-some-things-wrong
The complexity of the COVID-19 crisis cr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72652/psn-pdf
January 20, 2021 - Textbook of Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management.
January 20, 2021
Donaldson L, Ricciardi W, Sheridan S, Tartaglia R, eds. Springer Nature: Cham Switzerland; 2021. ISBN
9783030594022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/textbook-patient-safety-and-clinical-risk-management
Foundations and practical exp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72685/psn-pdf
January 27, 2021 - Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare.
January 27, 2021
Carayon P, Hignett S, Albolino S eds. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021;33(Supp1):1-71.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-and-ergonomics-healthcare
Human factors approaches have been identified as one of the primary vehicles to create las…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41792/psn-pdf
November 21, 2012 - Systematic review of serious games for medical
education and surgical skills training.
November 21, 2012
Graafland M, Schraagen JM, Schijven MP. Systematic review of serious games for medical education and
surgical skills training. Br J Surg. 2012;99(10):1322-30. doi:10.1002/bjs.8819.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60677/psn-pdf
July 08, 2020 - Optimizing patient safety through system strategies and
patient engagement.
July 8, 2020
Rooprai P, Mistry N. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. June 23, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-patient-safety-through-system-strategies-and-patient-engagement
Health systems are complex environments that require integra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40198/psn-pdf
February 09, 2011 - Measures and measurement of high-performance work
systems in health care settings: propositions for
improvement.
February 9, 2011
Etchegaray J, St John C, Thomas EJ. Measures and measurement of high-performance work systems in
health care settings: Propositions for improvement. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36(1):3…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849338/psn-pdf
May 24, 2023 - The impact of language barriers on patient care: a
pharmacy perspective.
May 24, 2023
Patel J. PM Healthcare Journal. Spring 2023(4):5-18.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-language-barriers-patient-care-pharmacy-perspective
Language discordance is known to degrade medication safety. The article discusses an exa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45508/psn-pdf
September 28, 2016 - Surviving a bad diagnosis.
September 28, 2016
Hobson K. US News News and World Report. September 13, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surviving-bad-diagnosis
Diagnostic error has recently gained recognition as an important patient safety concern. This news article
relates the experiences of patients who were mis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38278/psn-pdf
January 15, 2009 - The impact of introducing medical emergency team
system on the documentations of vital signs.
January 15, 2009
Chen J, Hillman KM, Bellomo R, et al. The impact of introducing medical emergency team system on the
documentations of vital signs. Resuscitation. 2008;80(1). doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.10.009.
http…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42139/psn-pdf
March 27, 2013 - Personalised performance feedback reduces narcotic
prescription errors in a NICU.
March 27, 2013
Sullivan KM, Suh S, Monk H, et al. Personalised performance feedback reduces narcotic prescription
errors in a NICU. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(3):256-62. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001089.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/personal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837076/psn-pdf
May 11, 2022 - AHRQ Challenge on Innovative Solutions To Update or
Re-Create TeamSTEPPS Videos.
May 11, 2022
Rockville, MD; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: April 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-challenge-innovative-solutions-update-or-re-create-teamstepps-videos
TeamSTEPPS promotes effective teamwork, collabo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45006/psn-pdf
April 06, 2016 - Quality and Patient Safety.
April 6, 2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-patient-safety
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has provided access to patient safety research,
information, and tools for nearly two decades. This website offers a wide rang…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42631/psn-pdf
November 08, 2013 - "That was a close call": endorsing a broad definition of
near misses in health care.
November 8, 2013
Marks CM, Kasda E, Paine LA, et al. "That was a close call": endorsing a broad definition of near misses in
health care. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(10):475-479.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/was-close-call…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46210/psn-pdf
July 12, 2017 - Could emotional intelligence make patients safer?
July 12, 2017
Codier E, Codier DD. Could Emotional Intelligence Make Patients Safer? Am J Nurs. 2017;117(7):58-62.
doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000520946.39224.db.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/could-emotional-intelligence-make-patients-safer
Nontechnical skill development i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37675/psn-pdf
April 09, 2008 - Hospital progress in reducing error: the impact of
external interventions.
April 9, 2008
Hosford SB. Hospital progress in reducing error: the impact of external interventions. Hosp Top.
2008;86(1):9-19. doi:10.3200/HTPS.86.1.9-20.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-progress-reducing-error-impact-external-interv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839328/psn-pdf
November 02, 2022 - Quality and Safety.
November 2, 2022
Iyer R, Walker A, eds. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022;32(11):1176-1272.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-safety-1
Progress made in the adoption of infrastructure, Safety I, and Safety II concepts in high- and middle- to
lower-income countries around the world support safe pedia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35345/psn-pdf
July 20, 2009 - Fixing healthcare from the inside, today.
July 20, 2009
Spear SJ. Fixing health care from the inside, today. Harv Bus Rev. 2005;83(9):78-91, 158.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fixing-healthcare-inside-today
This commentary provides a broad overview of the issues facing health care systems in their efforts to
promot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47533/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Patient Safety: A Health Affairs Briefing.
June 19, 2019
Project Hope.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-health-affairs-briefing
To Err Is Human was released almost 2 decades ago and continues to influence a growing area of study
aimed at improving health care and reducing medical error. This in-person a…