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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866809/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - Stop the line: interventions to prevent retained surgical
items.
September 25, 2024
Angelilli S. Stop the line: interventions to prevent retained surgical items. AORN J. 2024;120(2):71-81.
doi:10.1002/aorn.14190.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-line-interventions-prevent-retained-surgical-items
Retained surgica…
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May 30, 2018 - AHRQ Health Information Technology Division's 2017
Annual Report.
May 30, 2018
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2018. AHRQ Publication No. 18-0028-
EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-health-information-technology-divisions-2017-annual-report
Health care has worked to enhance use…
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December 05, 2022 - Action Planning Tool for the AHRQ Surveys on Patient
Safety Culture.
December 5, 2022
Yount N, Edelman S, Sorra J, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November
2022. AHRQ Publication No. 23-0011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/action-planning-tool-ahrq-surveys-patient-safety-culture
Im…
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October 16, 2024 - Placing patient safety at the heart of value-based
healthcare.
October 16, 2024
La Regina M, Federici L, Bianco A, et al. Placing patient safety at the heart of value-based healthcare. Int J
Qual Health Care. 2024;36(3):mzae087. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzae087.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/placing-patient-safety-heart-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44597/psn-pdf
October 28, 2015 - Smarter clinical checklists: how to minimize checklist
fatigue and maximize clinician performance.
October 28, 2015
Grigg EB. Smarter Clinical Checklists: How to Minimize Checklist Fatigue and Maximize Clinician
Performance. Anesth Analg. 2015;121(2):570-3. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000000352.
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July 07, 2021 - Barriers to and facilitators of bedside nursing handover: a
systematic review and meta-synthesis.
July 7, 2021
Clari M, Conti A, Chiarini D, et al. Barriers to and facilitators of bedside nursing handover: a systematic
review and meta-synthesis. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021;36(4):e51-e58. doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000564…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44868/psn-pdf
June 17, 2016 - Patient safety and the problem of many hands.
June 17, 2016
Dixon-Woods M, Pronovost P. Patient safety and the problem of many hands. BMJ Qual Saf.
2016;25(7):485-488. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005232.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-problem-many-hands
Although individual and organizational accountabi…
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January 26, 2022 - The evolution of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Movement
in America: lessons learned and considerations to
promote further improvement in patient safety.
January 26, 2022
Warner MA, Warner ME. The evolution of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Movement in America: lessons
learned and considerations to promote further i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47200/psn-pdf
August 20, 2018 - Creating a comprehensive, unit-based approach to
detecting and preventing harm in the neonatal intensive
care unit.
August 20, 2018
Sedlock EW, Ottosen M, Nether K, et al. J Patient Saf Risk Manag. 2018;23:167–175.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creating-comprehensive-unit-based-approach-detecting-and-preventing-har…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34998/psn-pdf
June 22, 2009 - Cause and effect analysis of closed claims in obstetrics
and gynecology.
June 22, 2009
White AA, Pichert JW, Bledsoe SH, et al. Cause and effect analysis of closed claims in obstetrics and
gynecology. Obstet Gynecol. 2005;105(5 Pt 1):1031-1038.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cause-and-effect-analysis-closed-claims-o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44651/psn-pdf
December 09, 2015 - Measurement of diagnostic errors is a key first step to
their reduction.
December 9, 2015
Singh H. National Quality Measures Expert Commentaries. November 23, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measurement-diagnostic-errors-key-first-step-their-reduction
Recently, diagnostic error has garnered much discussion and …
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July 14, 2018 - A framework for operationalizing risk: a practical
approach to patient safety.
July 14, 2018
Mathews SC, Sutcliffe K, Garrett MR, et al. A framework for operationalizing risk: A practical approach to
patient safety. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2018;38(1):38-46. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21317.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frame…
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January 31, 2024 - Psychological safety and hierarchy in operating room
debriefing: reflexive thematic analysis.
January 31, 2024
McElroy C, Skegg E, Mudgway M, et al. Psychological safety and hierarchy in operating room debriefing:
reflexive thematic analysis. J Surg Res. 2023;295:567-573. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2023.11.054.
https://psn…
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November 20, 2015 - Why even good physicians do not wash their hands.
November 20, 2015
Redelmeier DA, Shafir E. Why even good physicians do not wash their hands. BMJ Qual Saf.
2015;24(12):744-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004319.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-even-good-physicians-do-not-wash-their-hands
Insufficient hand hygiene comp…
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June 20, 2012 - Factors predicting change in hospital safety climate and
capability in a multi-site patient safety collaborative: a
longitudinal survey study.
June 20, 2012
Benn J, Burnett S, Parand A, et al. Factors predicting change in hospital safety climate and capability in a
multi-site patient safety collaborative: a longit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46938/psn-pdf
April 25, 2018 - Diagnostic reasoning and cognitive biases of nurse
practitioners.
April 25, 2018
Lawson TN. Diagnostic Reasoning and Cognitive Biases of Nurse Practitioners. J Nurs Educ.
2018;57(4):203-208. doi:10.3928/01484834-20180322-03.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-reasoning-and-cognitive-biases-nurse-practitioners…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48149/psn-pdf
July 31, 2019 - Zero Harm: How to Achieve Patient and Workforce Safety
in Healthcare.
July 31, 2019
Clapper C, Merlino J, Stockmeier C, eds. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2019. ISBN:
9781260440928.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-harm-how-achieve-patient-and-workforce-safety-healthcare
Achieving zero preventable harms h…
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June 22, 2017 - A primer on PDSA: executing plan–do–study–act cycles
in practice, not just in name.
June 22, 2017
Leis JA, Shojania KG. A primer on PDSA: executing plan-do-study-act cycles in practice, not just in name.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(7):572-577. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006245.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primer-pdsa-execu…
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February 25, 2019 - Future directions for diagnostic decision support.
February 25, 2019
Carr S. ImproveDx. April 2016;3:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/future-directions-diagnostic-decision-support
Clinical decision support systems are tools being used to augment clinical reasoning and diagnostic
accuracy. This newsletter article …
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July 17, 2019 - 2018 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality
Awards.
July 17, 2019
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019;45(7):461-486.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2018-john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-awards
The Eisenberg Award honors individuals and organizations who have made important contributions to
patient saf…