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  1. Improving ambulatory patient safety: learning from the last decade, moving ahead in the next. | PSNet

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    November 15, 2018 - Commentary Improving ambulatory patient safety: learning from the last decade, moving ahead in the next. Citation Text: Wynia MK, Classen DC. Improving Ambulatory Patient Safety. JAMA. 2011;306(22):2504-2505. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1820. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Sc…

  2. When things go wrong: how health care organizations deal with major failures. | PSNet

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    March 13, 2013 - Commentary Classic When things go wrong: how health care organizations deal with major failures. Citation Text: Walshe K, Shortell SM. When things go wrong: how health care organizations deal with major failures. Health Aff (Millwood). 2004;23(3):103-11. Copy …

  3. Medication administration process assessment: applying lessons learned from commercial aviation. | PSNet

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    May 25, 2011 - Commentary Medication administration process assessment: applying lessons learned from commercial aviation. Citation Text: Donahue M, Brown JP, Fitzpatrick JJ. Medication administration process assessment: applying lessons learned from commercial aviation. J Nurs Admin. 2009;39(2):77-8…

  4. Interns overestimate the effectiveness of their hand-off communication. | PSNet

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    March 02, 2011 - Study Interns overestimate the effectiveness of their hand-off communication. Citation Text: Chang VY, Arora V, Lev-Ari S, et al. Interns overestimate the effectiveness of their hand-off communication. Pediatrics. 2010;125(3):491-496. doi:10.1542/peds.2009-0351. Copy Citation For…

  5. Six things every plastic surgeon needs to know about teamwork training and checklists. | PSNet

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    September 07, 2016 - Image/Poster Six things every plastic surgeon needs to know about teamwork training and checklists. Citation Text: Harden SW. Six things every plastic surgeon needs to know about teamwork training and checklists. Aesthet Surg J. 2013;33(3):443-8. doi:10.1177/1090820X13477417. Copy Ci…

  6. Safety culture includes "good catches." | PSNet

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    August 21, 2024 - Commentary Safety culture includes "good catches." Citation Text: Traynor K. Safety culture includes "good catches". Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(19):1597-1599. doi:10.2146/news150065. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML En…

  7. Identifying cross contaminants and specimen mix-ups in surgical pathology. | PSNet

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    July 22, 2020 - Review Identifying cross contaminants and specimen mix-ups in surgical pathology. Citation Text: Hunt JL. Identifying cross contaminants and specimen mix-ups in surgical pathology. Adv Anat Pathol. 2008;15(4):211-7. doi:10.1097/PAP.0b013e31817bf596. Copy Citation Format: …

  8. Reducing medication errors and improving systems reliability using an electronic medication reconciliation system. | PSNet

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    January 09, 2013 - Study Reducing medication errors and improving systems reliability using an electronic medication reconciliation system. Citation Text: Agrawal A, Wu WY. Reducing Medication Errors and Improving Systems Reliability Using an Electronic Medication Reconciliation System. The Joint Commissio…

  9. Medication reconciliation: developing and implementing a program. | PSNet

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    August 21, 2024 - Study Medication reconciliation: developing and implementing a program. Citation Text: Schwarz M, Wyskiel R. Medication Reconciliation: Developing and Implementing a Program. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2007;18(4). doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2006.09.003. Copy Citation Format: …

  10. Oncology care setting design and planning part I: concepts for the oncology nurse that improve patient safety. | PSNet

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    September 24, 2010 - Commentary Oncology care setting design and planning part I: concepts for the oncology nurse that improve patient safety. Citation Text: Sheridan-Leos N. Oncology care setting design and planning part I: Concepts for the oncology nurse that improve patient safety. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 20…

  11. The nuclear power industry as an alternative analogy for safety in anaesthesia and a novel approach for the conceptualisation of safety goals. | PSNet

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    February 13, 2019 - Commentary The nuclear power industry as an alternative analogy for safety in anaesthesia and a novel approach for the conceptualisation of safety goals. Citation Text: Webster CS. The nuclear power industry as an alternative analogy for safety in anaesthesia and a novel approach for t…

  12. A piece of my mind. Coping with fallibility. | PSNet

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    June 26, 2015 - Commentary Classic A piece of my mind. Coping with fallibility. Citation Text: Levinson W, Dunn PM. A piece of my mind. Coping with fallibility. JAMA. 1989;261(15):2252. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XM…

  13. ADEs and automation. | PSNet

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    January 15, 2014 - Commentary ADEs and automation. Citation Text: Kloppenborg E, Wheeler A, Luria J. ADEs and automation. Nurs Manage. 2009;40(1):43-7. doi:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000343983.46376.31. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged…

  14. Crossing to safety: transforming healthcare organizations for patient safety. | PSNet

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    January 05, 2012 - Commentary Crossing to safety: transforming healthcare organizations for patient safety. Citation Text: Ralston JD, Larson EB. Crossing to safety: transforming healthcare organizations for patient safety. J Postgrad Med. 2005;51(1):61-67. Copy Citation Format: Google Scho…

  15. Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: What's Wrong and How to Fix It | PSNet

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    August 01, 2012 - Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: What's Wrong and How to Fix It Jerry Gurwitz, MD | August 1, 2012  Also Read a Conversation View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Gurwitz JH. Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: What's Wrong and How to Fix I…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2017 - Workplace Safety in Health Care January 1, 2017 Simon RW, Canacari EG. Workplace Safety in Health Care. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/workplace-safety-health-care Perspective The patient safety movement has highlighted the risks that patients face when receiving health care. But, impo…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2010 - The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance April 1, 2010 Roberts LL, Ward MM, Evans TC. The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance. PSNet [internet]. 2010. ht…

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2009 - In Conversation with...Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH April 1, 2009 In Conversation with..Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH . PSNet [internet]. 2009. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withmark-chassin-md-mpp-mph Editor's note: Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, is president of The Joint Commission, the preeminent s…

  19. Empowering informal caregivers with health information: OpenNotes as a safety strategy. | PSNet

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    June 06, 2018 - Study Empowering informal caregivers with health information: OpenNotes as a safety strategy. Citation Text: Chimowitz H, Gerard M, Fossa A, et al. Empowering Informal Caregivers with Health Information: OpenNotes as a Safety Strategy. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2018;44(3):130-136. doi:10.1016/…

  20. One size fits all? Mixed methods evaluation of the impact of 100% single-room accommodation on staff and patient experience, safety and costs. | PSNet

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    July 01, 2016 - Study Classic One size fits all? Mixed methods evaluation of the impact of 100% single-room accommodation on staff and patient experience, safety and costs. Citation Text: Maben J, Griffiths P, Penfold C, et al. One size fits all? Mixed methods evaluation of the…
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