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October 22, 2014 - The "Dirty Dozen": 12 persistent safety gaffes that we
need to resolve!
October 22, 2014
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 9, 2014;19:1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dirty-dozen-12-persistent-safety-gaffes-we-need-resolve
Changes in practice require time and monitoring to achieve lasting …
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December 04, 2016 - Alarm fatigue: use of an evidence-based alarm
management strategy.
December 4, 2016
Turmell JW, Coke L, Catinella R, et al. Alarm Fatigue. J Nurs Care Qual. 2016;32(1):47-54.
doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000223.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alarm-fatigue-use-evidence-based-alarm-management-strategy
Reducing nuisance…
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August 08, 2018 - A method to identify pediatric high-risk diagnoses missed
in the emergency department.
August 8, 2018
Sundberg M, Perron CO, Kimia A, et al. A method to identify pediatric high-risk diagnoses missed in the
emergency department. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(2):63-69. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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August 11, 2021 - Visual illusions in radiology: untrue perceptions in
medical images and their implications for diagnostic
accuracy.
August 11, 2021
Alexander RG, Yazdanie F, Waite S, et al. Visual illusions in radiology: untrue perceptions in medical
images and their implications for diagnostic accuracy. Front Neurosci. 2021;15:6…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45520/psn-pdf
October 05, 2016 - Defining excellence: next steps for practicing clinicians
seeking to prevent diagnostic error.
October 5, 2016
Foster PN, Klein JR. Defining excellence: next steps for practicing clinicians seeking to prevent diagnostic
error. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2016;6(4):31994. doi:10.3402/jchimp.v6.31994.
http…
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June 25, 2013 - Chemotherapy medication errors in a pediatric cancer
treatment center: prospective characterization of error
types and frequency and development of a quality
improvement initiative to lower the error rate.
June 25, 2013
Watts RG, Parsons K. Chemotherapy medication errors in a pediatric cancer treatment center: pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47039/psn-pdf
September 12, 2018 - Overdiagnosis in primary care: framing the problem and
finding solutions.
September 12, 2018
Kale MS, Korenstein D. Overdiagnosis in primary care: framing the problem and finding solutions. BMJ.
2018;362:k2820. doi:10.1136/bmj.k2820.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overdiagnosis-primary-care-framing-problem-and-findi…
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February 12, 2016 - Reducing preventable harm in hospitals.
February 12, 2016
Bornstein D. New York Times. January 26, and February 2, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-preventable-harm-hospitals
Discussing the importance of designing safeguards to prevent system failures that can result in patient
harm, this two-part newsp…
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May 13, 2024 - MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality.
May 13, 2024
Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mha-keystone-center-patient-safety-and-quality
The Michigan Health and Hospital Association's Keystone Center has directed some of the most successful
patient safety projec…
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January 06, 2016 - Quality and patient safety teams in the perioperative
setting.
January 6, 2016
Serino MF. Quality and Patient Safety Teams in the Perioperative Setting. AORN J. 2015;102(6):617-28.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2015.10.006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-patient-safety-teams-perioperative-setting
Team effectivenes…
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June 27, 2018 - Drug shortages roundtable: minimizing the impact on
patient care.
June 27, 2018
Drug shortages roundtable: Minimizing the impact on patient care. Am J Health Syst Pharm.
2018;75(11):816-820. doi:10.2146/ajhp180048.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-roundtable-minimizing-impact-patient-care
This commenta…
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February 06, 2019 - Formative evaluation of the video reflexive ethnography
method, as applied to the physician–nurse dyad.
February 6, 2019
Manojlovich M, Frankel RM, Harrod M, et al. Formative evaluation of the video reflexive ethnography
method, as applied to the physician-nurse dyad. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019;28(2):160-166. doi:10.1136/b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74753/psn-pdf
February 09, 2022 - The morbidity and mortality conference: opportunities for
enhancing patient safety.
February 9, 2022
Lazzara EH, Salisbury M, Hughes AM, et al. The morbidity and mortality conference: opportunities for
enhancing patient safety. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(1):e275-e281. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000765.
https://psnet.ah…
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April 06, 2022 - Psychological safety during the test of new work
processes in an emergency department.
April 6, 2022
Dieckmann P, Tulloch S, Dalgaard AE, et al. Psychological safety during the test of new work processes in
an emergency department. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022;22(1):307. doi:10.1186/s12913-022-07687-y.
https://psnet.…
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November 18, 2020 - Computer-based simulation to reduce EHR-related
chemotherapy ordering errors.
November 18, 2020
Wyatt KD, Freedman EB, Arteaga GM, et al. Computer?based simulation to reduce EHR?related
chemotherapy ordering errors. Cancer Med. 2020;9(23):8844-8851. doi:10.1002/cam4.3496.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computer-base…
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March 14, 2018 - Engaging the front line: tapping into hospital-wide quality
and safety initiatives.
March 14, 2018
Wolpaw J, Schwengel D, Hensley N, et al. Engaging the Front Line: Tapping into Hospital-Wide Quality
and Safety Initiatives. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018;32(1):522-533. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2017.05.038.
https://psn…
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January 01, 2019 - Reducing interdisciplinary communication failures
through secure text messaging: a quality improvement
project.
March 21, 2018
Hansen JE, Lazow M, Hagedorn PA. Reducing Interdisciplinary Communication Failures Through Secure
Text Messaging. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2019;3(1). doi:10.1097/pq9.0000000000000053.
https://ps…
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April 21, 2015 - "Health courts" and accountability for patient safety.
April 21, 2015
Mello MM, Studdert DM, Kachalia A, et al. "Health courts" and accountability for patient safety. Milbank Q.
2006;84(3):459-92.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-courts-and-accountability-patient-safety
This article provides an overview of "hea…
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February 25, 2009 - High-fidelity, simulation-based, interdisciplinary operating
room team training at the point of care.
February 25, 2009
Paige JT, Kozmenko V, Yang T, et al. High-fidelity, simulation-based, interdisciplinary operating room team
training at the point of care. Surgery. 2009;145(2):138-46. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2008.09.0…
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March 28, 2018 - Ignoring the Alarms: How NHS Eating Disorder Services
Are Failing Patients.
March 28, 2018
London, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; 2017. ISBN: 9781528601344.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ignoring-alarms-how-nhs-eating-disorder-services-are-failing-patients
Patients with mental health conditions fac…