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  1. Strategies for improving communication in the emergency department: mediums and messages in a noisy environment. | PSNet

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    November 17, 2010 - Commentary Strategies for improving communication in the emergency department: mediums and messages in a noisy environment. Citation Text: Welch SJ, Cheung DS, Apker J, et al. Strategies for improving communication in the emergency department: mediums and messages in a noisy environ…

  2. Improving patient safety in hospitals: contributions of high-reliability theory and normal accident theory. | PSNet

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    October 13, 2010 - Commentary Improving patient safety in hospitals: contributions of high-reliability theory and normal accident theory. Citation Text: Tamuz M, Harrison MI. Improving patient safety in hospitals: Contributions of high-reliability theory and normal accident theory. Health Serv Res. 2006;…

  3. Patient safety: Part II. Opportunities for improvement in patient safety. | PSNet

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    August 19, 2009 - Review Patient safety: Part II. Opportunities for improvement in patient safety. Citation Text: Elston DM, Stratman E, Johnson-Jahangir H, et al. Patient safety: Part II. Opportunities for improvement in patient safety. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009;61(2):193-205; quiz 206. doi:10.1016/j.ja…

  4. Getting the message: a quality improvement initiative to reduce pages sent to the wrong physician. | PSNet

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    April 30, 2014 - Study Getting the message: a quality improvement initiative to reduce pages sent to the wrong physician. Citation Text: Wong BM, Cheung M, Dharamshi H, et al. Getting the message: a quality improvement initiative to reduce pages sent to the wrong physician. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(10):85…

  5. Patient Safety Learning Laboratories: Advancing Patient Safety through Design, Systems Engineering, and Health Services Research (R18 Clinical Trial Optional). | PSNet

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    July 22, 2024 - Grant Announcement Patient Safety Learning Laboratories: Advancing Patient Safety through Design, Systems Engineering, and Health Services Research (R18 Clinical Trial Optional). Citation Text: Patient Safety Learning Laboratories: Advancing Patient Safety through Design, Systems Enginee…

  6. Improved Policies and Oversight Needed for Reviewing and Reporting Providers for Quality and Safety Concerns. | PSNet

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    November 22, 2017 - Book/Report Improved Policies and Oversight Needed for Reviewing and Reporting Providers for Quality and Safety Concerns. Citation Text: Improved Policies and Oversight Needed for Reviewing and Reporting Providers for Quality and Safety Concerns. Washington, DC: United States Government …

  7. Aiming higher to enhance professionalism: beyond accreditation and certification. | PSNet

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    February 03, 2011 - Commentary Aiming higher to enhance professionalism: beyond accreditation and certification. Citation Text: Chassin MR, Baker DW. Aiming higher to enhance professionalism: beyond accreditation and certification. JAMA. 2015;313(18):1795-6. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.3818. Copy Citation F…

  8. Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action. | PSNet

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    September 13, 2023 - Book/Report Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action. Citation Text: Diagnostic Safety Across Transitions of Care Throughout the Healthcare System: Current State and a Call to Action. Santhosh L, Cornell E, Rojas JC…

  9. Quality and Safety Between Ward and Board: a Biography of Artefacts Study. | PSNet

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    April 19, 2017 - Government Resource Quality and Safety Between Ward and Board: a Biography of Artefacts Study. Citation Text: Quality and Safety Between Ward and Board: a Biography of Artefacts Study. Keen J, Nicklin E, Long A, et al. Health Services and Delivery Research. Southampton, UK: NIHR Journals…

  10. ReCASTing the RCA: an improved model for performing root cause analyses. | PSNet

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    November 10, 2010 - Commentary ReCASTing the RCA: an improved model for performing root cause analyses. Citation Text: Pham JC, Kim GR, Natterman JP, et al. ReCASTing the RCA: An Improved Model for Performing Root Cause Analyses. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2010;25(3). doi:10.1177/1062860609359533…

  11. Wake Up Safe and root cause analysis: quality improvement in pediatric anesthesia. | PSNet

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    February 03, 2021 - Commentary Wake Up Safe and root cause analysis: quality improvement in pediatric anesthesia. Citation Text: Tjia I, Rampersad S, Varughese AM, et al. Wake Up Safe and root cause analysis: quality improvement in pediatric anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2014;119(1):122-136. doi:10.1213/ANE.000…

  12. The problem with Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles. | PSNet

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    June 26, 2019 - Commentary The problem with Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles. Citation Text: Reed JE, Card AJ. The problem with Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(3):147-52. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005076. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 …

  13. Preventing health care–associated harm in children. | PSNet

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    March 14, 2022 - Commentary Preventing health care–associated harm in children. Citation Text: Walsh KE, Bundy DG, Landrigan CP. Preventing health care-associated harm in children. JAMA. 2014;311(17):1731-2. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.2038. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX …

  14. Improving safety culture results in Rhode Island ICUs: lessons learned from the development of action-oriented plans. | PSNet

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    September 17, 2010 - Study Improving safety culture results in Rhode Island ICUs: lessons learned from the development of action-oriented plans. Citation Text: Vigorito MC, McNicoll L, Adams L, et al. Improving safety culture results in Rhode Island ICUs: lessons learned from the development of action-orie…

  15. Activating knowledge for patient safety practices: a Canadian academic-policy partnership. | PSNet

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    January 08, 2015 - Commentary Activating knowledge for patient safety practices: a Canadian academic-policy partnership. Citation Text: Harrison MB, Nicklin W, Owen M, et al. Activating knowledge for patient safety practices: a Canadian academic-policy partnership. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2012;9(1):4…

  16. Actions Needed to Address Employee Misconduct Process and Ensure Accountability. | PSNet

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    July 11, 2018 - Book/Report Actions Needed to Address Employee Misconduct Process and Ensure Accountability. Citation Text: Actions Needed to Address Employee Misconduct Process and Ensure Accountability. Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; July 2018. Publication GAO-18-137. …

  17. Infusion medication error reduction by two-person verification: a quality improvement initiative. | PSNet

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    June 19, 2019 - Commentary Infusion medication error reduction by two-person verification: a quality improvement initiative. Citation Text: Subramanyam R, Mahmoud M, Buck D, et al. Infusion Medication Error Reduction by Two-Person Verification: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Pediatrics. 2016;138(6). …

  18. Implementing a team-based daily goals sheet in a non-ICU setting. | PSNet

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    January 03, 2017 - Commentary Implementing a team-based daily goals sheet in a non-ICU setting. Citation Text: Holzmueller CG, Timmel J, Kent P, et al. Implementing a team-based daily goals sheet in a non-ICU setting. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35(7):384-8, 341. Copy Citation Format: Go…

  19. Improving teamwork: impact of structured interdisciplinary rounds on a medical teaching unit. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2014 - Study Improving teamwork: impact of structured interdisciplinary rounds on a medical teaching unit. Citation Text: O'Leary KJ, Wayne DB, Haviley C, et al. Improving teamwork: impact of structured interdisciplinary rounds on a medical teaching unit. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25(8):826-32. do…

  20. Quality improvement and patient safety activities in academic departments of medicine. | PSNet

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    July 02, 2014 - Study Quality improvement and patient safety activities in academic departments of medicine. Citation Text: Neeman N, Sehgal NL, Davis RB, et al. Quality improvement and patient safety activities in academic departments of medicine. Am J Med. 2012;125(8):831-5. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.201…
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