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April 01, 2014 - Amphotericin Toxicity
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January 01, 2021 - PSNet
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January 01, 2018 - The "Seven Pillars" Response to Patient Safety Incidents: Effects on Medical Liability Processes and … Hospital and Health Sciences System Study setting: Health system
Patient population: Unclear
n = 637 incidents … review communication
Attorney involvement:
Compensation process: NA NA NA NA "Efficiently respond to incidents … of clear medical error with….efforts at quality improvement" General: "Efficiently respond to incidents … Non-preventable events: NA
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October 02, 2024 - The nature of adverse events in dentistry.
October 2, 2024
Tokede B, Yansane A, Walji MF, et al. The nature of adverse events in dentistry. J Patient Saf.
2024;20(7):454-460. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001255.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nature-adverse-events-dentistry
Patient safety in dentistry is relatively und…
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May 29, 2019 - Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit.
May 29, 2019
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-essentials-toolkit
This toolkit provides access to nine key tools to help organizations improve teamwork, incident analysis,
and communication as well as templates to …
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September 17, 2014 - Medication errors: an overview for clinicians.
September 17, 2014
Wittich CM, Burkle CM, Lanier WL. Medication errors: an overview for clinicians. Mayo Clin Proc.
2014;89(8):1116-25. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2014.05.007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-overview-clinicians
Medication safety is an ongoing…
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April 05, 2017 - Retained lumbar catheter tip.
April 5, 2017
DeLancey JO, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. Retained Lumbar Catheter Tip. JAMA. 2017;317(12):1269-1270.
doi:10.1001/jama.2017.1713.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/retained-lumbar-catheter-tip
Retained surgical items are considered a sentinel event. Discussing an incident involvi…
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July 30, 2014 - Patient safety and quality care.
July 30, 2014
Nelson K. Patient safety and quality care. Clin Dermatol. 2014;32(4):542-4.
doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.12.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-care
This commentary reveals insights from a physician who was involved in a misidentified speci…
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March 23, 2011 - The association of shift-level nurse staffing with adverse
patient events.
March 23, 2011
Patrician PA, Loan L, McCarthy MC, et al. The association of shift-level nurse staffing with adverse patient
events. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41(2):64-70. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e31820594bf.
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October 28, 2015 - Getting rid of "never events" in hospitals.
October 28, 2015
Morgenthaler T; Harper CM.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/getting-rid-never-events-hospitals
Never events are devastating and preventable, and health care organizations are under increasing
pressure to eliminate them. This commentary discusses how the Mayo…
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August 13, 2014 - Diagnostic error: untapped potential for improving patient
safety?
August 13, 2014
Groszkruger D. Diagnostic error: untapped potential for improving patient safety? J Healthc Risk Manag.
2014;34(1):38-43. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21149.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-untapped-potential-improving-patient-saf…
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September 12, 2016 - Human cognition and the dynamics of failure to rescue:
the Lewis Blackman case.
September 12, 2016
Acquaviva K, Haskell H, Johnson J. Human cognition and the dynamics of failure to rescue: the Lewis
Blackman case. J Prof Nurs. 2013;29(2):95-101. doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.12.009.
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April 01, 2015 - Time to tackle diagnostic errors. Physicians blame patient
'treadmill' for missed calls.
April 1, 2015
Rice S. Time to tackle diagnostic errors. Physicians blame patient 'treadmill' for missed calls. Modern
healthcare. 2015;45(3):18-20.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-tackle-diagnostic-errors-physicians-blame-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841786/psn-pdf
December 21, 2022 - National Patient Safety Board Act of 2022.
December 21, 2022
HR 9377, 117th Cong, 2d Sess (2022).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-board-act-2022
The need for a national government-led patient safety effort has long been advocated for. This legislation
outlines the structure of a federal agency…
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June 05, 2019 - Dangers of diagnostic overshadowing.
June 5, 2019
Iezzoni LI. Dangers of Diagnostic Overshadowing. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(22):2092-2093.
doi:10.1056/NEJMp1903078.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dangers-diagnostic-overshadowing
This commentary describes an incident involving diagnostic error and substandard care of a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41159/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - A nurse-led approach to developing and implementing a
collaborative count policy.
September 29, 2017
Norton EK, Micheli AJ, Gedney J, et al. A nurse-led approach to developing and implementing a
collaborative count policy. AORN J. 2012;95(2):222-7. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2011.11.009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse…
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October 04, 2011 - Drug administration errors in an institution for individuals
with intellectual disability: an observational study.
October 4, 2011
van den Bemt PMLA, Robertz R, de Jong AL, et al. Drug administration errors in an institution for
individuals with intellectual disability: an observational study. J Intellect Disabil R…
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November 13, 2019 - Investigation into Electronic Prescribing and Medicines
Administration Systems and Safe Discharge.
November 13, 2019
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; October 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigation-electronic-prescribing-and-medicines-administration-systems-
and-safe-discharge
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