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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866255/psn-pdf
July 10, 2024 - Cyberattack led to harrowing lapses at Ascension
hospitals, clinicians say.
July 10, 2024
Pradhan R, Wells K. KFF Health News and Morning Edition, Michigan Public Radio: June 19, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cyberattack-led-harrowing-lapses-ascension-hospitals-clinicians-say
Cybersecurity is increasingly see…
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February 15, 2011 - Designing and implementing a comprehensive quality and
patient safety management model: a paradigm for
perioperative improvement.
February 15, 2011
Herzer KR, Mark LJ, Michelson JD, et al. Designing and Implementing a Comprehensive Quality and
Patient Safety Management Model. J Patient Saf. 2008;4(2). doi:10.1097/…
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January 18, 2017 - Ensuring staff safety when treating potentially violent
patients.
January 18, 2017
Roca RP, Charen B, Boronow J. Ensuring Staff Safety When Treating Potentially Violent Patients. JAMA.
2016;316(24):2669-2670. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.18260.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-staff-safety-when-treating-potentially-…
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March 13, 2013 - Matching identifiers in electronic health records:
implications for duplicate records and patient safety.
March 13, 2013
McCoy AB, Wright A, Kahn MG, et al. Matching identifiers in electronic health records: implications for
duplicate records and patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(3):219-24. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35182/psn-pdf
April 11, 2011 - Standard drug concentrations and smart-pump
technology reduce continuous-medication-infusion errors
in pediatric patients.
April 11, 2011
Larsen G, Parker HB, Cash J, et al. Standard drug concentrations and smart-pump technology reduce
continuous-medication-infusion errors in pediatric patients. Pediatrics. 2005;1…
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June 21, 2015 - Using a quantitative risk register to promote learning from
a patient safety reporting system.
June 21, 2015
Mansfield JG, Caplan RA, Campos JS, et al. Using a quantitative risk register to promote learning from a
patient safety reporting system. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015;41(2):76-86.
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October 29, 2014 - Ebola case raises concern about everyday hospital
safety.
October 29, 2014
Rodricks D. Baltimore Sun. October 14, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ebola-case-raises-concern-about-everyday-hospital-safety
Although significant progress has been made in improving patient safety over the past decade, many
medical e…
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November 03, 2021 - An Investigation into the Death of Baby J at University
Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
November 3, 2021
Manchester, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; October 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigation-death-baby-j-university-hospitals-bristol-and-weston-nhs-
foundation-trust…
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August 28, 2015 - AHRQ Health Services Research Projects: Making Health
Care Safer in Ambulatory Care Settings and Long Term
Care Facilities (R01).
August 28, 2015
US Department of Health and Human Services. August 25, 2015. PA-15-339.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-health-services-research-projects-making-health-care-safer-ambu…
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December 16, 2020 - Deficiencies in the Veterans Crisis Line Response to a
Veteran Caller Who Died.
December 16, 2020
Washington, DC: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General; November 17, 2020. Report
No 19-08542-11.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deficiencies-veterans-crisis-line-response-veteran-caller-who-died
I…
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May 25, 2022 - Global Report on Infection Prevention and Control:
Executive Summary.
May 25, 2022
Geneva, Switzerland; World Health Organization; May 5, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-report-infection-prevention-and-control-executive-summary
Healthcare-acquired infection is a persistent systemic problem. This report r…
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July 05, 2023 - The additional cost of perioperative medication errors
July 5, 2023
Langlieb ME, Sharma P, Hocevar M, et al. The additional cost of perioperative medication errors. J Patient
Saf. 2023;19(6):375-378. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001136.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/additional-cost-perioperative-medication-errors
Prev…
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January 15, 2020 - Health Services Research Priorities for Improving
Diagnostic Safety and Quality. Special Emphasis Notice
(SEN).
January 15, 2020
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 27, 2019. Publication No. NOT-
HS-20-004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-services-research-priorities-improving-…
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January 01, 2021 - Preoperative site marking: are we adhering to good
surgical practice?
July 26, 2017
Bathla S, Chadwick M, Nevins EJ, et al. Preoperative Site Marking. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(6):e503-e508.
doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000398.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preoperative-site-marking-are-we-adhering-good-surgical-practice…
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June 24, 2009 - Patient safety in North America: beyond "operate through
your initials" and "sign your site."
June 24, 2009
Wong DA, Lewis B, Herndon JH, et al. Patient Safety in North America: Beyond “Operate Through Your
Initials” and “Sign Your Site”*. doi:10.2106/jbjs.h.01462.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-north…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44554/psn-pdf
November 20, 2015 - Hospice diagnosis: polypharmacy—a teachable moment.
November 20, 2015
Larson CK, Kao H. Hospice Diagnosis: Polypharmacy: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern Med.
2015;175(11):1750-1751. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.5253.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospice-diagnosis-polypharmacy-teachable-moment
Overprescribing can…
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November 18, 2016 - Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of idle
intravenous catheters: an integrative review.
November 18, 2016
Becerra MB, Shirley D, Safdar N. Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of idle intravenous catheters: An
integrative review. Am J Infect Control. 2016;44(10):e167-e172. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.073.
ht…
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March 31, 2021 - Public comment period extended for strategies to
improve patient safety: Draft Report to Congress for
Public Comment and Review by the National Academy of
Medicine.
March 31, 2021
Fed Register. 2021;86(51):14752-14753.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/public-comment-period-extended-strategies-improve-patient-safety-d…
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June 22, 2009 - Detecting adverse drug reactions on paediatric wards:
intensified surveillance versus computerised screening of
laboratory values.
June 22, 2009
Haffner S, von Laue N, Wirth S, et al. Detecting adverse drug reactions on paediatric wards: intensified
surveillance versus computerised screening of laboratory values. …
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May 31, 2023 - Smart infusion pump investigations after an unexplained
over-infusion.
May 31, 2023
ISMP Patient Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 18, 2023;28(10);1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/smart-infusion-pump-investigations-after-unexplained-over-infusion
Dose error-reduction systems (DERS) and drug libraries are tool…