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AHRQ PSO Program Contact the AHRQ PSO Program for more information about the Patient Safety Act and Rule, PSO listing process,…
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August 08, 2018 - Outpatient opioid prescriptions for children and opioid-
related adverse events.
August 8, 2018
Chung CP, Callahan T, Cooper WO, et al. Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions for Children and Opioid-Related
Adverse Events. Pediatrics. 2018;142(2):e20172156. doi:10.1542/peds.2017-2156.
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July 12, 2019 - What quality and safety of care for patients admitted to
clinically inappropriate wards: a systematic review.
July 12, 2019
La Regina M, Guarneri F, Romano E, et al. What Quality and Safety of Care for Patients Admitted to
Clinically Inappropriate Wards: a Systematic Review. J Gen Intern Med. 2019;34(7):1314-1321.
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August 20, 2018 - A qualitative study of speaking out about patient safety
concerns in intensive care units.
August 20, 2018
Tarrant C, Leslie M, Bion J, et al. A qualitative study of speaking out about patient safety concerns in
intensive care units. Soc Sci Med. 2017;193:8-15. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.036.
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July 02, 2009 - A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-
Associated Infections in Acute Care Hospitals.
July 2, 2009
Yokoe DS, Mermel LA, Anderson DJ, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29:901-994.
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hospi…
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June 28, 2017 - Associations between patient factors and adverse events
in the home care setting: a secondary data analysis of
two Canadian adverse event studies.
June 28, 2017
Sears NA, Blais R, Spinks M, et al. Associations between patient factors and adverse events in the home
care setting: a secondary data analysis of two can…
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March 29, 2023 - A standardized marking procedure for ENT operations to
prevent wrong-site surgery: development, establishment
and subsequent evaluation among patients and medical
personnel.
March 29, 2023
Rohrmeier C, Abudan Al-Masry N, Keerl R, et al. A standardized marking procedure for ENT operations to
prevent wrong-site sur…
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August 04, 2015 - Do clinicians know which of their patients have central
venous catheters?: A multicenter observational study.
August 4, 2015
Chopra V, Govindan S, Kuhn L, et al. Do clinicians know which of their patients have central venous
catheters?: a multicenter observational study. Ann Intern Med. 2014;161(8):562-7. doi:10.73…
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November 18, 2016 - Lost information during the handover of critically injured
trauma patients: a mixed-methods study.
November 18, 2016
Zakrison TL, Rosenbloom B, McFarlan A, et al. Lost information during the handover of critically injured
trauma patients: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(12):929-936. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2…
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February 10, 2018 - Implications of electronic health record downtime: an
analysis of patient safety event reports.
February 10, 2018
Larsen E, Fong A, Wernz C, et al. Implications of electronic health record downtime: an analysis of patient
safety event reports. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018;25(2):187-191. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocx057.
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March 23, 2012 - Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus infections.
March 23, 2012
Jain R, Kralovic SM, Evans ME, et al. Veterans Affairs initiative to prevent methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus infections. N Engl J Med. 2011;364(15):1419-30. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1007474.
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June 11, 2008 - Mitigation of patient harm from testing errors in family
medicine offices: a report from the American Academy of
Family Physicians National Research Network.
June 11, 2008
Graham DG, Harris DM, Elder NC, et al. Mitigation of patient harm from testing errors in family medicine
offices: a report from the American Ac…
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April 17, 2013 - Use of HIT for adverse event reporting in nursing homes:
barriers and facilitators.
April 17, 2013
Wagner LM, Castle NG, Handler S. Use of HIT for adverse event reporting in nursing homes: barriers and
facilitators. Geriatr Nurs. 2013;34(2):112-5. doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2012.10.003.
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March 02, 2011 - Primary care–relevant interventions to prevent falling in
older adults: a systematic evidence review for the U.S.
Preventive Services Task Force.
March 2, 2011
Michael YL, Whitlock EP, Lin JS, et al. Primary care-relevant interventions to prevent falling in older adults:
a systematic evidence review for the U.S. P…
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March 13, 2019 - Patient safety outcomes under flexible and standard
resident duty-hour rules.
March 13, 2019
Silber JH, Bellini LM, Shea JA, et al; iCOMPARE Research Group. N Engl J Med. 2019;380:905-914.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-outcomes-under-flexible-and-standard-resident-duty-hour-rules
Duty hour reform for…
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September 14, 2009 - Patient readmissions, emergency visits, and adverse
events after software-assisted discharge from hospital:
cluster randomized trial.
September 14, 2009
Graumlich JF, Novotny NL, Nace S, et al. Patient readmissions, emergency visits, and adverse events after
software-assisted discharge from hospital: cluster rando…
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October 16, 2012 - Defining health information technology–related errors:
new developments since To Err Is Human.
October 16, 2012
Sittig DF, Singh H. Defining health information technology-related errors: new developments since to err is
human. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(14):1281-4. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.327.
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January 04, 2012 - Effect of illness severity and comorbidity on patient
safety and adverse events.
January 4, 2012
Naessens JM, Campbell CR, Shah ND, et al. Effect of illness severity and comorbidity on patient safety
and adverse events. Am J Med Qual. 2012;27(1):48-57. doi:10.1177/1062860611413456.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eff…
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March 23, 2011 - Care homes' use of medicines study: prevalence, causes
and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for
older people.
March 23, 2011
Barber ND, Alldred DP, Raynor DK, et al. Care homes' use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and
potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people. Qual …
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January 03, 2017 - Adverse drug events among hospitalized Medicare
patients: epidemiology and national estimates from a new
approach to surveillance.
January 3, 2017
Classen D, Jaser L, Budnitz DS. Adverse drug events among hospitalized Medicare patients: epidemiology
and national estimates from a new approach to surveillance. Jt Co…