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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-and-categorising-patient-safety-hazards-cardiovascular-operating-rooms-using
August 25, 2015 - This study used detailed observation of cardiac surgical procedures by a multidisciplinary team, including … Many types of hazards were identified, including problems with communication and teamwork , poor interoperability
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-and-characterization-failures-infectious-agent-transmission-precaution
October 13, 2018 - Infection control precautions including use of personal protective equipment (PPE) are critical for … This direct observation study observed frequent failures in use of PPE, including entering rooms without
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-team-effectiveness-within-health-care-systematic-review-past-decade
March 05, 2010 - The review analyzed 297 publications focused on three types of interventions: (1) training, including … crew resource management , TeamSTEPPS and simulations , (2) tools, including SBARs and checklists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-simulation-multidisciplinary-team-training-operating-rooms
November 17, 2014 - training programs generally felt that they were realistic and useful, significant barriers were noted, including … February 18, 2017
A retrospective audit of postoperative days alive and out of hospital, including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-drive-team-participation-surgical-safety-checks-prospective-study
August 15, 2018 - approximately 35 hours of field observations, these researchers identified various interlinked factors, including … Related Resources
A retrospective audit of postoperative days alive and out of hospital, including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/epidemiology-adverse-events-and-medical-errors-care-cardiology-patients
November 26, 2014 - of adverse events and medical errors has been broadly characterized among different patient groups including … July 1, 2017
Bundle interventions including nontechnical skills for surgeons can reduce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expressing-concern-and-writing-it-down-experimental-study-investigating-transfer-information
November 17, 2014 - referring to a written summary) did not affect information retention, suggesting that other approaches, including … June 3, 2013
A retrospective audit of postoperative days alive and out of hospital, including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparative-economic-analyses-patient-safety-improvement-strategies-acute-care-systematic
November 07, 2012 - systematic review evaluated the cost-effectiveness of interventions to address 15 key safety targets (including … Based on this limited dataset, the authors identified 4 cost-effective safety interventions, including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/verification-screen-includes-prominent-patient-photograph-significantly-reduces-errors
October 30, 2024 - AHRQ in 2008, was retired in March 2021; AHRQ now offers select content from the Innovations Exchange, including … staff participated in the core patient identification team over a period of approximately 18 months, including … project team formed to take charge of efforts to reduce errors caused by patient misidentification, including … safety staff, and representatives from clinical and ancillary departments across the organization, including … and oversee implementation of various initiatives designed to reduce identification-related errors, including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/864374/psn-pdf
March 13, 2024 - power-saying-i-dont-know-psychological-safety-and-participatory-strategies-
healthcare-leaders
Psychological safety is critical for all staff in health systems, including … leaders to acknowledge their limitations, as this creates a culture of trust and enables innovation by
including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865930/psn-pdf
May 22, 2024 - This study, including general practitioners and patients in the UK National Health Service
(NHS), used … Participants
identified several areas for improvement, including missing test results and inaccuracies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/interdisciplinary-teamwork
July 20, 2025 - This book explores teamwork, including barriers to effective teamwork and tactics to enhance professional … at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, the authors discuss development of a patient safety team, including … Efforts to improve the care of complex patients in intensive care units (ICUs) focus on many factors, including … This review summarizes the evidence regarding teamwork, including strategies to measure team performance … This book explores teamwork, including barriers to effective teamwork and tactics to enhance professional
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855431/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - This article highlights the advantages of including patients in patient safety event reporting,
including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849333/psn-pdf
May 24, 2023 - This qualitative study including home care
clinicians, inspectors, and family caregivers in Iran highlights … that the healthcare team plays an important
role in creating and promoting safe home care, including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867017/psn-pdf
October 23, 2024 - The 63 participating clinicians shared facilitators encouraging HIE use, including familiarity with … They also identified several barriers to HIE
use, including information overload and lack of integration
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860393/psn-pdf
January 10, 2024 - This scoping review including 27 articles found wide variation in how medication safety is evaluated … authors propose a sociotechnical-based conceptual model to evaluate
medication safety in future studies, including
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73853/psn-pdf
September 22, 2021 - incidence-prescription-errors-patients-discharged-emergency-department
Medication safety continues to be a challenge in most healthcare settings, including … In this academic emergency department, an overall error rate of 16.5% was observed,
including errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33597/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - These facilities provide
services very similar to acute care hospitals, including the ability to care … Subsequent OIG reports have also found many patient safety problems and adverse events including well … pandemic, despite several safeguards and prevention programs
put in place by the federal government including … AHRQ has also developed a number of resources to examine and
address safety in long-term care, including … Subsequent
studies have identified a multitude of longstanding and ongoing challenges including poor
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837974/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - This qualitative study including five healthcare organizations in the Netherlands
concluded that open … Researchers also identified several challenges in fostering a just culture, including how individual
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838927/psn-pdf
October 26, 2022 - Pharmacists involved in
codes reported concerns including errors with high-alert medications and communication … preparation for, actions during and post code phrases which
included standardizing the practice of including