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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/single-room-hospital-accommodation-associated-differences-healthcare-associated-infection
June 21, 2016 - Falls , pressure ulcers, and Clostridium difficile infections increased in the older patients' ward … On the acute assessment unit, falls and medication errors temporarily increased for the first 6 months … The authors found neither clear evidence of benefit nor increased risk of harm attributable to moving
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41372/psn-pdf
May 16, 2012 - emergency-department-crowding-and-risk-preventable-medical-errors
Emergency department (ED) crowding was strongly associated with an increased … emergency-department-crowding-and-risk-preventable-medical-errors
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ed-overcrowding-associated-increased-frequency-medication-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34039/psn-pdf
June 16, 2010 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/spike-fatal-medication-errors-beginning-each-month
This study found a 25% increased … beginning of each month, a finding
the authors explore with several potential explanations, including increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/child-age-and-risk-medication-error-multisite-childrens-hospital-study
August 28, 2024 - Pediatric patients are at increased risk of medication errors compared to adults, and this study sought … Administration errors were steady for ages 0-8 years, and then increased with age until 18 years .
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39564/psn-pdf
September 24, 2016 - Prior studies have linked interruptions to an increased rate of medication
administration errors. … interruptions-and-distractions-healthcare-review-and-reappraisal
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-interruptions-increased-risk-and-severity-medication-administration-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40854/psn-pdf
January 01, 2012 - medical services (EMS) personnel found that lower perceived safety culture was
associated with an increased … risk of adverse events in patients and an increased risk of injury in EMS
providers.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37735/psn-pdf
May 07, 2008 - issue/safety-part-quality-proposal-continuum-performance-measurement
Use of AHRQ's Quality Indicators increased … decreased in US hospitals, due to the changing
regulatory environment in the United States and the increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increased-risk-burnout-physicians-and-nurses-involved-patient-safety-incident
September 21, 2016 - Study
Increased risk of burnout for physicians and nurses involved in a patient safety … Increased Risk of Burnout for Physicians and Nurses Involved in a Patient Safety Incident. … Increased Risk of Burnout for Physicians and Nurses Involved in a Patient Safety Incident.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48030/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - After adjustment for hospital size, the authors found that increased openness was associated with lower … The results lend weight to calls for increased transparency in health systems.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-events-childrens-hospitals-during-covid-19-pandemic
January 15, 2020 - Results indicate an increased risk for overall PDIs, but only postoperative sepsis showed increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/endorsements-surgeon-punishment-and-patient-compensation-rested-and-sleep-restricted
September 23, 2020 - Prior research has shown that certain surgeon behaviors are associated with an increased risk of malpractice … Sleep restriction was associated with increased desire to punish the surgeons and provide greater financial
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radiology-impact-healthcare-errors-during-shift-work
February 24, 2021 - Extended work shifts for nurses and physicians have been linked to increased risk of errors . … Studies suggested a positive correlation between errors and increased mental and physical fatigue resulting
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38415/psn-pdf
February 18, 2009 - perceived-adverse-patient-outcomes-correlated-nurses-workload-medical-and-
surgical-wards
Kuwaiti nurses felt that increased … workload and stress were associated with an increased incidence of
patient safety problems.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-adhd-medication-errors-reported-united-states-poison-centers-2000-2021
October 30, 2024 - From 2000 to 2021, errors increased by 300%, with more than half classified as "inadvertently took … Although no deaths were reported and less than 5% resulted in moderate or major medical outcomes, increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74253/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - COVID-19 patients.7
Infections
Among COVID-19 patients in particular, hospital data has indicated an increased … six months of data during the pandemic, central line-associated bloodstream infection
(CLABSI) rates increased … COVID-19 admissions.8 Other studies have found that urinary catheter and central venous
catheter use increased … at a higher risk of both
CLABSI and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).7,10 This increased … risk of infection may, in
part, be due to increased device utilization and prolonged hospitalization
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/think-twice-effects-diagnostic-accuracy-returning-case-reflect-upon-initial-diagnosis
June 08, 2022 - diagnostic errors among internal medicine physicians in Switzerland, and found that diagnostic accuracy increased … March 18, 2020
Patient-related factors associated with an increased risk of being a reported
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-room-madness-calming-chaos
January 22, 2016 - Through space and process design improvements, a medication safety project increased use of double-check … September 27, 2016
Association of interruptions with an increased risk and severity of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36929/psn-pdf
September 09, 2011 - Lower
nurse-to-patient ratios and increased overtime both negatively impacted patient safety and in-hospital … demonstrated that lower nurse staffing and extended
shifts are associated with self-reported errors and increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47264/psn-pdf
October 03, 2018 - potentially-inappropriate-opioid-prescribing-overdose-and-mortality-
massachusetts-2011-2015
High-risk opioid prescribing practices contribute to increased … cohort study, researchers found that potentially inappropriate opioid prescribing was associated with
increased
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41127/psn-pdf
February 08, 2012 - associations-safety-climate
This study found that hospital units with poor safety climate had an increased … risk of preventable adverse
events for patients and an increased risk of injuries (such as needlesticks