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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43337/psn-pdf
July 09, 2014 - My Medicines.
July 9, 2014
Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration. Office of Women's Health and National Association
of Chain Drug Stores.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/my-medicines
This toolkit offers tips for patients to prevent adverse drug events and provides a way to record important
medication in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41939/psn-pdf
February 11, 2014 - The role of the electronic health record in patient safety
events.
February 11, 2014
Sparnon E, Marella WM. Pa Patient Saf Advis 2012 Dec;9(4):113-21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-electronic-health-record-patient-safety-events
This piece analyzes data submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting Sys…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40687/psn-pdf
September 03, 2011 - HIM functions in healthcare quality and patient safety.
September 3, 2011
Berretoni A, Bochantin F, Brown T, et al. HIM functions in healthcare quality and patient safety. J AHIMA.
2011;82(8):42-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/him-functions-healthcare-quality-and-patient-safety
This piece discusses the role of hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43357/psn-pdf
July 16, 2014 - Wake Up Safe.
July 16, 2014
Society for Pediatric Anesthesia.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wake-safe
This Web site provides information about a Patient Safety Organization initiative to develop an adverse
event registry in perioperative care for pediatric patients, determine causes for errors, and design
preventi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35474/psn-pdf
September 21, 2009 - Is consent required for publication of medical errors?
September 21, 2009
Weisbaum K, Hyland S, Bernstein M. Is consent required for publication of medical errors? Healthc Q.
2005;8(4):66-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/consent-required-publication-medical-errors
The authors argue that, under certain conditions, p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40112/psn-pdf
July 12, 2016 - Panel set to study safety of electronic patient data.
July 12, 2016
Freudenheim M.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/panel-set-study-safety-electronic-patient-data
This article reports on a committee created by the Institute of Medicine to analyze the potential impact of
electronic medical records (EMR) on costs and qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35190/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - The quality connection.
June 17, 2014
Solovy A. The 100 most wired 2005: the quality connection. Hospitals Health Network. 2005;79(7):38-50, 2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-connection
This article reports on the results of Hospitals & Health Networks' 2005 Most Wired Survey and
Benchmarking Study. Results …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35208/psn-pdf
July 10, 2015 - Fentanyl transdermal system (marketed as Duragesic)
information.
July 10, 2015
US Food and Drug Administration. MedWatch. July 10, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-warnings-regarding-use-fentanyl-transdermal-skin-patches
This Food and Drug Administration resource alerts health care professionals, patients…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36382/psn-pdf
October 28, 2010 - Design and implementation of an ICU incident registry.
October 28, 2010
van der Veer S, Cornet R, De Jonge E. Design and implementation of an ICU incident registry. Int J Med
Inform. 2007;76(2-3):103-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/design-and-implementation-icu-incident-registry
The authors describe the developmen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35359/psn-pdf
November 28, 2016 - Being open: communicating patient safety incidents with
patients and their carers.
November 28, 2016
National Patient Safety Agency.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/being-open-communicating-patient-safety-incidents-patients-and-their-carers
This Web site provides the United Kingdom's set of disclosure guidelines for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38806/psn-pdf
December 08, 2015 - Taking Charge of Your Healthcare: Your Path to Being an
Empowered Patient.
December 8, 2015
Chicago, IL: Consumers Advancing Patient Safety; 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/taking-charge-your-healthcare-your-path-being-empowered-patient
This toolkit includes comprehensive information for patients and families t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36824/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - Department of Defense (DoD) Patient Safety Program.
October 3, 2017
US Department of Defense; DOD
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/department-defense-dod-patient-safety-program
This Web site includes information on several initiatives within the US Military Health System to support its
culture of safety and reduce med…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45424/psn-pdf
September 21, 2016 - Shift to Safety.
September 21, 2016
Canadian Patient Safety Institute.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shift-safety
This initiative facilitates a patient safety approach that focuses on the roles of patients, clinicians, and
organizations. The website provides tools and resources to inform and engage individuals as l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41441/psn-pdf
July 08, 2021 - National Diabetes Inpatient Audit -- Harms.
July 8, 2021
Leeds, UK: Health and Social Care Information Centre.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-diabetes-inpatient-audit-2017
This annual report identified a significant number of medication errors associated with diabetes care in
acute hospitals in England and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41333/psn-pdf
April 25, 2012 - Critical Incident Reviews, Significant Adverse Event
Reports and Action Plans.
April 25, 2012
St Andrews, Scotland: Scottish Information Commissioner; February 21, 2012. Reference No: 201100433.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-incident-reviews-significant-adverse-event-reports-and-action-plans
This report de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38390/psn-pdf
June 16, 2019 - ISMP medication error report analysis.
June 16, 2019
Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:18-21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-error-report-analysis-33
This monthly selection of medication error reports includes information about the risks of cutting medication
patches, describes examples of dr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41902/psn-pdf
November 19, 2018 - High-Alert Medication Learning Guides for Consumers.
November 19, 2018
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-alert-medication-learning-guides-consumers
This set of leaflets provides patients with information about taking high-alert medications safely.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37407/psn-pdf
September 02, 2014 - HSMR: A New Approach for Measuring Hospital Mortality
Trends in Canada.
September 2, 2014
Ottowa, Ontario, CA: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2007. ISBN 9781554651832.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hsmr-new-approach-measuring-hospital-mortality-trends-canada
This report describes a new metric used to an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35988/psn-pdf
May 04, 2015 - Eliminating Serious, Preventable, and Costly Medical
Errors - Never Events.
May 4, 2015
Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; May 18, 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-serious-preventable-and-costly-medical-errors-never-events
This fact sheet provides information regarding the Cen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41734/psn-pdf
October 03, 2012 - Prescribing errors in hospital practice.
October 3, 2012
Tully MP. Prescribing errors in hospital practice. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012;74(4):668-75.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04313.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-errors-hospital-practice
Highlighting inconsistencies in defining and measuring prescrib…