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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73174/psn-pdf
April 21, 2021 - Take Charge: 5 Steps to Safer Healthcare.
April 21, 2021
Wantagh, NY; Pulse Center for Patient Safety, Education & Advocacy.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/take-charge-5-steps-safer-healthcare
Patients can be active partners in their own safe care. This five-step program provides information and
education for pa…
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December 17, 2008 - ISMP Announces 11th Annual Cheers Awards Recipients.
December 17, 2008
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-announces-11th-annual-cheers-awards-recipients
The Cheers awards annually recognize leaders in the field of medication safety. Among the 2008 honorees
are FDA Patient Safety News; the Health Information Translat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35444/psn-pdf
March 11, 2011 - Improving acceptance of computerized prescribing alerts
in ambulatory care.
March 11, 2011
Shah N, Seger AC, Seger DL, et al. Improving acceptance of computerized prescribing alerts in ambulatory
care. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13(1):5-11.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-acceptance-computerized-prescribin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41671/psn-pdf
September 12, 2012 - Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in
laboratory testing.
September 12, 2012
Plebani M. Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in laboratory testing. Clin Biochem Rev.
2012;33(3):85-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-indicators-detect-pre-analytical-errors-laboratory-testing
This …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37010/psn-pdf
March 10, 2011 - Randomized trial to improve prescribing safety during
pregnancy.
March 10, 2011
Raebel MA, Carroll NM, Kelleher JA, et al. Randomized trial to improve prescribing safety during
pregnancy. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14(4):440-450.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/randomized-trial-improve-prescribing-safety-during-preg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40822/psn-pdf
October 05, 2011 - Data consistency in a voluntary medical incident
reporting system.
October 5, 2011
Gong Y. Data consistency in a voluntary medical incident reporting system. J Med Syst. 2011;35(4):609-15.
doi:10.1007/s10916-009-9398-y.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/data-consistency-voluntary-medical-incident-reporting-system
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35003/psn-pdf
March 11, 2011 - Implementing a commercial rule base as a medication
order safety net.
March 11, 2011
Reichley RM, Seaton TL, Resetar E, et al. Implementing a commercial rule base as a medication order
safety net. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2005;12(4):383-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-commercial-rule-base-medication-ord…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40720/psn-pdf
August 24, 2011 - Incomplete care—on the trail of flaws in the system.
August 24, 2011
Gandhi TK, Zuccotti G, Lee TH. Incomplete care--on the trail of flaws in the system. N Engl J Med.
2011;365(6):486-8. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1106313.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incomplete-care-trail-flaws-system
This article describes how missing pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35202/psn-pdf
December 23, 2016 - Preventing vincristine administration errors.
December 23, 2016
Preventing vincristine administration errors. Sentinel Event Alert. 2005;34(34):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-vincristine-administration-errors
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) issued this alert t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35686/psn-pdf
December 23, 2016 - Using medication reconciliation to prevent errors.
December 23, 2016
Using medication reconciliation to prevent errors. Sentinel Event Alert. 2006;35(35):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-medication-reconciliation-prevent-errors
This alert emphasizes the importance of reconciling medications and supports impl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36187/psn-pdf
September 30, 2010 - Orienting frames and private routines: the role of cultural
process in critical care safety.
September 30, 2010
Hazlehurst B, McMullen C. Orienting frames and private routines: the role of cultural process in critical care
safety. Int J Med Inform. 2007;76 Suppl 1:S129-35.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/orienting-fr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38450/psn-pdf
March 04, 2009 - Variability in pharmacy interpretations of physician
prescriptions.
March 4, 2009
Wolf MS, Shekelle PG, Choudhry NK, et al. Variability in pharmacy interpretations of physician
prescriptions. Med Care. 2009;47(3):370-373. doi:10.1097/MLR.0b013e31818af91a.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variability-pharmacy-interpret…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34621/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Human Factors and Medical Devices.
September 27, 2017
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-and-medical-devices
Human factors engineering (HFE) helps improve human performance and reduce the risks associated with
use error. The U.S. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36146/psn-pdf
February 05, 2019 - Guidelines for Design and Construction.
February 5, 2019
St Louis, Missouri; Facilities Guidelines Institute; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-design-and-construction
These updated guidelines include design changes, such as the adoption of private rooms to reduce
medical error, interruptions, and hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/training-catalog/national-action-alliance-webinars
August 10, 2025 - National Action Alliance: Webinars
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September 15, 2025 - NIOSH Training for Nurses on Shift Work and Long Work Hours
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January 29, 2020 - Better Safer Care Victoria.
January 29, 2020
Safer Care Victoria and Victorian Agency for Health Information.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/better-safer-care-victoria
Large scale tracking of adverse care incidents offers evidence that governments and organizations can use
to target care process improvement efforts.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867769/psn-pdf
March 12, 2025 - Lessons from Event Reports.
March 12, 2025
Lessons from Event Reports. Patient Safety Authority.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-event-reports
Small successes can inform and motivate actions leading to sustainable, evidence-based change. This
searchable collection of projects initiated in response to event re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42061/psn-pdf
October 05, 2015 - Preventing Falls in Hospitals: A Toolkit for Improving
Quality of Care.
October 5, 2015
Ganz DA, Huang C, Saliba D, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January
2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13-0015-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-hospitals-toolkit-improving-quality-care…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38864/psn-pdf
July 08, 2013 - Addressing the quality and safety gap—parts I-III.
July 8, 2013
Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; November 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-quality-and-safety-gap-parts-i-iii
Part I of this three-part series examines the quality improvement experience of four health care
organizations and…