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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39398/psn-pdf
May 25, 2011 - Patient safety and acute care medicine: lessons for the
future, insights from the past.
May 25, 2011
Brindley PG. Patient safety and acute care medicine: lessons for the future, insights from the past. Crit
Care. 2010;14(2):217. doi:10.1186/cc8858.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-acute-care-medicin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72558/psn-pdf
December 09, 2020 - Escape Room.
December 9, 2020
Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Safety Authority; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/escape-room
Time pressure can negatively impact critical thinking, information gathering, and communication abilities.
This tool builds teamwork and decision-making skills by testing participants as they…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43055/psn-pdf
May 01, 2017 - AHRQ's Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery.
May 1, 2017
Health Research & Educational Trust. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May
2017. AHRQ Publication No. 16(17)-0019-1-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrqs-safety-program-ambulatory-surgery
This report provides information about a na…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40829/psn-pdf
January 05, 2014 - Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of
Electronic Health Records.
January 5, 2014
Jones SS, Koppel R, Ridgely MS, Palen TE, Wu S, Harrison MI. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; August 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-reducing-unintended-consequences-electronic-health-records
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39825/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight
mix-up leads to dosing error.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. August 26, 2010;15:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-prescribing-vulnerabilities-height-and-weight-mix-leads-dosing-error
This article discusses a case …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47019/psn-pdf
July 11, 2018 - Center of Excellence for Improving Diagnosis.
July 11, 2018
Patient Safety Authority.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/center-excellence-improving-diagnosis
Diagnostic error has gained recognition as an important patient safety concern. Established within the
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, this center will add…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39399/psn-pdf
February 17, 2011 - Can electronic clinical documentation help prevent
diagnostic errors?
February 17, 2011
Schiff G, Bates DW. Can electronic clinical documentation help prevent diagnostic errors? New Engl J
Med. 2010;362(12):1066-1069. doi:10.1056/NEJMp0911734.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-electronic-clinical-documentation-help…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35618/psn-pdf
June 24, 2010 - Using a computerized sign-out system to improve
physician–nurse communication.
June 24, 2010
Sidlow R, Katz-Sidlow RJ. Using a computerized sign-out system to improve physician-nurse
communication. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(1):32-36.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-computerized-sign-out-system-improve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41395/psn-pdf
May 23, 2012 - Bridging gaps in handoffs: a continuity of care based
approach.
May 23, 2012
Abraham J, Kannampallil TG, Patel VL. Bridging gaps in handoffs: a continuity of care based approach. J
Biomed Inform. 2012;45(2):240-54. doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2011.10.011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bridging-gaps-handoffs-continuity-care-b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39191/psn-pdf
February 08, 2011 - Leadership in Healthcare Organizations: A Guide to Joint
Commission Leadership Standards.
February 8, 2011
Schyve PM. San Diego, CA: Governance Institute; 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-healthcare-organizations-guide-joint-commission-leadership-
standards
This white paper provides comprehensive inf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36456/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Evaluation and certification of computerized physician
order entry systems.
May 27, 2011
Classen D, Avery A, Bates DW. Evaluation and certification of computerized provider order entry systems.
J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14(1):48-55.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-and-certification-computerized-physician…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38402/psn-pdf
February 11, 2009 - Near misses: paradoxical realities in everyday clinical
practice.
February 11, 2009
Jeffs L, Affonso DD, Macmillan K. Near misses: paradoxical realities in everyday clinical practice. Int J Nurs
Pract. 2008;14(6):486-94. doi:10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00724.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/near-misses-paradoxical-rea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38222/psn-pdf
January 05, 2009 - Electronic data collection using MedWatchPlus portal and
rational questionnaire.
January 5, 2009
Shuren J. Federal Register. October 23, 2008;73:63153-63157.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-data-collection-using-medwatchplus-portal-and-rational-
questionnaire
This announcement invites field review of prop…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36945/psn-pdf
May 20, 2019 - National Time Out Day.
May 20, 2019
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-time-out-day
The Joint Commission requires time outs prior to surgical incision. This Web site includes information and
resources for National Time Out Day, an initiative to raise awareness on …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42523/psn-pdf
October 08, 2013 - Patient safety in clinical research articles.
October 8, 2013
Vintzileos AM, Finamore PS, Sicuranza GB, et al. Patient safety in clinical research articles. Int J Gynaecol
Obstet. 2013;123(2):93-5. doi:10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.05.006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-clinical-research-articles
This commentar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35709/psn-pdf
September 12, 2016 - Taking risky business out of the MRI suite.
September 12, 2016
Rozovsky FA, Gilk TB, Latina RJ. Managing liability exposure and safety. Taking risky business out of the
MRI suite. Materials management in health care. 2006;15(1):18-23.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/taking-risky-business-out-mri-suite
This article di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43545/psn-pdf
September 17, 2014 - Feds reverse course, will release hospital mistake data.
September 17, 2014
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/feds-reverse-course-will-release-hospital-mistake-data
This newspaper article reports on the decision to reinstate distribution of publicly-reported information on
hospital-acquired conditions that, in an attemp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34138/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - National Quality Forum.
January 20, 2016
1099 14th Street NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-quality-forum
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a private, not-for-profit membership organization created to develop
and implement a national strategy for quality and safety measure…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.227_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2010 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case
Treatment Challenges After Discharge
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2010
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Chase Coffey, MD, Henry Ford Health System,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33612/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public
Errors—I. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Experience
May 1, 2005
Conway JB, Weingart SN. Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—I. The Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute Experience. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/organizat…