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May 15, 2024 - Kentucky first state to decriminalize medical errors.
May 15, 2024
Robertson R. MedPage Today. April 30, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/kentucky-first-state-decriminalize-medical-errors
Criminalization of medical error can have a chilling effect on the transparency needed to inform
improvement. This news artic…
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December 11, 2013 - The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool
(PEMAT) and User's Guide: An Instrument to Assess the
Understandability and Actionability of Print and
Audiovisual Patient Education Materials.
December 11, 2013
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pa…
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November 19, 2014 - FDA Pharmacists Help Consumers Use Medicines Safely.
November 19, 2014
Silver Spring, MD: United States Food and Drug Administration; October 31, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-pharmacists-help-consumers-use-medicines-safely
Studies have shown that pharmacist involvement can prevent medication errors. To he…
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September 27, 2016 - Resident to resident handoffs in the emergency
department: an observational study.
September 27, 2016
Peterson SM, Gurses AP, Regan L. Resident to resident handoffs in the emergency department:
an observational study. J Emerg Med. 2014;47(5):573-9. doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.06.027.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/r…
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March 10, 2011 - Reevaluating recovery: perceived violations and
preemptive interventions on emergency psychiatry
rounds.
March 10, 2011
Cohen T, Blatter B, Almeida C, et al. Reevaluating recovery: perceived violations and preemptive
interventions on emergency psychiatry rounds. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14(3):312-9.
https://ps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37154/psn-pdf
September 02, 2015 - Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients
Understand. Manual for Clinicians. 2nd ed.
September 2, 2015
Weiss BD. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association Foundation; 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-patient-safety-help-patients-understand-manual-clinicians-
2nd-ed
This book provides…
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January 15, 2020 - Advancing safety with closed-loop communication of test
results.
January 15, 2020
Quick Safety. December 17, 2019;(52):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-safety-closed-loop-communication-test-results
Incomplete or delayed test result communication is a known factor in diagnostic error. This article shares…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846765/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Addressing Medical Gaslighting to Improve Maternal
Health—Together.
March 29, 2023
Oregon Patient Safety Commission: 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-medical-gaslighting-improve-maternal-health-together
Gaslighting has been identified as a contributor to maternal mortality and morbidity. This toolkit …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39262/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - Unintended errors with EHR-based result management: a
case series.
March 4, 2011
Yackel TR, Embi P. Unintended errors with EHR-based result management: a case series. J Am Med
Inform Assoc. 2010;17(1):104-7. doi:10.1197/jamia.M3294.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-errors-ehr-based-result-management-case-se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35614/psn-pdf
March 10, 2011 - Overriding of drug safety alerts in computerized
physician order entry.
March 10, 2011
van der Sijs H, Aarts J, Vulto A, et al. Overriding of drug safety alerts in computerized physician order
entry. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13(2):138-47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overriding-drug-safety-alerts-computerized-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47049/psn-pdf
July 10, 2019 - Injectable Opioid Shortages: Suggestions for
Management and Conservation.
July 10, 2019
University of Utah Drug Information Service; ASHP; American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/injectable-opioid-shortages-suggestions-management-and-conservation
Efforts to limit the availabilit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35056/psn-pdf
February 09, 2011 - Potential role of pharmacogenomics in reducing adverse
drug reactions: a systematic review.
February 9, 2011
Phillips KA, Veenstra DL, Oren E, et al. Potential role of pharmacogenomics in reducing adverse drug
reactions: a systematic review. JAMA. 2001;286(18):2270-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-role-ph…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60998/psn-pdf
October 07, 2020 - The slow, troubling death of the autopsy.
October 7, 2020
Ashworth S. Elemental. September 22, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slow-troubling-death-autopsy
The rate of autopsies – the “gold standard” of death investigation – are decreasing worldwide. This
commentary highlights the lost opportunities for ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44155/psn-pdf
June 24, 2015 - Patient Safety Tool Kit.
June 24, 2015
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Cairo, Egypt: World Health Organization; 2015. ISBN:
9789290220596.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-tool-kit
Patient safety programs should reflect local needs, motivate clinician and leadership engagement, and
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35615/psn-pdf
March 11, 2011 - The development and evaluation of an integrated
electronic prescribing and drug management system for
primary care.
March 11, 2011
Tamblyn R, Huang A, Kawasumi Y, et al. The development and evaluation of an integrated electronic
prescribing and drug management system for primary care. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35663/psn-pdf
June 25, 2010 - Effects of critical care nurses' work hours on vigilance
and patients' safety.
June 25, 2010
Scott LD, Rogers AE, Hwang W-T, et al. Effects of critical care nurses' work hours on vigilance and
patients' safety. Am J Crit Care. 2006;15(1):30-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-critical-care-nurses-work-hours-vi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38506/psn-pdf
February 10, 2015 - Implementation of computerized physician order entry in
seven countries.
February 10, 2015
Aarts J, Koppel R. Implementation of computerized physician order entry in seven countries. Health Aff
(Millwood). 2009;28(2):404-414. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.28.2.404.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-computerized-ph…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40733/psn-pdf
August 31, 2011 - Beyond the prescription: medication monitoring and
adverse drug events in older adults.
August 31, 2011
Steinman MA, Handler S, Gurwitz JH, et al. Beyond the prescription: medication monitoring and adverse
drug events in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59(8):1513-1520. doi:10.1111/j.1532-
5415.2011.03500.x.
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January 01, 2023 - Opioid Taskforce Playbook.
January 1, 2023
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives; 2023. Opioid Taskforce Playbook.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-taskforce-playbook
Hospitals play an important role in identifying and preventing the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids.
This Opioid Playbo…
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August 03, 2011 - Development and validation of a tool to improve
paediatric referral/consultation communication.
August 3, 2011
Stille CJ, Mazor KM, Meterko V, et al. Development and validation of a tool to improve paediatric
referral/consultation communication. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(8):692-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2010.045781.
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