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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45590/psn-pdf
August 02, 2017 - Improving Diagnostic Accuracy Project 2016–2017.
August 2, 2017
Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; October 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnostic-accuracy-project-2016-2017
The Improving Diagnosis in Health Care report provided recommendations to help achieve safe, reliable
diagnosis. This we…
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December 31, 2014 - Using medical malpractice closed claims data to reduce
surgical risk and improve patient safety.
December 31, 2014
Manuel BM, Greenwald LM. Using medical malpractice closed claims data to reduce surgical risk and
improve patient safety. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2007;92(3):27-30.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-medica…
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September 27, 2017 - Errors of omission: missed nursing care.
September 27, 2017
Kalisch BJ, Xie B. Errors of Omission: Missed Nursing Care. West J Nurs Res. 2014;36(7):875-890.
doi:10.1177/0193945914531859.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-omission-missed-nursing-care
Nurse staffing ratios have been linked to patient safety issues…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43795/psn-pdf
December 17, 2014 - Systematic Systems Analysis: A Practical Approach to
Patient Safety Reviews.
December 17, 2014
Duchscherer C, Davies JM. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Health Quality Council of Alberta; 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-systems-analysis-practical-approach-patient-safety-reviews
Drawing from human factors a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854639/psn-pdf
October 18, 2023 - Right Kind of Wrong: Why Learning to Fail can Teach us
to Thrive.
October 18, 2023
Edmondson A. Atria Books, New York, 2023. ISBN: 9781982195069.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/right-kind-wrong-why-learning-fail-can-teach-us-thrive
Despite the harm that failure can cause, its value as a learning opportunity, if exam…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46767/psn-pdf
January 17, 2018 - What this computer needs is a physician: humanism and
artificial intelligence.
January 17, 2018
Verghese A, Shah NH, Harrington RA. What This Computer Needs Is a Physician: Humanism and Artificial
Intelligence. JAMA. 2018;319(1):19-20. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.19198.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-computer-needs-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45750/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - Cognitive biases associated with medical decisions: a
systematic review.
February 1, 2017
Saposnik G, Redelmeier DA, Ruff CC, et al. Cognitive biases associated with medical decisions: a
systematic review. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2016;16(1):138.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-biases-associated-medical-de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43916/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - Safer Clinical Systems: Evaluation Findings.
November 30, 2016
Dixon-Woods M, Martin G, Tarrant C, et al. London, UK: Health Foundation; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-clinical-systems-evaluation-findings
This report discusses the results of a United Kingdom initiative exploring how safety strate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35415/psn-pdf
December 21, 2008 - Acting Locally: Working in Clinical Microsystems CD-
ROM.
December 21, 2008
Oakbrook Terrance, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2005. ISBN 9780866889865.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acting-locally-working-clinical-microsystems-cd-rom
This resource represents a collection of special articles published in the Joint …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45801/psn-pdf
August 03, 2017 - Overcoming diagnostic errors in medical practice.
August 3, 2017
Bordini BJ, Stephany A, Kliegman RM. Overcoming Diagnostic Errors in Medical Practice. J Pediatr.
2017;185. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.02.065.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overcoming-diagnostic-errors-medical-practice
This commentary describes a progra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43654/psn-pdf
April 02, 2015 - Nursing bedside clinical handover—an integrated review
of issues and tools.
April 2, 2015
Anderson J, Malone L, Shanahan K, et al. Nursing bedside clinical handover - an integrated review of
issues and tools. J Clin Nurs. 2015;24(5-6):662-671. doi:10.1111/jocn.12706.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-bedside-cl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44126/psn-pdf
May 13, 2015 - SAFER Electronic Health Records: Safety Assurance
Factors for EHR Resilience.
May 13, 2015
Sittig DF, Singh H, eds. Waretown, NJ: Apple Academic Press; 2015. ISBN: 9781771881173.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-electronic-health-records-safety-assurance-factors-ehr-resilience
Implementation of electronic health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36207/psn-pdf
October 13, 2010 - Using failure mode and effects analysis to plan
implementation of smart i.v. pump technology.
October 13, 2010
Wetterneck TB, Skibinski K, Roberts TL, et al. Using failure mode and effects analysis to plan
implementation of smart i.v. pump technology. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63(16):1528-38.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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May 03, 2017 - E-collection: Safety and Error Prevention in Health.
May 3, 2017
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/e-collection-safety-and-error-prevention-health
The increasing implementation of health information technology has introduced both benefits and
challenges to patient safety. Articles in this series explore the impacts of t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43335/psn-pdf
July 09, 2014 - Wake Up Safe and root cause analysis: quality
improvement in pediatric anesthesia.
July 9, 2014
Tjia I, Rampersad S, Varughese AM, et al. Wake Up Safe and root cause analysis: quality improvement in
pediatric anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2014;119(1):122-136. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000000266.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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January 03, 2017 - The Veterans Affairs shift change physician-to-physician
handoff project.
January 3, 2017
Anderson J, Shroff D, Curtis A, et al. The Veterans Affairs shift change physician-to-physician handoff
project. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36(2):62-71.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/veterans-affairs-shift-change-physici…
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April 06, 2022 - The spectrum of harm associated with modern medicine.
April 6, 2022
Schattner A. The spectrum of harm associated with modern medicine. J Gen Intern Med. 2022;37(3):664-
667. doi:10.1007/s11606-021-06997-x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/spectrum-harm-associated-modern-medicine
Interest in harm resulting from medical…
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September 27, 2017 - Medication errors in injured patients.
September 27, 2017
Dolejs SC, Janowak CF, Zarzaur BL. Medication Errors in Injured Patients. Am Surg. 2017;83(7):780-785.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-injured-patients
Despite the widespread adoption of health information technology, medication errors remain …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36223/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Prescribers' responses to alerts during medication
ordering in the long term care setting.
May 27, 2011
Judge J, Field T, DeFlorio M, et al. Prescribers' responses to alerts during medication ordering in the long
term care setting. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13(4):385-90.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribers-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837982/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - Patient Safety Incident Response Framework.
August 31, 2022
London, England: NHS England; August 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-incident-response-framework
Effective response to medical error requires a comprehensive systemic and process-focused incident
examination approach to ensure organizati…