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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60833/psn-pdf
September 15, 2020 - Enhancing Your Medication Error Reporting Program to
Improve Global Medication Safety.
August 19, 2020
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. September 15, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-your-medication-error-reporting-program-improve-global-
medication-safety
Medication error reporting is key to …
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March 10, 2011 - The utility of adding retrospective medication profiling to
computerized provider order entry in an ambulatory care
population.
March 10, 2011
Glassman PA, Belperio P, Lanto A, et al. The utility of adding retrospective medication profiling to
computerized provider order entry in an ambulatory care population. J A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38644/psn-pdf
May 20, 2009 - A quality initiative to decrease pathology specimen-
labeling errors using radiofrequency identification in a
high-volume endoscopy center.
May 20, 2009
Francis DL, Prabhakar S, Sanderson SO. A quality initiative to decrease pathology specimen-labeling
errors using radiofrequency identification in a high-volume en…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34585/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. Research:
David W. Bates, MD, MSc, Brigham and Women's
Hospital.
March 7, 2005
Bates DW. John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. Research: David W. Bates, MD, MSc, Brigham and
Women's Hospital. Interview by Steven Berman. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2002;28(12):651-659, 633.
h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46234/psn-pdf
October 02, 2017 - Study: clinicians copy and paste about half of text in EHR
progress notes.
June 14, 2017
Landi H. Healthcare Innovation. October 2, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/study-clinicians-copy-and-paste-about-half-text-ehr-progress-notes
The use of copy and paste is a popular time-saving mechanism to update electronic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47112/psn-pdf
May 09, 2018 - 34 ways to survive your next trip to the hospital.
May 9, 2018
Crouch M. Reader's Digest. April 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/34-ways-survive-your-next-trip-hospital
Involving patients in their care can help improve safety. This magazine article provides 34 tips from leading
patient safety experts to assist p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35043/psn-pdf
June 22, 2009 - Human factors engineering: a tool for medical device
evaluation in hospital procurement decision-making.
June 22, 2009
Ginsburg G. Human factors engineering: a tool for medical device evaluation in hospital procurement
decision-making. J Biomed Inform. 2005;38(3):213-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42222/psn-pdf
April 24, 2013 - Team communication during patient handover from the
operating room: more than facts and figures.
April 24, 2013
Manser T, Foster S, Flin R, et al. Team communication during patient handover from the operating room:
more than facts and figures. Hum Factors. 2013;55(1):138-56.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/team-commu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42633/psn-pdf
October 02, 2013 - Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement: Perspectives,
Pathways, and Practical Guidance.
October 2, 2013
Roper RA, Anderson KM, Marsh CA, Flemming AC. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality; September 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13-0059-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-it-enabled-quali…
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April 11, 2012 - I-PASS, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs.
April 11, 2012
Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, et al. I-pass, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs.
Pediatrics. 2012;129(2):201-4. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-2966.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-pass-mnemonic-standardize-verbal-handoffs
Poor communication at…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46193/psn-pdf
May 31, 2017 - Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of
a Workshop—in Brief.
May 31, 2017
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press;
2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-clearly-about-medicines-proceedings-workshop-brief
Medication safety is a gl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47795/psn-pdf
February 20, 2019 - Three laws for paperlessness.
February 20, 2019
Thimbleby H. Three laws for paperlessness. Digit Health. 2019;5:2055207619827722.
doi:10.1177/2055207619827722.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/three-laws-paperlessness
The digitization of health care data has had some positive effects on patient safety, but it has also…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837339/psn-pdf
June 08, 2022 - Mindful workarounds in bar code medication
administration.
June 8, 2022
Lichtner V, Dowding D. Mindful workarounds in bar code medication administration. Stud Health Technol
Inform. 2022;294:740-744. doi:10.3233/shti220575.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mindful-workarounds-bar-code-medication-administration
Barcod…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34720/psn-pdf
April 21, 2011 - Human error and the problem of causality in analysis of
accidents.
April 21, 2011
Rasmussen J. Human error and the problem of causality in analysis of accidents. Philos Trans R Soc Lond
B Biol Sci. 1990;327(1241):449-462.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-error-and-problem-causality-analysis-accidents
Reporting …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45586/psn-pdf
November 02, 2016 - Antimicrobial stewardship and patient safety.
November 2, 2016
Zukowski CM. Antimicrobial Stewardship and Patient Safety. AORN J. 2016;104(4):354-356.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2016.08.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-patient-safety
Antimicrobial stewardship has been highlighted as a strate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44551/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Safety culture includes "good catches."
September 30, 2015
Traynor K. Safety culture includes "good catches". Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(19):1597-1599.
doi:10.2146/news150065.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-culture-includes-good-catches
Near misses can provide opportunities for learning if there is a pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37147/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Design and implementation of a point-of-care
computerized system for drug therapy in Stockholm
metropolitan health region--bridging the gap between
knowledge and practice.
October 4, 2011
SJOBORG B, BACKSTROM T, ARVIDSSON L, et al. Design and implementation of a point-of-care
computerized system for drug therapy …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38840/psn-pdf
August 12, 2009 - Assessment of quality of data provided on Pap test
requisitions: implications for quality of care and patient
safety.
August 12, 2009
Naryshkin S, Schultz BL. Assessment of quality of data provided on Pap test requisitions: implications for
quality of care and patient safety. Cytojournal. 2009;6:11. doi:10.4103/17…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47120/psn-pdf
July 18, 2018 - Complicated: medical missteps are not inevitable.
July 18, 2018
Yurkiewicz IR. Complicated: Medical Missteps Are Not Inevitable. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(7):1178-
1181. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1550.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complicated-medical-missteps-are-not-inevitable
This commentary provides a clini…
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July 25, 2018 - Best Practices for Safe Medication Administration During
Anesthesia Care.
July 25, 2018
APSF Committee on Technology. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-safe-medication-administration-during-anesthesia-care
Medication errors in anesthesia practice can be result in ser…