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In other words, there are likely many more instances in which the provision of additional diagnostic, … therapeutic, or preventive modalities would have improved care than there are instances in which the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/behaviors-undermine-culture-safety
April 24, 2024 - programs, "zero tolerance" policies, and clear processes for detecting, reporting, and documenting all instances
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-prescribing-long-term-care-and-its-relationship-probable-delirium
April 19, 2023 - Researchers found that residents with three or more instances of PIP (measured by STOPP/START and … Beers criteria) were significantly more likely to have probable delirium compared to residents with no instances
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psnet.ahrq.gov/taxonomy/term/3478
August 18, 2020 - Forcing Function
An aspect of a design that prevents a target action from being performed or allows its performance only if another specific action is performed first. For example, automobiles are now designed so that the driver cannot shift into reverse without first putting her foot on the brake pedal. Forcing func…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infant-deaths-associated-cough-and-cold-medications-two-states-2005
June 12, 2013 - The investigation found three instances in which these medications were considered the underlying cause
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psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary
January 01, 2003 - In other words, there are likely many more instances in which the provision of additional diagnostic, … therapeutic, or preventive modalities would have improved care than there are instances in which the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary-0
January 01, 2003 - In other words, there are likely many more instances in which the provision of additional diagnostic, … therapeutic, or preventive modalities would have improved care than there are instances in which the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary/forcing-function
September 13, 2021 - Forcing Function
September 13, 2021
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An aspect of a design that prevents a target action from being performed or allows its performance only if another specific action is performed first. For example, automobiles are now designed so that the driver cannot shift into reverse without first…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary/latent-error-or-latent-condition
September 13, 2021 - Latent Error (or Latent Condition)
September 13, 2021
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The terms active and latent as applied to errors were coined by Reason . Latent errors (or latent conditions) refer to less apparent failures of organization or design that contributed to the occurrence of errors or allowed them…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/taxonomy/term/3488
December 12, 2020 - Latent Error (or Latent Condition)
The terms active and latent as applied to errors were coined by Reason . Latent errors (or latent conditions) refer to less apparent failures of organization or design that contributed to the occurrence of errors or allowed them to cause harm to patients. For instance, whereas …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/taxonomy/term/3466
Mental Models
Mental models are psychological representations of real, hypothetical, or imaginary situations. Scottish psychologist Kenneth Craik (1943) first proposed mental models as the basis for anticipating events and explaining events (i.e., for reasoning). Though easiest to conceptualize in terms of mental pic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpeter-j-pronovost-md-phd
June 01, 2005 - In Conversation with…Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD
June 1, 2005
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Situational Awareness
Situational awareness refers to the degree to which one's perception of a situation matches reality. In the context of crisis management, where the phrase is most often used, situational awareness includes awareness of fatigue and stress among team members (including oneself), environmental thre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-389
April 26, 2023 - Numerous comments from caregivers are provided, describing instances of entanglements and strategies … This article shares several instances of learning from event reports submitted in the state of Pennsylvania
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-424
January 04, 2024 - Researchers found that residents with three or more instances of PIP (measured by STOPP/START and Beers … criteria) were significantly more likely to have probable delirium compared to residents with no instances
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-09/Battle%20Buddy%20Pocket%20Card%20-%20final%20(1).pdf
January 01, 2021 - Battle Buddies (BBs) are usually chosen by a third party but in some instances
pair up spontaneously
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psnet.ahrq.gov/taxonomy/term/3477
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
A common process used to prospectively identify error risk within a particular process. FMEA begins with a complete process mapping that identifies all the steps that must occur for a given process to occur (e.g., programming an infusion pump or preparing an intravenous medicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-274
January 29, 2021 - This draft guidance seeks to provide a structure for industry to reduce instances of drug name confusion … This publication examined 250 instances of maternal and baby harm at a National Health Service trust
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interpreting-patient-safety-literature
June 01, 2005 - Interpreting the Patient Safety Literature
Kaveh G. Shojania, MD | June 1, 2005
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November 14, 2020 - Swiss Cheese Model
Reason developed the "Swiss cheese model" to illustrate how analyses of major accidents and catastrophic systems failures tend to reveal multiple, smaller failures leading up to the actual hazard. In the model, each slice of cheese represents a safety barrier or precaution relevant to a particular …