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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50781/psn-pdf
January 08, 2020 - Harnessing the power of medical malpractice data to
improve patient care.
January 8, 2020
Siegal D, Swift J, Forget J, et al. Harnessing the power of medical malpractice data to improve patient care.
J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;39(3):28-36. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21393.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harnessing-power-medic…
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August 24, 2022 - ISMP Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative
and Procedural Settings.
August 24, 2022
Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-safe-medication-use-perioperative-and-procedural-settings
Medication errors associated with surgery and…
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October 01, 2014 - National pediatric anesthesia safety quality improvement
program in the United States.
October 1, 2014
Kurth D, Tyler D, Heitmiller ES, et al. National pediatric anesthesia safety quality improvement program in
the United States. Anesth Analg. 2014;119(1):112-21. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000000040.
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March 23, 2016 - Root Cause Analysis Workbook for
Community/Ambulatory Pharmacy.
March 23, 2016
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-workbook-communityambulatory-pharmacy
Root cause analysis offers a structured way to detect and address system weaknesses. This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45223/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Hospital safety climate and safety behavior: a social
exchange perspective.
September 27, 2017
Ancarani A, Di Mauro C, Giammanco MD. Hospital safety climate and safety behavior: A social exchange
perspective. Health Care Manage Rev. 2017;42(4):341-351. doi:10.1097/HMR.0000000000000118.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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January 28, 2015 - Patient Safety.
January 28, 2015
J Health Serv Res Policy. 2015;20(suppl 1):S1-S60.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-11
Articles in this special supplement explore research commissioned by National Institute for Health
Research in the United Kingdom to address four patient safety research gaps: how orga…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846455/psn-pdf
March 22, 2023 - Diagnostic Centers of Excellence (X01 Clinical Trial Not
Allowed).
March 22, 2023
PAR-23-120. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health; March 7, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-centers-excellence-x01-clinical-trial-not-allowed
Approaching diagnosis as a team activity is seen as a key approach to di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44718/psn-pdf
November 25, 2015 - Beyond the Quick Fix: Strategies for Improving Patient
Safety.
November 25, 2015
Baker GR. Toronto, ON: Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto;
2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beyond-quick-fix-strategies-improving-patient-safety
The 2004 Canadian Adverse Events Study helpe…
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January 01, 2019 - Improving incident reporting among physician trainees.
September 28, 2016
Krouss M, Alshaikh J, Croft LD, et al. Improving Incident Reporting Among Physician Trainees. J Patient
Saf. 2019;15(4):308-310. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000325.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-incident-reporting-among-physician-train…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60951/psn-pdf
September 23, 2020 - A Guide to Patient Safety Improvement: Integrating
Knowledge Translation & Quality Improvement
Approaches.
September 23, 2020
Edmonton, Alberta; Canadian Patient Safety Institute: 2020. ISBN: 9781926541846.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-patient-safety-improvement-integrating-knowledge-translation-quality-
im…
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July 21, 2017 - Remembering to learn: the overlooked role of
remembrance in safety improvement.
July 21, 2017
Macrae C. Remembering to learn: the overlooked role of remembrance in safety improvement. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2017;26(8):678-682. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-005547.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/remembering-learn-overlooked-role-rem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863764/psn-pdf
March 06, 2024 - Medication errors 2023: the year in review: January
through December.
March 6, 2024
Pharmacy Practice News; February 2024: Suppl 1-12.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-2023-year-review-january-through-december
The medication process has multiple steps in it that can open the door to mistakes. This ar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44531/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Never Events for Hospital Care in Canada: Safer Care for
Patients.
September 30, 2015
Toronto, ON: Health Quality Ontario and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute; September 2015. ISBN:
9781460666180.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/never-events-hospital-care-canada-safer-care-patients
The never events list was dev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35186/psn-pdf
July 13, 2005 - Saving lives: hospitals have signed on to a six-part plan
to avoid a multitude of unnecessary deaths.
July 13, 2005
Comarow A. US News & World Report. July 2005
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/saving-lives-hospitals-have-signed-six-part-plan-avoid-multitude-unnecessary-
deaths
This article, accompanying the widely r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46750/psn-pdf
January 31, 2018 - Iowans' Views on Medical Errors: Iowa Patient Safety
Study.
January 31, 2018
Clive, IA: Heartland Health Research Institute; January 7, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iowans-views-medical-errors-iowa-patient-safety-study
Patient perspectives can provide insights regarding areas in need of improvement. This sur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838015/psn-pdf
September 07, 2022 - Physicians and cognitive decline: a challenge for state
medical boards.
September 7, 2022
Hoffman S. Physicians and cognitive decline: a challenge for state medical boards. J Med Regulation.
2022;108(2):19-28. doi:10.30770/2572-1852-108.2.19.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-and-cognitive-decline-challenge-…
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April 20, 2016 - Does an insulin double-checking procedure improve
patient safety?
April 20, 2016
Modic MB, Albert NM, Sun Z, et al. Does an Insulin Double-Checking Procedure Improve Patient Safety? J
Nurs Adm. 2016;46(3):154-60. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000314.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-insulin-double-checking-procedure-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50875/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Implementing Closing the Loop. Safe Practices for
Diagnostic Results
February 5, 2020
Partnership for HIT Patient Safety. Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI Institute; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-closing-loop-safe-practices-diagnostic-results
Health information technology (HIT) can improve record keepi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50838/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Start the new year off right by preventing these top 10
medication errors and hazards.
January 29, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 16, 2020;26(2):1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/start-new-year-right-preventing-these-top-10-medication-errors-and-hazards
Medication errors routinely c…
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July 29, 2015 - Health IT Safety Center Roadmap.
July 29, 2015
RTI International. Washington, DC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology;
July 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-it-safety-center-roadmap
The Institute of Medicine called for enhanced transparency in the reporting of health IT sa…