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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844556/psn-pdf
February 15, 2023 - Using Machine Learning to Improve Patient Safety in the
Home or Remote Setting for Adults.
February 15, 2023
Feske-Kirby K, Whittington J, McGaffigan P. Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-machine-learning-improve-patient-safety-home-or-remote-setting-adults
T…
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March 27, 2019 - Advancing the Safety of Acute Pain Management.
March 27, 2019
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-safety-acute-pain-management
Pain management has emerged as a complex safety concern. This report discusses four organizational
prerequisites to improve pain …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37422/psn-pdf
March 23, 2011 - Educational quality improvement report: outcomes from a
revised morbidity and mortality format that emphasised
patient safety.
March 23, 2011
Bechtold ML, Scott SD, Nelson K, et al. Educational quality improvement report: outcomes from a revised
morbidity and mortality format that emphasised patient safety. Qual S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35383/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - North Mississippi Medical Center: a focus on quality,
safety, and financial critical success factors.
January 2, 2017
Murphree J, Englert J, Koch K, et al. North Mississippi Medical Center: a focus on quality, safety, and
financial critical success factors. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(10):545-53.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855002/psn-pdf
November 01, 2023 - Temporarily holding medication orders safely in order to
prevent patient harm.
November 1, 2023
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. October 19, 2023;28(21):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/temporarily-holding-medication-orders-safely-order-prevent-patient-harm
Process disconnects can cause administr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72733/psn-pdf
February 10, 2021 - Start the year off right by preventing these top 10
medication errors and hazards from 2020.
February 10, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 27, 2021;26(2).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/start-year-right-preventing-these-top-10-medication-errors-and-hazards-2020
Medication safety is chal…
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August 13, 2014 - Hospital Experiences Using Electronic Health Records to
Support Medication Reconciliation.
August 13, 2014
Grossman JM, Gourevitch R, Cross D. Washington, DC: National Institute for Health Care Reform; July
2014. NIHCR Research Brief No. 17.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-experiences-using-electronic-health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/864865/psn-pdf
March 20, 2024 - The Top Five: A Review of Post-Pandemic Patient Safety
Priorities.
March 20, 2024
Sacramento, CA: Hospital Quality Institute; 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/top-five-review-post-pandemic-patient-safety-priorities
The COVID pandemic posed wide-ranging challenges to both society at large as well as to the health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34570/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - Measuring the Success of the Regional Medication Safety
Program for Hospitals.
March 7, 2005
Pelczarski K, Fricker M, Morris J. Philadelphia, PA: Health Care Improvement Foundation; 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-success-regional-medication-safety-program-hospitals
The Regional Medication Safety Prog…
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January 01, 2021 - Putting the patient in patient safety investigations:
barriers and strategies for involvement.
June 3, 2020
Busch IM, Saxena A, Wu AW. Putting the patient in patient safety investigations: barriers and strategies for
involvement. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(5):358-362. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000699.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44594/psn-pdf
March 15, 2016 - ICU attending handoff practices: results from a national
survey of academic intensivists.
March 15, 2016
Lane-Fall MB, Collard ML, Turnbull AE, et al. ICU Attending Handoff Practices: Results From a National
Survey of Academic Intensivists. Crit Care Med. 2016;44(4):690-8. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001470.
https:/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43399/psn-pdf
August 06, 2014 - Pediatric medication administration errors and workflow
following implementation of a bar code medication
administration system.
August 6, 2014
Hardmeier A, Tsourounis C, Moore M, et al. Pediatric medication administration errors and workflow
following implementation of a bar code medication administration system.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42233/psn-pdf
May 01, 2013 - From the school of nursing quality and safety officer:
nursing students' use of safety reporting tools and their
perception of safety issues in clinical settings.
May 1, 2013
Cooper E. From the school of nursing quality and safety officer: nursing students' use of safety reporting
tools and their perception of saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35786/psn-pdf
May 07, 2007 - When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Events.
May 7, 2007
Boston, MA: Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors; 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-things-go-wrong-responding-adverse-events
This consensus paper of the Harvard-affiliated hospitals was prepared by clinicians, risk manage…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35766/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Unexpected hypoglycemia in a critically ill patient.
March 2, 2011
Bates DW. Unexpected hypoglycemia in a critically ill patient. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137(2):110-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-hypoglycemia-critically-ill-patient
This case study shares the experiences of a patient who suffered a medicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47028/psn-pdf
May 02, 2018 - Medication errors 2018: the year in review.
May 2, 2018
Valentine D, Ingram V, Fobi BNN, Brahmbhatt V. Pharmacy Practice News. April 4, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-2018-year-review
Despite considerable effort, medication errors continue to occur and result in patient harm. Summari…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38307/psn-pdf
January 07, 2009 - Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national
observational study based on retrospective analysis of 12
months of patient safety incident reports.
January 7, 2009
Healey F, Scobie S, Oliver D, et al. Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study
based on retrospective analysis of 12 month…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836759/psn-pdf
April 06, 2022 - Diversion is a Threat to Patient Safety: Adopting Best
Practices.
March 16, 2022
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. April 6, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diversion-threat-patient-safety-adopting-best-practices
Drug diversion can result in patient harm due to reduced medication availability, impai…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60008/psn-pdf
July 09, 2024 - IHI Patient Safety Congress.
July 9, 2024
Institute for Healthcare Improvement. San Diego, CA, March 10-11, 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ihi-patient-safety-congress
This annual conference will host pre-session workshops, panels, and presentations covering a variety of
patient safety topics that ali…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72762/psn-pdf
February 17, 2021 - Optimizing Health IT for Safe Integration of Behavioral
Health and Primary Care.
February 17, 2021
Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety. Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI Institute; 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-health-it-safe-integration-behavioral-health-and-primary-care
Effective integration of hea…