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June 19, 2019 - Medication Overload: America's Other Drug Problem.
June 19, 2019
Brownlee S; Garber J. Brookline, MA: Lown Institute; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-overload-americas-other-drug-problem
Overprescribing is a common problem that contributes to patient harm. This report examines financial,
clinical, an…
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January 14, 2009 - Results of a medication reconciliation survey from the
2006 Society of Hospital Medicine national meeting.
January 14, 2009
Clay BJ, Halasyamani L, Stucky ER, et al. Results of a medication reconciliation survey from the 2006
Society of Hospital Medicine national meeting. J Hosp Med. 2008;3(6). doi:10.1002/jhm.370.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73144/psn-pdf
April 14, 2021 - Addressing systemic racism in nursing homes: a time for
action.
April 14, 2021
Sloane PD, Yearby R, Konetzka RT, et al. Addressing systemic racism in nursing homes: a time for action.
J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021;22(4):886-892. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.02.023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-systemic-racism-nu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45565/psn-pdf
May 24, 2017 - Leading a Culture of Safety: a Blueprint for Success.
May 24, 2017
Chicago, IL: American College of Healthcare Executives, National Patient Safety Foundation's Lucian
Leape Institute; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leading-culture-safety-blueprint-success
Health care leadership plays an undeniable role in sust…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38938/psn-pdf
July 26, 2023 - ISMP's List of Confused Drug Names.
July 26, 2023
Horsham, PA; Institute for Safe Medication Practices: July 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-confused-drug-names
Drawing on information gathered from the ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program, this fact sheet
provides a comprehensive list of commonly…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37809/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Partnering with Patients and Families to Design a Patient-
and Family-Centered Health Care System:
Recommendations and Promising Practices.
November 21, 2016
Johnson B, Abraham M, Conway J, et al. Bethesda, MD: Institute for Family-Centered Care; April 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-patients-and-fam…
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April 04, 2022 - Leadership Response to a Sentinel Event: Respectful,
Effective Crisis Management.
April 4, 2022
Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-response-sentinel-event-respectful-effective-crisis-management
Crisis management skills are valuable at both the organizational and clinical …
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November 19, 2014 - Reporting and Learning Systems for Medication Errors:
The Role of Pharmacovigilance Centres.
November 19, 2014
Bencheikh SR, Cousins D, Benabdallah G, et al. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; October
2014. ISBN: 9789241507943.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reporting-and-learning-systems-medication-err…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47627/psn-pdf
January 16, 2019 - Safety of overlapping inpatient orthopaedic surgery: a
multicenter study.
January 16, 2019
Dy CJ, Osei DA, Maak TG, et al. Safety of Overlapping Inpatient Orthopaedic Surgery: A Multicenter Study.
J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018;100(22):1902-1911. doi:10.2106/JBJS.17.01625.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-overlappi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44041/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Potentially dangerous confusion between Bloxiverz
(neostigmine) injection and Vazculep (phenylephrine)
injection.
April 1, 2015
National Alert Network. Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; Bethesda, MD: American
Society of Health-System Pharmacists. March 23, 2015
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74762/psn-pdf
February 09, 2022 - Start the year off right by addressing these top 10
medication safety concerns from 2021.
February 9, 2022
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 27, 2022;27(2):1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/start-year-right-addressing-these-top-10-medication-safety-concerns-2021
Medication errors are a cons…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867849/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - High Reliability Organization (HRO) Principles and Patient
Safety
February 26, 2025
Vogus T, Lee M, Mossburg SE. High Reliability Organization (HRO) Principles and Patient Safety. PSNet
[internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/high-reliability-organization-hro-principles-and-patient-safety
In To Err I…
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December 14, 2022 - Measuring Patient Safety
December 14, 2022
Schreiber M, Van C, Mossburg SE. Measuring Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/measuring-patient-safety
Following the landmark report To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, developed by the Institute
of Medicine in 1999, pa…
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April 01, 2006 - Walking Patient, Missing Drain
Citation Text:
Olkowski BF, Ravenel M, Stiefel MF. Walking Patient, Missing Drain. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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October 01, 2009 - Danger in Disruption
October 1, 2009
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption
The Case
A 23-month-old toddler was severely dehydrated after vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. She had
metabolic alkalosis (pH = 7.58), and her last peripheral…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33775/psn-pdf
December 01, 2014 - African Partnerships for Patient Safety: Lessons Learned
December 1, 2014
Syed SS. African Partnerships for Patient Safety: Lessons Learned. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/african-partnerships-patient-safety-lessons-learned
Perspective
In the last 6 years I have had the privilege of sha…
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December 23, 2020 - Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric
Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability
December 23, 2020
Semkiw K, Anderson D, Natale JA. Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at
Risk of Physiologic Instability. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/solution-iv-or-irrigation-fluid-administration-errors-operating-room
January 29, 2021 - Is that solution for IV or irrigation?: Fluid administration errors in the operating room.
Citation Text:
Bohringer C. Is that solution for IV or irrigation?: Fluid administration errors in the operating room.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of He…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.335_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
A Stroke of Error
This presentation is based on the December 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Kevin M. Barrett, MD, MSc, Consultant, Associate Professor of Neurology, Director, Neurohospitalist F…
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February 26, 2025 - Are We Safer Today?
February 26, 2025
Bates DW, Lee M, Mossburg SE. Are We Safer Today? PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-we-safer-today
In the 1999 report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the Institute of Medicine (now the
National Academy of Medicine) drew on two lar…