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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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47855/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38326/psn-pdf
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/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/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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837042/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43677/psn-pdf
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/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/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/72865/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - 5 pandemic mistakes we keep repeating. We can learn
from our failures.
March 17, 2021
Zeynep Tufekci. The Atlantic. February 26, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/5-pandemic-mistakes-we-keep-repeating-we-can-learn-our-failures
Failures in communication have impacts on patients, teams, organizations and society. Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46160/psn-pdf
June 07, 2017 - ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Subcutaneous
Insulin Use in Adults.
June 7, 2017
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; May 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-optimizing-safe-subcutaneous-insulin-use-adults
Insulin is a widely used medication that can contribute to serious patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36620/psn-pdf
January 14, 2024 - ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care
Settings.
January 14, 2024
Horsham, PA; Institute for Safe Medication Practices: 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings
This fact sheet lists medications with a high risk of causing significant harm to patients wh…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60972/psn-pdf
January 30, 2003 - Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic
Disparities in Health Care.
January 30, 2003
Smedley BD, Stith AY, Nelson AR, eds and Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC; The National
Academies Press: 2003. ISBN 9780309082655.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unequal-treatment-confronting-racial-and-ethnic-dis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60574/psn-pdf
June 10, 2020 - Preventing a parallel pandemic - a national strategy to
protect clinicians' well-being.
June 10, 2020
Dzau VJ, Kirch D, Nasca TJ. Preventing a parallel pandemic - a national strategy to protect clinicians' well-
being. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(6):513-515. doi:10.1056/nejmp2011027.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preven…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33562/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Rapid Response Systems
September 15, 2024
Rapid Response Systems. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/rapid-response-systems
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49744/psn-pdf
October 01, 2015 - The Risks of Absent Interoperability: Medication-Induced
Hemolysis in a Patient With a Known Allergy
October 1, 2015
Reider J. The Risks of Absent Interoperability: Medication-Induced Hemolysis in a Patient With a Known
Allergy. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/risks-absent-interoperability-me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49527/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - Right Patient, Wrong Sample
December 1, 2006
Astion ML. Right Patient, Wrong Sample. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-patient-wrong-sample
The Case
A 54-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for preoperative evaluation and elective knee surgery. On
the morning of surgery, the patien…