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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73327/psn-pdf
January 25, 2022 - ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment® for
Perioperative Settings.
January 25, 2022
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-safety-self-assessmentr-perioperative-settings
The perioperative setting is a high-risk area for medication errors, should they occur. This asses…
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May 12, 2010 - Improving patient safety in radiology: concepts for a
comprehensive patient safety program.
May 12, 2010
Donnelly LF, Dickerson JM, Goodfriend MA, et al. Improving patient safety in radiology: concepts for a
comprehensive patient safety program. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2010;31(2):67-70.
doi:10.1053/j.sult.2009.11.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38405/psn-pdf
February 11, 2009 - Development of a self-report instrument to measure
patient safety attitudes, skills, and knowledge.
February 11, 2009
Schnall R, Stone PW, Currie L, et al. Development of a self-report instrument to measure patient safety
attitudes, skills, and knowledge. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2008;40(4):391-4. doi:10.1111/j.1547-
506…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34636/psn-pdf
June 14, 2011 - The wrong patient.
June 14, 2011
Chassin MR, Becher EC. The wrong patient. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(11):826-833.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-patient
This case study describes the events of a patient who underwent an unintended invasive cardiac
electrophysiology study. While reviewing the details of the case…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43409/psn-pdf
February 25, 2015 - Evaluating iatrogenic prescribing: development of an
oncology-focused trigger tool.
February 25, 2015
Hébert G, Netzer F, Ferrua M, et al. Evaluating iatrogenic prescribing: development of an oncology-focused
trigger tool. Eur J Cancer. 2015;51(3):427-35. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2014.12.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44159/psn-pdf
July 08, 2016 - Vital Signs: Core Metrics for Health and Health Care
Progress.
July 8, 2016
Blumenthal D, Malphrus E, McGinnis JM, eds. Committee on Core Metrics for Better Health at Lower Cost,
Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2015. ISBN: 9780309324939.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-cor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60889/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of
harm.
September 9, 2020
Logan MS, Myers LC, Salmasian H, et al. Expert consensus on currently accepted measures of harm. J
Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e1726-e1731. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000754.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expert-consensus-currently-accepted-measu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45890/psn-pdf
February 15, 2017 - A Framework for Safe, Reliable, and Effective Care.
February 15, 2017
Frankel A, Haraden C, Federico F, Lenoci-Edwards J. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare
Improvement and Safe & Reliable Healthcare; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framework-safe-reliable-and-effective-care
A systems approach to safety ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842432/psn-pdf
January 11, 2023 - Medication errors: the year in review: January through
December 2021.
January 11, 2023
Pharmacy Practice News Special Edition. December 13, 2022: 43-54.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-year-review-january-through-december-2021
Medication errors continue to occur despite long-standing efforts to redu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34994/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to
Implementation.
September 29, 2017
Henriksen K, Battles JB, Marks ES, et al, eds. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(US); 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advances-patient-safety-research-implementation
With 4 volumes and 140 articles (all of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42907/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - Innovation in safety, and safety in innovation.
August 2, 2015
Eisenberg D, Wren SM. Innovation in safety, and safety in innovation. JAMA Surg. 2014;149(1):7-9.
doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.5112.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/innovation-safety-and-safety-innovation
This commentary discusses systems-focused innovations…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842775/psn-pdf
January 18, 2023 - Safer Together Survey: Advancing Patient and Workforce
Safety
January 18, 2023
Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement: January 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-together-survey-advancing-patient-and-workforce-safety
The National Steering Committee for Patient Safety (NSC) was formed to engage w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43335/psn-pdf
July 09, 2014 - Wake Up Safe and root cause analysis: quality
improvement in pediatric anesthesia.
July 9, 2014
Tjia I, Rampersad S, Varughese AM, et al. Wake Up Safe and root cause analysis: quality improvement in
pediatric anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2014;119(1):122-136. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000000266.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38211/psn-pdf
May 21, 2009 - Effectiveness of a barcode medication administration
system in reducing preventable adverse drug events in a
neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study.
May 21, 2009
Morriss FH, Abramowitz PW, Nelson S, et al. Effectiveness of a barcode medication administration system
in reducing preventable adverse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837979/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence (U54
Clinical Trial Optional).
August 31, 2022
National Institutes of Health. August 11, 2022. RFA-HD-23-035.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maternal-health-research-centers-excellence-u54-clinical-trial-optional
Maternity care is increasingly being recognized as …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34737/psn-pdf
November 19, 2015 - First, Do No Harm Part 1: A Case Study of Systems
Failure.
November 19, 2015
Chicago: Partnership for Patient Safety, Harvard Risk Management Foundation; 2000.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-no-harm-part-1-case-study-systems-failure
This video, produced by the Partnership for Patient Safety and the Harvard …
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43529/psn-pdf
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.
https://psnet.ahr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44909/psn-pdf
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…