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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44998/psn-pdf
April 20, 2016 - High reliability: excellent care every time.
April 20, 2016
Saver C. High reliability: Excellent care every time. OR manager. 2016;32(3):22-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-excellent-care-every-time
Achieving high reliability has attracted attention as a goal in health care. This article provides an…
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September 30, 2020 - Dangerous wrong-route errors with tranexamic acid.
September 30, 2020
National Alert Network for Serious Medication Errors. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System
Pharmacists and Institute for Safe Medication Practices. National Alert Network. September 9, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dangerous-wrong…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36419/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Time to get off this pig's back?: the human factors
aspects of the mismatch between device and real-world
knowledge in the health care environment.
July 14, 2010
Nunnally M, Bitan Y. Time to Get Off this Pig's Back? J Patient Saf. 2008;2(3).
doi:10.1097/01.jps.0000233827.90690.97.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tim…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36881/psn-pdf
April 12, 2011 - Duke Surgery Patient Safety: an open-source application
for anonymous reporting of adverse and near-miss
surgical events.
April 12, 2011
Pietrobon R, Lima R, Shah A, et al. Duke Surgery Patient Safety: an open-source application for
anonymous reporting of adverse and near-miss surgical events. Ann Surg Innov Res. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37830/psn-pdf
June 18, 2008 - Does surgeon fatigue influence outcomes after anterior
resection for rectal cancer?
June 18, 2008
Schieman C, MacLean AR, Buie D, et al. Does surgeon fatigue influence outcomes after anterior resection
for rectal cancer? Am J Surg. 2008;195(5):684-7; discussion 687-8. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.01.009.
https://psn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/can-research-help-us-improve-medical-liability-system
March 01, 2012 - you're in control over that question, it actually brings a sense of calm and personal accountability, or institutional
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-c-boothman-jd
March 01, 2012 - you're in control over that question, it actually brings a sense of calm and personal accountability, or institutional
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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/837192/psn-pdf
May 25, 2022 - Declaration to Advance Patient Safety.
May 25, 2022
National Steering Committee for Patient Safety. Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; May
2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/declaration-advance-patient-safety
Leadership commitment is crucial to attaining sustainable improvement in patient safety. Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46069/psn-pdf
February 28, 2018 - Strategies for Creating, Sustaining, and Improving a
Culture of Safety in Health Care, Second Edition.
February 28, 2018
Joint Commission Resources. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission; 2017. ISBN: 9781599409474.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-creating-sustaining-and-improving-culture-safety-health-care-
seco…
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May 09, 2017 - The application of the Global Trigger Tool: a systematic
review.
May 9, 2017
Hibbert PD, Molloy CJ, Hooper TD, et al. The application of the Global Trigger Tool: a systematic review.
Int J Qual Health Care. 2016;28(6):640-649. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzw115.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/application-global-trigger-tool-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838925/psn-pdf
March 03, 2025 - Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
March 3, 2025
Dixon-Woods M, Martin G, eds. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2022-2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-and-safety-healthcare
Improvement activities are complex initiatives that require synergistic actions by organizations to be
s…
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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/41246/psn-pdf
April 06, 2012 - Utilizing improvement science methods to improve
physician compliance with proper hand hygiene.
April 6, 2012
White CM, Statile AM, Conway PH, et al. Utilizing improvement science methods to improve physician
compliance with proper hand hygiene. Pediatrics. 2012;129(4):e1042-50. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-1864.
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March 02, 2022 - Telemedicine: Ensuring Safe, Equitable, Person-Centered
Virtual Care.
March 2, 2022
Perry AF, Federico F, Huebner J. Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telemedicine-ensuring-safe-equitable-person-centered-virtual-care
The emergence of telemedicine during…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47220/psn-pdf
September 12, 2018 - Strategically Advancing Patient and Family Advisory
Councils in New York State Hospitals.
September 12, 2018
Bethesda, MD: Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care; June 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategically-advancing-patient-and-family-advisory-councils-new-york-state-
hospitals
Hospital patien…
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April 29, 2020 - How Collective Design Triumphed Over Competition in
the Fight Against HAIs.
April 29, 2020
Wilson T. St Louis, MO; Facilities Guidelines Institute; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-collective-design-triumphed-over-competition-fight-against-hais
Health care environment design can affect safety. This report sh…
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February 01, 2017 - Quality gaps identified through mortality review.
February 1, 2017
Kobewka DM, van Walraven C, Turnbull J, et al. Quality gaps identified through mortality review. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2017;26(2):141-149. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004735.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-gaps-identified-through-mortality-review
Inpatien…
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February 10, 2012 - Consensus statement on effective communication of
urgent diagnoses and significant, unexpected diagnoses
in surgical pathology and cytopathology from the College
of American Pathologists and Association of Directors of
Anatomic and Surgical Pathology.
February 10, 2012
Nakhleh RE, Myers JL, Allen TC, et al. Conse…