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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/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/46286/psn-pdf
September 13, 2017 - Preventing blood transfusion failures: FMEA, an effective
assessment method.
September 13, 2017
Najafpour Z, Hasoumi M, Behzadi F, et al. Preventing blood transfusion failures: FMEA, an effective
assessment method. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017;17(1):453. doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2380-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pre…
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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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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/50867/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Cognitive testing of older clinicians prior to
recredentialing.
February 5, 2020
Cooney L, Balcezak T. Cognitive Testing of Older Clinicians Prior to Recredentialing. JAMA.
2020;323(2):179-180. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.18665.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-testing-older-clinicians-prior-recredentialing
In an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/glossary/latent-error-or-latent-condition
September 13, 2021 - Latent Error (or Latent Condition)
September 13, 2021
Anonymous (not verified)
The terms active and latent as applied to errors were coined by Reason . Latent errors (or latent conditions) refer to less apparent failures of organization or design that contributed to the occurrence of errors or allowed them…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841567/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/walking-patient-missing-drain
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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September 01, 2016 - Complaints as Safety Surveillance
September 1, 2016
Morris JL, Bismark M. Complaints as Safety Surveillance. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/complaints-safety-surveillance
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain. She said the pain
came on sudden…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49592/psn-pdf
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/perspective/rethinking-root-cause-analysis
August 21, 2016 - Annual Perspective
Rethinking Root Cause Analysis
Kiran Gupta, MD, MPH, and Audrey Lyndon, PhD | January 1, 2016
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Gupta K, Lyndon A. Rethinking Root Cause Analysis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Age…
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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…