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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41296/psn-pdf
April 11, 2012 - I-PASS, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs.
April 11, 2012
Starmer AJ, Spector ND, Srivastava R, et al. I-pass, a mnemonic to standardize verbal handoffs.
Pediatrics. 2012;129(2):201-4. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-2966.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/i-pass-mnemonic-standardize-verbal-handoffs
Poor communication at…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38840/psn-pdf
August 12, 2009 - Assessment of quality of data provided on Pap test
requisitions: implications for quality of care and patient
safety.
August 12, 2009
Naryshkin S, Schultz BL. Assessment of quality of data provided on Pap test requisitions: implications for
quality of care and patient safety. Cytojournal. 2009;6:11. doi:10.4103/17…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847735/psn-pdf
May 30, 2023 - SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey: What You Need
to Know.
May 30, 2023
Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research: April 27, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sops-ambulatory-surgery-center-survey-what-you-need-know
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) experience a variety of error types that can be exacerbated by…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44426/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Impact and culture change after the implementation of a
preprocedural checklist in an interventional radiology
department.
October 7, 2015
Wong SSN, Cleverly S, Tan KT, et al. Impact and Culture Change After the Implementation of a
Preprocedural Checklist in an Interventional Radiology Department. J Patient Saf. 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-management-necrotizing-soft-tissue-infection-who-does-patient-belong
March 31, 2021 - This practice generally leads to more efficient consultation from the emergency department and less confusion
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/artificial-intelligence-and-patient-safety-promise-and-challenges
March 27, 2024 - In some cases, just taking that second look at a problem with this set of AI-fueled lenses leads us to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865524/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - Exploring the causes of COPD misdiagnosis in primary
care: a mixed methods study.
April 10, 2024
Patel K, Smith DJ, Huntley CC, et al. Exploring the causes of COPD misdiagnosis in primary care: a mixed
methods study. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(3):e0298432. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0298432.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73678/psn-pdf
September 08, 2021 - A report of information technology and health
deficiencies in U.S. nursing homes.
September 8, 2021
Alexander GL, Madsen RW. A report of information technology and health deficiencies in U.S. nursing
homes. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(6):e483-e489. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000390.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74261/psn-pdf
January 19, 2022 - Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic
review.
January 19, 2022
FitzGerald C, Hurst S. Implicit bias in healthcare professionals: a systematic review. BMC Med Ethics.
2017;18(1):19. doi:10.1186/s12910-017-0179-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implicit-bias-healthcare-professionals-systematic-review…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43366/psn-pdf
March 04, 2015 - Safety of medication use in primary care.
March 4, 2015
Olaniyan JO, Ghaleb M, Dhillon S, et al. Safety of medication use in primary care. Int J Pharm Pract.
2015;23(1):3-20. doi:10.1111/ijpp.12120.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-medication-use-primary-care
This systematic review found that incidence rates of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74057/psn-pdf
November 10, 2021 - Patient and clinician experiences of uncertainty in the
diagnostic process: current understanding and future
directions.
November 10, 2021
Meyer AND, Giardina TD, Khawaja L, et al. Patient and clinician experiences of uncertainty in the
diagnostic process: current understanding and future directions. Patient Educ …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74093/psn-pdf
November 17, 2021 - Prevent errors during emergency use of hypertonic
sodium chloride solutions.
November 17, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. November 4, 2021;26(22); 1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevent-errors-during-emergency-use-hypertonic-sodium-chloride-solutions
Delays in diagnosis and treatment duri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41928/psn-pdf
January 30, 2013 - Perceived causes of prescribing errors by junior doctors
in hospital inpatients: a study from the PROTECT
programme.
January 30, 2013
Ross S, Ryan C, Duncan EM, et al. Perceived causes of prescribing errors by junior doctors in hospital
inpatients: a study from the PROTECT programme. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(2):97-10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42717/psn-pdf
November 06, 2013 - Current surgical instrument labeling techniques may
increase the risk of unintentionally retained foreign
objects: a hypothesis.
November 6, 2013
Ipaktchi K, Kolnik A, Messina M, et al. Current surgical instrument labeling techniques may increase the
risk of unintentionally retained foreign objects: a hypothesis. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40729/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Critical incident reports concerning anaesthetic
equipment: analysis of the UK National Reporting and
Learning System (NRLS) data from 2006-2008.
October 4, 2011
Cassidy CJ, Smith AF, Arnot-Smith J. Critical incident reports concerning anaesthetic equipment: analysis
of the UK National Reporting and Learning Syste…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46046/psn-pdf
April 19, 2017 - Teaching students to administer medications safely.
April 19, 2017
Koharchik L, Flavin PM. Teaching Students to Administer Medications Safely. Am J Nurs. 2017;117(1):62-
66. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000511573.73435.72.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-students-administer-medications-safely
Students are likely to m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42893/psn-pdf
March 13, 2014 - Effect of patient safety strategies on the incidence of
adverse events.
March 13, 2014
Sierra AF, del Aguila del MR, Espigares JLN, et al. Effect of patient safety strategies on the incidence of
adverse events. J Eval Clin Pract. 2014;20(2):184-90. doi:10.1111/jep.12105.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-patient…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837709/psn-pdf
July 20, 2022 - Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act of 2022.
July 20, 2022
117th Cong, 2d Sess (2022)
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-medicine-act-2022
Strengthening diagnostic error research and training can lead to sustained diagnostic improvement.
Expanding upon legislation introduced in 2020, the “Improving D…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43517/psn-pdf
October 08, 2014 - The cost of opioid–related adverse drug events.
October 8, 2014
Kane-Gill SL, Rubin EC, Smithburger PL, et al. The cost of opioid-related adverse drug events. J Pain
Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2014;28(3):282-93. doi:10.3109/15360288.2014.938889.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cost-opioid-related-adverse-drug-events
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44227/psn-pdf
November 19, 2018 - A scholarly pathway in quality improvement and patient
safety.
November 19, 2018
Ferguson CC, Lamb G. A Scholarly Pathway in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Acad Med.
2015;90(10):1358-62. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000000772.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/scholarly-pathway-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety…