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February 19, 2014 - Impact of a clinical pharmacy admission medication
reconciliation program on medication errors in "high-risk"
patients.
February 19, 2014
Buckley MS, Harinstein LM, Clark KB, et al. Impact of a clinical pharmacy admission medication
reconciliation program on medication errors in "high-risk" patients. Ann Pharmacot…
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June 22, 2009 - Towards an organization with a memory: exploring the
organizational generation of adverse events in health
care.
June 22, 2009
Smith D, Toft B. Towards an organization with a memory: exploring the organizational generation of
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September 09, 2015 - Health literacy in primary care practice.
September 9, 2015
Hersh L, Salzman B, Snyderman D. Health Literacy in Primary Care Practice. Am Fam Physician.
2015;92(2):118-124.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-primary-care-practice
Limited health literacy can lead to patients misunderstanding care instruct…
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December 20, 2017 - A patient-centered prescription drug label to promote
appropriate medication use and adherence.
December 20, 2017
Wolf MS, Davis TC, Curtis LM, et al. A Patient-Centered Prescription Drug Label to Promote Appropriate
Medication Use and Adherence. J Gen Intern Med. 2016;31(12):1482-1489.
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September 04, 2016 - PSYCH: a mnemonic to help psychiatric residents
decrease patient handoff communication errors.
September 4, 2016
Mariano MT, Brooks V, DiGiacomo M. PSYCH: A Mnemonic to Help Psychiatric Residents Decrease
Patient Handoff Communication Errors. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;42(7):316-320.
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January 10, 2018 - Primary care providers' perspectives on errors of
omission.
January 10, 2018
Poghosyan L, Norful AA, Fleck E, et al. Primary Care Providers' Perspectives on Errors of Omission. J Am
Board Fam Med. 2017;30(6):733-742. doi:10.3122/jabfm.2017.06.170161.
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September 07, 2022 - Opportunities to mine EHRs for malpractice risk
management and patient safety.
September 7, 2022
Adler-Milstein J, Sarkar U, Wachter RM. Opportunities to mine EHRs for malpractice risk management and
patient safety. J Patient Saf Risk Manag. 2022;27(4):160-162. doi:10.1177/25160435221097422.
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May 06, 2022 - Lessons Learned about Human Fallibility, System Design,
and Justice in the Aftermath of a Fatal Medication Error.
May 6, 2022
Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the Just Culture Company. May 6, 2022.
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June 08, 2022 - Engaging Physicians in Teamwork Training for Quality
and Safety - Or Why Don’t Your Physicians Get Engaged?
May 25, 2022
AHA Team Training. June 8, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engaging-physicians-teamwork-training-quality-and-safety-or-why-dont-your-
physicians-get
Physicians are instrumental to the succes…
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August 17, 2011 - Designing a safer process to prevent retained surgical
sponges: a healthcare failure mode and effect analysis.
August 17, 2011
Steelman VM, Cullen JJ. Designing a safer process to prevent retained surgical sponges: a healthcare
failure mode and effect analysis. AORN J. 2011;94(2):132-41. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2010.09.…
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October 10, 2018 - Differences in strength expression on product labels of
compounders and conventional manufacturers may lead
to dosing errors.
October 10, 2018
US Food and Drug Administration; FDA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differences-strength-expression-product-labels-compounders-and-
conventional-manufacturers-may
Confusin…
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July 28, 2021 - Misdiagnosis of heart failure: a systematic review of the
literature.
July 28, 2021
Wong CW, Tafuro J, Azam Z, et al. Misdiagnosis of heart failure: a systematic review of the literature. J
Cardiac Failure. 2021;27(9):925-933. doi:10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.05.014.
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September 01, 2021 - ‘He thought what he was doing was good for people.’ Why
is it so difficult to prevent unnecessary medical
procedures in the U.S. health-care system?
September 1, 2021
Outcalt C. The Atlantic. August 2021.
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unnece…
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March 10, 2010 - How will it work? A qualitative study of strategic
stakeholders' accounts of a patient safety initiative.
March 10, 2010
Dixon-Woods M, Tarrant C, Willars J, et al. How will it work? A qualitative study of strategic stakeholders'
accounts of a patient safety initiative. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(1):74-8.
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October 06, 2021 - Misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic
review of the literature.
October 6, 2021
Kwok CS, Bennett S, Azam Z, et al. Misdiagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review of the
literature. Crit Pathw Cardiol. 2021;20(3):155-162. doi:10.1097/hpc.0000000000000256.
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December 21, 2014 - Physicians' needs in coping with emotional stressors: the
case for peer support.
December 21, 2014
Hu Y-Y, Fix ML, Hevelone ND, et al. Physicians' needs in coping with emotional stressors: the case for
peer support. Arch Surg. 2012;147(3):212-217. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2011.312.
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January 19, 2014 - Case studies of patient safety research classics to build
research capacity in low- and middle-income countries.
January 19, 2014
Andermann A, Wu AW, Lashoher A, et al. Case studies of patient safety research classics to build research
capacity in low- and middle-income countries. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;3…
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July 16, 2014 - Huddling for high reliability and situation awareness.
July 16, 2014
Goldenhar LM, Brady PW, Sutcliffe K, et al. Huddling for high reliability and situation awareness. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2013;22(11):899-906. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001467.
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April 13, 2022 - Nurses: Guilty verdict for dosing mistake could cost lives.
April 13, 2022
Loller T. Associated Press. March 30, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurses-guilty-verdict-dosing-mistake-could-cost-lives
Reporting medical errors, learning from them, and improving systems is a cornerstone of improving patien…
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November 18, 2016 - Impact of hospital-acquired conditions on financial
liabilities for Medicare patients.
November 18, 2016
Coomer NM, Kandilov AMG. Impact of hospital-acquired conditions on financial liabilities for Medicare
patients. Am J Infect Control. 2016;44(11):1326-1334. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.025.
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