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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45286/psn-pdf
May 07, 2018 - Paralyzed by mistakes: reassess the safety of
neuromuscular blockers in your facility.
May 7, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 16, 2016;21:1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paralyzed-mistakes-reassess-safety-neuromuscular-blockers-your-facility
Neuromuscular blockers can result in seriou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45679/psn-pdf
January 03, 2018 - Global Guidelines on the Prevention of Surgical Site
Infection.
January 3, 2018
Global Guidelines on the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-guidelines-prevention-surgical-site-infection
Efforts to reduce surgical site infections have achieved some success. The World Health O…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42996/psn-pdf
March 19, 2014 - The "physician-led chart audit": engaging providers in
fortifying a culture of safety.
March 19, 2014
Gitkind MJ, Perla RJ, Manno M, et al. The "physician-led chart audit: " engaging providers in fortifying a
culture of safety. J Patient Saf. 2014;10(1):72-9. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000057.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46239/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Identifying high-alert medications in a university hospital
by applying data from the medication error reporting
system.
August 16, 2017
Tyynismaa L, Honkala A, Airaksinen M, et al. Identifying High-alert Medications in a University Hospital by
Applying Data From the Medication Error Reporting System. J Patient Sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44072/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - The rise of the medical scribe industry: implications for
the advancement of electronic health records.
August 2, 2015
Gellert GA, Ramirez R, Webster L. The rise of the medical scribe industry: implications for the
advancement of electronic health records. JAMA. 2015;313(13):1315-1316. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.17128.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35023/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - Building a framework for trust: critical event analysis of
deaths in surgical care.
March 4, 2011
Thompson A, Stonebridge PA. Building a framework for trust: critical event analysis of deaths in surgical
care. BMJ. 2005;330(7500):1139-42.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-framework-trust-critical-event-analysi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44512/psn-pdf
September 23, 2015 - Increased mortality associated with weekend hospital
admission: a case for expanded seven day services?
September 23, 2015
Freemantle N, Ray D, McNulty D, et al. Increased mortality associated with weekend hospital admission: a
case for expanded seven day services? BMJ. 2015;351:h4596. doi:10.1136/bmj.h4596.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45634/psn-pdf
January 11, 2017 - Operating room traffic as a modifiable risk factor for
surgical site infection.
January 11, 2017
Wanta BT, Glasgow AE, Habermann EB, et al. Operating Room Traffic as a Modifiable Risk Factor for
Surgical Site Infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2016;17(6):755-760.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operating-room-traffic-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47355/psn-pdf
September 05, 2018 - Preventing medication errors in the information age.
September 5, 2018
Godshall M, Riehl M. Preventing medication errors in the information age. Nursing (Brux). 2018;48(9):56-
58. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000544230.51598.38.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-medication-errors-information-age
Failure to consider…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45941/psn-pdf
March 08, 2017 - Medication errors associated with transition from insulin
pens to insulin vials.
March 8, 2017
Trimble AN, Bishop B, Rampe N. Medication errors associated with transition from insulin pens to insulin
vials. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2017;74(2):70-75. doi:10.2146/ajhp150726.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-er…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47850/psn-pdf
March 27, 2019 - Medicines-related harm in the elderly post-hospital
discharge.
March 27, 2019
Cheong V-L, Tomlinson J, Khan S, et al. Prescriber. 2019;30:29-34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicines-related-harm-elderly-post-hospital-discharge
Geriatric patients are particularly vulnerable to medication-related harm. This articl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34780/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - Disseminating innovations in health care.
March 28, 2005
Berwick DM. Disseminating Innovations in Health Care. JAMA. 2003;289(15):1969-1975.
doi:10.1001/jama.289.15.1969.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disseminating-innovations-health-care
This commentary and review discusses the ability to adopt growing numbers of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46413/psn-pdf
February 22, 2018 - A comparison of error rates between intravenous push
methods: a prospective, multisite, observational study.
February 22, 2018
Hertig JB, Degnan DD, Scott CR, et al. A Comparison of Error Rates Between Intravenous Push Methods:
A Prospective, Multisite, Observational Study. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(1):60-65.
doi:10.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866647/psn-pdf
September 04, 2024 - Diagnostic discrepancies in the emergency department: a
retrospective study.
September 4, 2024
Schols LA, Maranus ME, Rood PPM, et al. Diagnostic discrepancies in the emergency department: a
retrospective study. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(6):420-425. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001252.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866446/psn-pdf
August 07, 2024 - FDA alerts health care providers, compounders and
patients of dosing errors associated with compounded
injectable semaglutide products.
August 7, 2024
FDA alerts health care providers, compounders and patients of dosing errors associated with compounded
injectable semaglutide products.July 26, 2024;
https://psnet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46760/psn-pdf
January 24, 2018 - Systematic evidence review of rates and burden of harm
of intravenous admixture drug preparation errors in
healthcare settings.
January 24, 2018
Hedlund N, Beer I, Hoppe-Tichy T, et al. Systematic evidence review of rates and burden of harm of
intravenous admixture drug preparation errors in healthcare settings. B…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/a_missed_bowel_perforation_-_the_importance_of_diagnostic_reasoning.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_A Missed Bowel Perforation - SLIDES_FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
A Missed Bowel Perforation – the Importance of
Diagnostic Reasoning
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the September 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/848754
January 01, 2025 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Implementation of Patient Safety Projects
Curated Library
Foundations
Leading change: why transformation efforts fail.
Kotter JP. Harvard Bus Rev 1995;73(2);59-67.
Kotter, a professor at Harvard Business School, outlines the eight stages …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/laceration-needed-proper-exam-not-x-ray
November 25, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray
Citation Text:
Wander J, Barnes DK. A Laceration that Needed a Proper Exam, Not an X-Ray.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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October 29, 2017 - The impacts of a pharmacist-managed outpatient clinic
and chemotherapy-directed electronic order sets for
monitoring oral chemotherapy.
October 29, 2017
Battis B, Clifford L, Huq M, et al. The impacts of a pharmacist-managed outpatient clinic and
chemotherapy-directed electronic order sets for monitoring oral chem…