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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61075/psn-pdf
October 28, 2020 - FDA advises health care professionals and patients about
insulin pen packaging and dispensing.
October 28, 2020
MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; October 13, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-advises-health-care-professionals-and-patients-about-insulin-pen-
packag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50402/psn-pdf
October 02, 2019 - Improving Diagnostic Fidelity: An Approach to
Standardizing the Process in Patients With Emerging
Critical Illness
October 2, 2019
Jayaprakash N, Chae J, Sabov M, et al. Improving Diagnostic Fidelity: An Approach to Standardizing the
Process in Patients With Emerging Critical Illness. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Out…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39446/psn-pdf
May 25, 2010 - Worries and concerns experienced by nurse specialists
during inter-hospital transports of critically ill patients: a
critical incident study.
May 25, 2010
Gustafsson M, Wennerholm S, Fridlund B. Worries and concerns experienced by nurse specialists during
inter-hospital transports of critically ill patients: a cri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46304/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Comparative performance of pediatric weight estimation
techniques: a human factor errors analysis.
November 1, 2017
Abdel-Rahman SM, Jacobsen R, Watts JL, et al. Comparative performance of pediatric weight estimation
techniques: a human factor errors analysis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015;33(8):548-552.
doi:10.1097/pe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866824/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - 'Failing wisely' can promote a safer healthcare system.
September 25, 2024
Fleisher LA, Edmondson AC. 'Failing wisely' can promote a safer healthcare system. MedPage Today.
September 17, 2024;
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failing-wisely-can-promote-safer-healthcare-system
The ability to learn-by-doing in an enviro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838187/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - Diagnostic delays in infectious diseases.
September 28, 2022
Suneja M, Beekmann SE, Dhaliwal G, et al. Diagnostic delays in infectious diseases. Diagnosis (Berl).
2022;9(3):332-339. doi:10.1515/dx-2021-0092.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-delays-infectious-diseases
Delayed diagnosis of infectious diseases…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33993/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - Improving patient care. My right knee.
March 2, 2011
Berwick DM. Improving patient care. My right knee. Ann Intern Med. 2005;142(2):121-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-care-my-right-knee
Dr. Donald Berwick writes this compelling piece as a personal reflection on the current deficiencies in
health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72481/psn-pdf
November 18, 2020 - Computer-based simulation to reduce EHR-related
chemotherapy ordering errors.
November 18, 2020
Wyatt KD, Freedman EB, Arteaga GM, et al. Computer?based simulation to reduce EHR?related
chemotherapy ordering errors. Cancer Med. 2020;9(23):8844-8851. doi:10.1002/cam4.3496.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computer-base…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46354/psn-pdf
November 21, 2017 - Controlled trial to improve resident sign-out in a medical
intensive care unit.
November 21, 2017
Nanchal R, Aebly B, Graves G, et al. Controlled trial to improve resident sign-out in a medical intensive
care unit. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(12):987-992. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006657.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853613/psn-pdf
September 20, 2023 - From battles to burnout: investigating the role of
interphysician conflict in physician burnout.
September 20, 2023
Amick AE, Schrepel C, Bann M, et al. From battles to burnout: investigating the role of interphysician
conflict in physician burnout. Acad Med. 2023;98(9):1076-1082. doi:10.1097/acm.0000000000005226.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37452/psn-pdf
January 09, 2008 - A randomized clinical trial to compare the use of safety
net enclosures with standard restraints in agitated
hospitalized patients.
January 9, 2008
Nawaz H, Abbas A, Sarfraz A, et al. A randomized clinical trial to compare the use of safety net enclosures
with standard restraints in agitated hospitalized patients.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47094/psn-pdf
June 13, 2018 - Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication in
people with dementia: a nationwide study.
June 13, 2018
Kristensen RU, Nørgaard A, Jensen-Dahm C, et al. Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medication
in People with Dementia: A Nationwide Study. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018;63(1):383-394. doi:10.3233/JAD-
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45430/psn-pdf
September 28, 2016 - Understanding and responding when things go wrong:
key principles for primary care educators.
September 28, 2016
McNab D, Bowie P, Ross A, et al. Understanding and responding when things go wrong: key principles for
primary care educators. Educ Prim Care. 2016;27(4):258-66. doi:10.1080/14739879.2016.1205959.
https…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/bckgrndqiteam.doc
June 02, 2025 - Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form
Who should use this tool? Health care providers.
Please indicate people designated as Quality Improvement Team Members. Your team may not have people who serve in all of these roles.
These individuals from are members of the Qual…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35265/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - A 38-year-old woman with fetal loss and hysterectomy.
February 3, 2011
Sachs BP. A 38-Year-Old Woman With Fetal Loss and Hysterectomy. JAMA. 2005;294(7):833-840.
doi:10.1001/jama.294.7.833.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/38-year-old-woman-fetal-loss-and-hysterectomy
Part of a series in JAMA entitled Clinical Crossro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47217/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - Drug shortages roundtable: minimizing the impact on
patient care.
June 27, 2018
Drug shortages roundtable: Minimizing the impact on patient care. Am J Health Syst Pharm.
2018;75(11):816-820. doi:10.2146/ajhp180048.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-roundtable-minimizing-impact-patient-care
This commenta…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866441/psn-pdf
August 07, 2024 - Association of patient photographs and reduced retract-
and-reorder events.
August 7, 2024
Rzewnicki D, Kanvinde A, Gillespie S, et al. Association of patient photographs and reduced retract-and-
reorder events. JAMIA Open. 2024;7(3):ooae042. doi:10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae042.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/involving-pts-families-agenda-072523.pdf
July 25, 2023 - Involving Patients and Families in Safety: Agenda
National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety
Summer Webinar Series Agenda
Involving Patients and Families in Safety
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Questions We are Running On:
1. What are the foundational elements of including patients and f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44791/psn-pdf
January 13, 2016 - FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA cautions about
dosing errors when switching between different oral
formulations of antifungal Noxafil (posaconazole); label
changes approved.
January 13, 2016
US Food and Drug Administration; FDA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-drug-safety-communication-fda-cautions-about-dosi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43250/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Adverse drug event–related emergency department visits
associated with complex chronic conditions.
December 1, 2016
Feinstein JA, Feudtner C, Kempe A. Adverse drug event-related emergency department visits associated
with complex chronic conditions. Pediatrics. 2014;133(6):e1575-85. doi:10.1542/peds.2013-3060.
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