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April 13, 2022 - The problem with making Safety-II work in healthcare.
April 13, 2022
Verhagen MJ, de Vos MS, Sujan M, et al. The problem with making Safety-II work in healthcare. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2022;31(5):402-408. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2021-014396.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-making-safety-ii-work-healthcare
The Safety-II fra…
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November 30, 2016 - ACOG Committee Opinion #681: disclosure and
discussion of adverse events.
November 30, 2016
Improvement C on PS and Q. Committee Opinion No. 681: Disclosure and Discussion of Adverse Events.
Obstet Gynecol. 2016;128(6):e257-e261.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-committee-opinion-681-disclosure-and-discussion-adv…
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May 08, 2024 - Breaking the silence on medical mistakes.
May 8, 2024
Scott M. The Pulse. New York Public Radio; April 26, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breaking-silence-medical-mistakes
Individuals involved in medical errors need time and support to process the incident and its consequences.
This moderated podcast examines …
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March 10, 2021 - Enhancing a culture of safety through disclosure of
adverse events.
March 10, 2021
Cornelissen C, Call RC, Harbell MW, et al. APSF Newsletter. February 202136(1);25-27
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-culture-safety-through-disclosure-adverse-events
Error disclosure is supported by a robust safety …
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September 16, 2011 - Does simulation improve patient safety?: self-efficacy,
competence, operational performance, and patient safety.
September 16, 2011
Nishisaki A, Keren R, Nadkarni V. Does simulation improve patient safety? Self-efficacy, competence,
operational performance, and patient safety. Anesthesiol Clin. 2007;25(2):225-36.
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November 24, 2021 - When we're all responsible for a patient's death, no one
is.
November 24, 2021
Prasad V, Medpage Today. November 16, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-were-all-responsible-patients-death-no-one
The issue of system versus individual accountability can challenge the orientation of safety improvement
effo…
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January 04, 2009 - Patient Safety: Achieving a New Standard of Care.
January 4, 2009
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Data Standards for Patient Safety, Aspden P, Corrigan JM,
Wolcott J, Erickson SM, eds. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-achieving-new-standa…
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October 07, 2020 - The slow, troubling death of the autopsy.
October 7, 2020
Ashworth S. Elemental. September 22, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/slow-troubling-death-autopsy
The rate of autopsies – the “gold standard” of death investigation – are decreasing worldwide. This
commentary highlights the lost opportunities for ho…
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December 19, 2012 - Preventing wrong-site surgery in Minnesota: a 5-year
journey.
December 19, 2012
Rydrych D, Apold J, Harder K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November/December 2012;9:24-27,30-32,34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-wrong-site-surgery-minnesota-5-year-journey
Discussing a 5-year effort to report, analyze, and red…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35962/psn-pdf
April 18, 2011 - Adverse events in anaesthetic practice: qualitative study
of definition, discussion and reporting.
April 18, 2011
Smith AF, Goodwin D, Mort M, et al. Adverse events in anaesthetic practice: qualitative study of definition,
discussion and reporting. Br J Anaesth. 2006;96(6):715-21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44108/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Service members are left in dark on health errors.
November 6, 2015
LaFraniere S. New York Times. April 19, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/service-members-are-left-dark-health-errors
Reporting on a case involving an overlooked test result that contributed to the death of a patient in the
military medical syste…
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February 16, 2022 - Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety
Triennial Conference.
February 16, 2022
Delft University of Technology. Faculty Industrial Design Engineering. Delft, The Netherlands, November 2-
4, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-systems-ergonomics-and-patient-safety-triennial-conference
Learning fr…
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July 26, 2010 - A review of educational philosophies as applied to
radiation safety training at medical institutions.
July 26, 2010
Dauer LT, St Germain J. A review of educational philosophies as applied to radiation safety training at
medical institutions. Health Phys. 2006;90(5 Suppl):S67-72.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37638/psn-pdf
May 24, 2015 - Work hours regulations for house staff in psychiatry: bad
or good for residency training?
May 24, 2015
Rasminsky S, Lomonaco A, Auchincloss E. Work Hours Regulations for House Staff in Psychiatry: Bad or
Good for Residency Training? Academic Psychiatry. 2008;32(1). doi:10.1176/appi.ap.32.1.54.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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March 11, 2020 - At Walgreens, complaints of medication errors go
missing.
March 11, 2020
Gabler E. New York Times. February 23, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/walgreens-complaints-medication-errors-go-missing
Response to reported safety concerns is a primary indicator of an organizational commitment to reducing
and lear…
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July 10, 2024 - Collaborative for Accountability and Improvement.
July 10, 2024
University of Washington.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/collaborative-accountability-and-improvement
Communication-and-resolution programs (CRPs) are a promising strategy to improve respectful and
effective discussions with patients and families after …
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March 05, 2014 - Massachusetts Alliance for Communication and
Resolution Following Medical Injury.
March 5, 2014
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/massachusetts-alliance-communication-and-resolution-following-medical-injury
Communication-and-response programs emphasize early disclosure of adverse…
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May 05, 2018 - ISMP's second QuarterWatch report shows sharp
increase in reports of serious adverse drug events.
May 5, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 23, 2008;13:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-second-quarterwatch-report-shows-sharp-increase-reports-serious-
adverse-drug-events
This news…
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September 11, 2013 - A hazard of impatient medicine.
September 11, 2013
Gunderman R, Lynch J, Harrell H. The Atlantic. September 3, 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hazard-impatient-medicine
This magazine article reports on the unique tension between efficiency mandates and patient-centered
care through the example of a cancer patie…
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October 26, 2016 - Core principles of quality improvement and patient safety.
October 26, 2016
Bartman T, McClead RE. Core Principles of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Pediatr Rev.
2016;37(10):407-417.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/core-principles-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety
This review discusses key patient safet…