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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/859351/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases
help?
December 20, 2023
Sujan M, Habli I. Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases help? BMJ Qual Saf.
2024;33(3):145-148. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016652.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-patient-safety-mindset-can-safety-cases-help
Examinatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44090/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Insensible losses: when the medical community forgets
the family.
November 21, 2016
Elias P. Insensible losses: when the medical community forgets the family. Health Aff (Millwood).
2015;34(4):707-710. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0536.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insensible-losses-when-medical-community-forgets-fami…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848825/psn-pdf
May 10, 2023 - Laura Levis' death outside ER has changed hospital
signage, lighting in Mass.
May 10, 2023
Mullins L, Menard F. WBUR. April 27, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/laura-levis-death-outside-er-has-changed-hospital-signage-lighting-mass
Incomplete information and building design problems can reduce access to care an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38226/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Critical events in the lives of interns.
February 18, 2011
Ackerman A, Graham M, Schmidt H, et al. Critical events in the lives of interns. J Gen Intern Med.
2009;24(1):27-32. doi:10.1007/s11606-008-0769-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-events-lives-interns
Resident physicians remain at high risk for burno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837213/psn-pdf
May 25, 2022 - Nurse Vaught sentenced for deadly medical error.
May 25, 2022
DePeau-Wilson M. MedPage Today. May 13, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-vaught-sentenced-deadly-medical-error
Disciplinary actions against clinicians who err continue despite awareness efforts to inhibit them. This
article summarizes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44332/psn-pdf
July 29, 2015 - Health IT Safety Center Roadmap.
July 29, 2015
RTI International. Washington, DC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology;
July 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-it-safety-center-roadmap
The Institute of Medicine called for enhanced transparency in the reporting of health IT sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44457/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Hospitals slow to adopt patient apology policies.
September 29, 2017
Rice S. Hospitals slow to adopt patient apology policies. Modern healthcare. 2015;45(33):16, 29-30.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-slow-adopt-patient-apology-policies
Communication-and-resolution approaches to medical errors have garnered …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37847/psn-pdf
June 18, 2008 - Effect of the 80-hour work week on resident case
coverage.
June 18, 2008
Shin S, Britt R, Britt LD. Effect of the 80-hour work week on resident case coverage. J Am Coll Surg.
2008;206(5):798-800; discussion 801-3. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.12.028.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-80-hour-work-week-resident…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/859352/psn-pdf
December 20, 2023 - More hospitals move to confront medical errors head on.
December 20, 2023
Gorenstein D. Tradeoffs. November 16, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/more-hospitals-move-confront-medical-errors-head
Amid governmental guidance to improve safety, front-line perspectives remain an important source for
insight to make im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850934/psn-pdf
June 21, 2023 - Are apologies a way to reduce malpractice risks?.
June 21, 2023
Sanfilippo JS, Kettering C, Smith SR. Are apologies a way to reduce malpractice risks? Clin Obstet
Gynecol. 2023;66(2):293-297. doi:10.1097/grf.0000000000000772.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-apologies-way-reduce-malpractice-risks
Effective apology…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45209/psn-pdf
June 29, 2016 - Raising awareness of cognitive biases during diagnostic
reasoning.
June 29, 2016
van Geene K, de Groot E, Erkelens C, et al. Raising awareness of cognitive biases during diagnostic
reasoning. Perspect Med Educ. 2016;5(3):182-5. doi:10.1007/s40037-016-0274-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/raising-awareness-cognitive…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46462/psn-pdf
April 11, 2018 - Speaking up: an ethical action exercise.
April 11, 2018
Dwyer J, Faber-Langendoen K. Speaking Up: An Ethical Action Exercise. Acad Med. 2018;93(4):602-605.
doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000002047.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/speaking-ethical-action-exercise
Speaking up about concerns is a cornerstone to safety improveme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44359/psn-pdf
January 06, 2016 - What happens when healthcare innovations collide?
January 6, 2016
Pendharkar SR, Woiceshyn J, da Silveira GJC, et al. What happens when healthcare innovations collide?
BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(1):9-13. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004441.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-happens-when-healthcare-innovations-collide
Innovat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74276/psn-pdf
January 19, 2022 - Guideline for Prevention of Unintentionally Retained
Surgical Items.
January 19, 2022
Croke L. Guideline for prevention of unintentionally retained surgical items. AORN J. 2021;114(6):4-6.
doi:10.1002/aorn.13579.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guideline-prevention-unintentionally-retained-surgical-items
Retained su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47142/psn-pdf
June 13, 2018 - Managing health IT risks: reflections and
recommendations.
June 13, 2018
Sujan M. Managing health IT risks: reflections and recommendations. J Innov Health Inform.
2018;25(1):952. doi:10.14236/jhi.v25i1.952.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-health-it-risks-reflections-and-recommendations
Health information t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866445/psn-pdf
August 07, 2024 - Diagnosis in the Era of Digital Health and Artificial
Intelligence: A Workshop.
August 7, 2024
Diagnosis in the Era of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence: A Workshop.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-era-digital-health-and-artificial-intelligence-workshop
Digital health is emerging as a primary techn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47792/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - New evidence on stemming low-value prescribing.
May 1, 2019
Sacarny A, Barnett ML, Agrawal S. NEJM Catalyst. April 10, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-evidence-stemming-low-value-prescribing
Overprescribing contributes to polypharmacy, antibiotic resistance, and opioid misuse. This commentary
discusses stra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35415/psn-pdf
December 21, 2008 - Acting Locally: Working in Clinical Microsystems CD-
ROM.
December 21, 2008
Oakbrook Terrance, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2005. ISBN 9780866889865.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acting-locally-working-clinical-microsystems-cd-rom
This resource represents a collection of special articles published in the Joint …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847550/psn-pdf
April 12, 2023 - What's changed 1 year after RaDonda Vaught's
conviction?
April 12, 2023
Bean M, Carbajal E. Becker's Hospital Review. March 29, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/whats-changed-1-year-after-radonda-vaughts-conviction
The RaDonda Vaught conviction reverberated throughout health care and marked weaknesses in systems…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36835/psn-pdf
July 08, 2008 - Predicting future staffing needs at teaching hospitals: use
of an analytical program with multiple variables.
July 8, 2008
Mitchell CC, Ashley SW, Zinner MJ, et al. Predicting future staffing needs at teaching hospitals: use of an
analytical program with multiple variables. Arch Surg. 2007;142(4):329-34.
https://p…