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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72685/psn-pdf
January 27, 2021 - Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare.
January 27, 2021
Carayon P, Hignett S, Albolino S eds. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021;33(Supp1):1-71.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-and-ergonomics-healthcare
Human factors approaches have been identified as one of the primary vehicles to create las…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60674/psn-pdf
July 08, 2020 - Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias
July 8, 2020
Agarwal P. London, UK: Bloomsbury Sigma; 2020. ISBN 9781472971357.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sway-unravelling-unconscious-bias
Implicit biases influence behavior and decision making. This publication discusses how a range of implicit
biases affect legal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46759/psn-pdf
January 31, 2018 - Health Literacy Toolkit.
January 31, 2018
Leeds, UK: Health Education England, Public Health England, NHS England and Community Health and
Learning Foundation; December 11, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-toolkit
Limits in patients' ability to understand health instructions and information affec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36432/psn-pdf
December 22, 2010 - The 80-hour work guidelines and resident survey
perceptions of quality.
December 22, 2010
Biller K, Antonacci AC, Pelletier S, et al. The 80-hour work guidelines and resident survey perceptions of
quality. J Surg Res. 2006;135(2):275-81.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/80-hour-work-guidelines-and-resident-survey-perc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48106/psn-pdf
July 24, 2019 - Teamwork Toolkit.
July 24, 2019
Durham, NC: Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality; June 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-toolkit
Improving teamwork and communication is a continued focus in the hospital setting. This toolkit is designed
to help organizations create a culture that embeds teamwork…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73898/psn-pdf
September 29, 2021 - A Thematic Analysis of HSIB's First 22 Investigations.
September 29, 2021
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; September 9, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/thematic-analysis-hsibs-first-22-investigations
In-depth failure investigations provide improvement insights for individuals and or…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839330/psn-pdf
November 02, 2022 - Diagnosis: Reducing Errors and Improving Quality.
November 2, 2022
Schiff G. Chapter In: Loscalzo J, Fauci A, Kasper D, et al, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine,
21e. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-reducing-errors-and-improving-quality
The task of performing a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46316/psn-pdf
August 02, 2017 - Defending a "never event."
August 2, 2017
Shepperd JR. Defending a "Never Event". J Healthc Risk Manag. 2017;37(1):17-22.
doi:10.1002/jhrm.21277.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defending-never-event
Surgical fires are considered a never event. This commentary provides an overview of surgical fires,
explains element…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50578/psn-pdf
October 23, 2019 - Implementing Patient Safety: Addressing Culture,
Conditions and Values to Help People Work Safely.
October 23, 2019
Woodward, S. 1st ed. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis Group; Sept 2019. ISBN: 9780815376859.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-patient-safety-addressing-culture-conditions-and-values-help-
peop…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38213/psn-pdf
November 12, 2008 - AHRQ announces interest in research on diagnostic
errors in ambulatory care settings.
November 12, 2008
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Special Emphasis Notice. October 25, 2007.
Publication No. NOT-HS-08-002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-announces-interest-research-diagnostic-error…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74167/psn-pdf
December 08, 2021 - National Patient Safety Board Advocacy Coalition.
December 8, 2021
EQT Plaza, 625 Liberty Ave, Ste. 2500, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-board-advocacy-coalition
Centralized reporting and analysis of adverse events in health care is a safety improvement model from the
av…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839328/psn-pdf
November 02, 2022 - Quality and Safety.
November 2, 2022
Iyer R, Walker A, eds. Paediatr Anaesth. 2022;32(11):1176-1272.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-safety-1
Progress made in the adoption of infrastructure, Safety I, and Safety II concepts in high- and middle- to
lower-income countries around the world support safe pedia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35550/psn-pdf
March 02, 2010 - Sleep loss and performance in residents and
nonphysicians: a meta-analytic examination.
March 2, 2010
Philibert I. Sleep loss and performance in residents and nonphysicians: a meta-analytic examination.
Sleep. 2005;28(11):1392-402.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sleep-loss-and-performance-residents-and-nonphysicians…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35495/psn-pdf
February 22, 2010 - The Patient Safety Institute demonstration project: a
model for implementing a local health information
infrastructure.
February 22, 2010
Classen D, Kanhouwa M, Will D, et al. The patient safety institute demonstration project: a model for
implementing a local health information infrastructure. J Healthc Inf Manag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50433/psn-pdf
September 04, 2019 - In men, it's Parkinson's. In women, it's hysteria.
September 4, 2019
Armstrong D. ProPublica. August 23, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/men-its-parkinsons-women-its-hysteria
Implicit biases can affect communication, diagnosis, and treatment decisions. This news article reports the
experience of a neurologist a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44206/psn-pdf
December 16, 2015 - Your new medical team: algorithms and physicians.
December 16, 2015
Frakt A. New York Times. December 7, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-new-medical-team-algorithms-and-physicians
Humans are vulnerable to distraction, fatigue, and memory lapses, which can hinder their ability to process
information. This n…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39622/psn-pdf
June 23, 2010 - Safety concerns of hospital-based new-to-practice
registered nurses and their preceptors.
June 23, 2010
Myers S, Reidy P, French B, et al. Safety concerns of hospital-based new-to-practice registered nurses and
their preceptors. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2010;41(4):163-71. doi:10.3928/00220124-20100326-02.
https://psnet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35523/psn-pdf
December 14, 2010 - ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program.
December 14, 2010
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-errors-reporting-program
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) administers this national reporting program, which
collects confidential reports of medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43790/psn-pdf
October 23, 2023 - Complaints to the Parliamentary and Health Service
Ombudsman.
October 23, 2023
Manchester, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complaints-about-acute-trusts-2016-2017
The National Health Service broadly reports the results of system-level analyses and investigations into
t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74136/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - Development and expression of a high-reliability
organization.
December 1, 2021
Phillips RA, Schwartz RL, Sostman HD, et al. Development and expression of a high-reliability
organization. NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv. 2021;2(12). doi:10.1056/cat.21.0314.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-expression-high-…