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July 13, 2016 - Human Error.
July 13, 2016
Reason JT. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 1990. ISBN: 9780521306690.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-error
Despite writing almost nothing specifically on health care, clinical psychologist James Reason has
influenced modern thinking about medical errors more than any other…
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October 20, 2021 - Mix-ups between the influenza (Flu) vaccine and COVID-
19 vaccines.
October 20, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. October 7, 2021;26(20):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mix-ups-between-influenza-flu-vaccine-and-covid-19-vaccines
Production pressure and low staff coverage can result in medica…
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October 07, 2020 - Tiered daily huddles: the power of teamwork in managing
large healthcare organisations.
October 7, 2020
Mihaljevic T. Tiered daily huddles: the power of teamwork in managing large healthcare organisations. BMJ
Qual Saf. 2020;29(12):1050-1052. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2019-010575.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tiered-daily…
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January 21, 2015 - Resident Duty Hours Across Borders: An International
Perspective.
January 21, 2015
Imrie KR, Frank JR, Parshuram CS, eds. BMC Med Educ. 2014;14(suppl1):S1-S18.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resident-duty-hours-across-borders-international-perspective
Articles in this special issue discuss the impact of resident dut…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838031/psn-pdf
September 13, 2022 - Addressing the Loss of Trust in Safety Culture.
September 7, 2022
Philadelphia, PA: Building Trust and the ABIM Foundation; September 13, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-loss-trust-safety-culture
Trust in patient safety processes encourages reporting of concerns, learning from error, and develop…
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September 08, 2021 - Pump up the volume: tips for increasing error reporting
and decreasing patient harm.
September 8, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. August 26, 2021;26(17);1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pump-volume-tips-increasing-error-reporting-and-decreasing-patient-harm
Error reporting is an essen…
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November 12, 2014 - Is a tired doctor a safe doctor?
November 12, 2014
Goldman B. "White Coat, Black Art." CBC Radio. October 31, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tired-doctor-safe-doctor
This radio segment explores whether sleep deprivation affects the safety of care delivery. Panelists discuss
sleep deprivation in health care, th…
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June 17, 2020 - The limits of current A.I. in health care: patient safety
policing in hospitals.
June 17, 2020
Furrow BR. NE Univ Law Rev. 2020;12(1):1-55.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-current-ai-health-care-patient-safety-policing-hospitals
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the use of big data to e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47585/psn-pdf
December 05, 2018 - Insulin pumps have most reported problems in FDA
database.
December 5, 2018
Mohr H, Weiss M. Associated Press. November 27, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insulin-pumps-have-most-reported-problems-fda-database
Usability issues, poor design, and lack of effective instruction hinder safe use of medical equipment…
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March 22, 2023 - Formalizing the hidden curriculum of performance
enhancing errors.
March 22, 2023
Kerray FM, Yule SJ, Tambyraja AL. Formalizing the hidden curriculum of performance enhancing errors. J
Surg Educ. 2023;80(5):619-623. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.01.009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/formalizing-hidden-curriculum-perform…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838192/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - When medical error becomes personal, activism becomes
painful.
September 28, 2022
Millenson M. Forbes. September 16, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-medical-error-becomes-personal-activism-becomes-painful
Unnecessary medication infusions indicate weaknesses in medication service processes. While no harm
w…
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November 16, 2015 - Investigating Clinical Incidents in the NHS.
November 16, 2015
Sixth Report of Session 2014–15. House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee. London,
England: The Stationery Office; March 27, 2015. Publication HC 886.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigating-clinical-incidents-nhs
Applying evidence ge…
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July 21, 2009 - Sentara Norfolk General Hospital: accelerating
improvement by focusing on building a culture of safety.
July 21, 2009
Yates GR, Hochman RF, Sayles SM, et al. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital: accelerating improvement by
focusing on building a culture of safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2004;30(10):534-542.
http…
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December 06, 2013 - Improving disclosure and management of medical
error—an opportunity to transform the surgeons of
tomorrow.
December 6, 2013
Tevlin R, Doherty E, Traynor O. Improving disclosure and management of medical error - an opportunity to
transform the surgeons of tomorrow. Surgeon. 2013;11(6):338-43. doi:10.1016/j.surge.20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851461/psn-pdf
July 19, 2023 - Patient safety 2.0: slaying dragons, not just investigating
them.
July 19, 2023
Card AJ. Patient safety 2.0: slaying dragons, not just investigating them. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(6):394-395.
doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001140.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-20-slaying-dragons-not-just-investigating-them
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May 21, 2019 - The Basics of FMEA. 2nd ed.
May 21, 2019
McDermott RE, Mikulak RJ, Beauregard MR. New York, NY: CRC Press; 2009. ISBN: 9781563273773.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/basics-fmea-2nd-edition
The authors provide a handbook that serves as the core tool for understanding and implementing the
failure mode and effect analy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866352/psn-pdf
July 24, 2024 - Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a
problem in 2024?
July 24, 2024
Pellegrino A, Brook K. Patient falls in the operating room: why is this still a problem in 2024? J Patient Saf.
2024;20(6):e87-e90. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001248.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-falls-operating-room-why…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838140/psn-pdf
November 07, 2015 - Safety-I, Safety-II and resilience engineering.
November 7, 2015
Patterson M, Deutsch ES. Safety-I, Safety-II and resilience engineering. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health
Care. 2015;45(12):382-389. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2015.10.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-i-safety-ii-and-resilience-engineering
Organiz…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44291/psn-pdf
September 13, 2016 - A piece of my mind. I'm sorry.
September 13, 2016
Kahn JS. A PIECE OF MY MIND. I'm Sorry. JAMA. 2015;313(24):2427-8. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.6507.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/piece-my-mind-im-sorry
Being accountable for errors and working to learn from them is key to improving patient safety. This
commentary descri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850938/psn-pdf
June 21, 2023 - AI in medicine needs to be carefully deployed to counter
bias – and not entrench it.
June 21, 2023
Levi R, Gorenstein D. Health Shots. National Public Radio. June 6, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ai-medicine-needs-be-carefully-deployed-counter-bias-and-not-entrench-it
Systemic biases are present in data …