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October 26, 2022 - Falling through the cracks: the invisible hospital cleaning
workforce.
October 26, 2022
Hacker CE, Debono D, Travaglia J, et al. Falling through the cracks: the invisible hospital cleaning
workforce. J Health Organ Manag. 2022;36(8):981-986. doi:10.1108/jhom-02-2022-0035.
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June 03, 2020 - Fear of Covid-19 leads other patients to decline critical
treatment.
June 3, 2020
Hafner K. Fear of Covid-19 leads other patients to decline critical treatment. New York Times. 2020;May
25.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fear-covid-19-leads-other-patients-decline-critical-treatment
The uncertainties surrounding cor…
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August 26, 2015 - Obstetric safety and quality.
August 26, 2015
Pettker CM, Grobman WA. Obstetric Safety and Quality. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;126(1):196-206.
doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000918.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/obstetric-safety-and-quality
Obstetric hospital admission has substantial potential for harm should something go wr…
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September 07, 2016 - Drug Shortages: Public Health Threat Continues, Despite
Efforts to Help Ensure Product Availability.
September 7, 2016
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; February 10, 2014. Publication GAO-14-
194.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-public-health-threat-continues-despite-effor…
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January 02, 2009 - Chemotherapy safety and severe adverse events in
cancer patients: strategies to efficiently avoid
chemotherapy errors in in- and outpatient treatment.
January 2, 2009
Markert A, Thierry V, Kleber M, et al. Chemotherapy safety and severe adverse events in cancer patients:
Strategies to efficiently avoid chemotherap…
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July 12, 2017 - Improving patient safety by practicing in a just culture.
July 12, 2017
Duffy W. Improving Patient Safety by Practicing in a Just Culture. AORN J. 2017;106(1):66-68.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2017.05.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-practicing-just-culture
The importance of just culture is widel…
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September 04, 2016 - A piece of my mind. Changing the narrative.
September 4, 2016
Allen-Dicker J. Changing the Narrative. JAMA. 2016;316(3). doi:10.1001/jama.2016.3029.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/piece-my-mind-changing-narrative
Storytelling can share knowledge and build community among physicians. However, if clinicians
communicat…
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January 07, 2015 - How do community pharmacies recover from e-
prescription errors?
January 7, 2015
Odukoya OK, Stone JA, Chui MA. How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? Res
Social Adm Pharm. 2014;10(6):837-852. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.11.009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73894/psn-pdf
February 22, 2022 - Achieving Excellence in Cancer Diagnosis: Proceedings
of a Workshop—in Brief.
February 22, 2022
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National
Academies Press; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-excellence-cancer-diagnosis
Diagnostic errors remain an o…
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August 28, 2019 - Addressing the elephant in the room: a shame resilience
seminar for medical students.
August 28, 2019
Bynum WE, Adams A, Edelman CE, et al. Addressing the Elephant in the Room: A Shame Resilience
Seminar for Medical Students. Acad Med. 2019;94(8):1132-1136. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000002646.
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January 10, 2024 - MRI safety: prepare for new guidance.
January 10, 2024
Gilk T. Appl Radiol. 2023;52(6):24-26.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mri-safety-prepare-new-guidance
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services carry with them unique safety considerations in both hospital
and ambulatory scanning environments. This article …
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June 24, 2009 - Improving patient safety by understanding past
experiences in day surgery and PACU.
June 24, 2009
Ross J, Ranum D. Improving patient safety by understanding past experiences in day surgery and PACU. J
Perianesth Nurs. 2009;24(3):144-51. doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2009.03.001.
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May 25, 2016 - High Reliability Organizations: A Healthcare Handbook for
Patient Safety & Quality.
May 25, 2016
Oster C, Braaten J, eds. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International; 2016. ISBN: 9781940446387.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-organizations-healthcare-handbook-patient-safety-quality
This publicati…
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March 29, 2017 - Building a high-reliability organization: one system's
patient safety journey.
March 29, 2017
Building a high-reliability organization: one system's patient safety journey. J Healthc Manag. 2017;62.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-high-reliability-organization-one-systems-patient-safety-journey
High reliabil…
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September 28, 2022 - Leadership behaviors, attitudes and characteristics to
support a culture of safety.
September 28, 2022
Montminy SL. Leadership behaviors, attitudes and characteristics to support a culture of safety. J Healthc
Risk Manag. 2022;42(2):31-38. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21521.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-behaviors-a…
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March 23, 2022 - Qualitative content analysis: a framework for the
substantive review of hospital incident reports.
March 23, 2022
Stephens S. Qualitative content analysis: a framework for the substantive review of hospital incident
reports. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2022;41(4):17-26. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21498.
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December 08, 2010 - Sentinel events. In memory of Ben—a case study.
December 8, 2010
Haas D. Sentinel events. In memory of Ben--a case study. Jt Comm Perspect. 1997;17(2):12-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sentinel-events-memory-ben-case-study
Written from the perspective of a risk manager, the author tells the story of a medication a…
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July 14, 2021 - Leaving a discontinued FentaNYL infusion attached to the
patient leads to a tragic error
July 14, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. 2021;26(13);1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leaving-discontinued-fentanyl-infusion-attached-patient-leads-tragic-error
High-alert medication misadministration i…
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December 30, 2014 - In situ simulation: detection of safety threats and
teamwork training in a high risk emergency department.
December 30, 2014
Patterson M, Geis GL, Falcone RA, et al. In situ simulation: detection of safety threats and teamwork
training in a high risk emergency department. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(6):468-77. doi:10.113…
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June 14, 2019 - No shortcuts to safer opioid prescribing.
June 14, 2019
Dowell D, Haegerich T, Chou R. No Shortcuts to Safer Opioid Prescribing. N Engl J Med.
2019;380(24):2285-2287. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1904190.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-shortcuts-safer-opioid-prescribing
Improving opioid prescribing is a complex challenge tha…