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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38731/psn-pdf
April 30, 2014 - Preventable morbidity at a mature trauma center.
April 30, 2014
Teixeira PGR, Inaba K, Salim A, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144(6):536-541.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-morbidity-mature-trauma-center
Patient safety in trauma poses unique challenges given the acuity of the patients and the need for rapid
ass…
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January 01, 2022 - Identifying hot spots for harm and blind spots across the
care pathway from patient complaints about general
practice.
November 3, 2021
O’Dowd E, Lydon S, Lambe KA, et al. Identifying hot spots for harm and blind spots across the care
pathway from patient complaints about general practice. Fam Pract. 2022;39(4):57…
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October 07, 2020 - National Nursing Home COVID Action Network.
October 7, 2020
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-nursing-home-covid-action-network
Nursing home residents are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 due to their age, and communal living
condition…
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March 11, 2009 - Quality and strength of patient safety climate on
medical–surgical units.
March 11, 2009
Hughes LC, Chang YK, Mark BA. Quality and strength of patient safety climate on medical-surgical units.
Health Care Manag Rev. 2009;34(1):19-28. doi:10.1097/01.HMR.0000342976.07179.3a.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44203/psn-pdf
August 04, 2015 - Variability in antibiotic use across nursing homes and the
risk of antibiotic-related adverse outcomes for individual
residents.
August 4, 2015
Daneman N, Bronskill SE, Gruneir A, et al. Variability in Antibiotic Use Across Nursing Homes and the Risk
of Antibiotic-Related Adverse Outcomes for Individual Residents.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44158/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Meaningful Use stage 2 e-prescribing threshold and
adverse drug events in the Medicare Part D population
with diabetes.
September 30, 2015
Powers C, Gabriel MH, Encinosa W, et al. Meaningful use stage 2 e-prescribing threshold and adverse
drug events in the Medicare Part D population with diabetes. J Am Med Inform…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73676/psn-pdf
September 08, 2021 - Organizational readiness to change as a leverage point
for improving safety: a national nursing home survey.
September 8, 2021
Quach ED, Kazis LE, Zhao S, et al. Organizational readiness to change as a leverage point for improving
safety: a national nursing home survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21(1):842. doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73161/psn-pdf
April 21, 2021 - The randomized AMBORA trial: impact of
pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medication
safety and patient-reported outcomes during treatment
with new oral anticancer agents.
April 21, 2021
Dürr P, Schlichtig K, Kelz C, et al. The randomized AMBORA trial: impact of
pharmacological/pharmaceutical care on medicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867752/psn-pdf
March 12, 2025 - Analyzing and mitigating the risks of patient harm during
operating room to intensive care unit patient handoffs.
March 12, 2025
Martins NRS, Martinez EZ, Simões CM, et al. Analyzing and mitigating the risks of patient harm during
operating room to intensive care unit patient handoffs. Int J Qual Health Care. 2025;…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39358/psn-pdf
October 13, 2010 - Hospital safety climate and safety outcomes: is there a
relationship in the VA?
October 13, 2010
Rosen AK, Singer SJ, Zhao S, et al. Hospital safety climate and safety outcomes: is there a relationship in
the VA? Med Care Res Rev. 2010;67(5):590-608. doi:10.1177/1077558709356703.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospi…
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March 02, 2022 - Does root cause analysis improve patient safety? A
systematic review at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
March 2, 2022
Shah F, Falconer EA, Cimiotti JP. Does root cause analysis improve patient safety? A systematic review at
the Department of Veterans Affairs. Qual Manag Health Care. 2022;31(4):231-241.
doi:10.…
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May 25, 2022 - A learning health system agenda for organizational
approaches to enhancing occupational well-being among
clinicians.
May 25, 2022
Rotenstein LS, Melnick ER, Sinsky CA. A learning health system agenda for organizational approaches to
enhancing occupational well-being among clinicians. JAMA. 2022;327(21):2079-2080.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60319/psn-pdf
May 13, 2020 - Predictors of nursing home nurses' willingness to report
medication near-misses.
May 13, 2020
Farag A, Vogelsmeier A, Knox K, et al. Predictors of nursing home nurses' willingness to report medication
near-misses. J Gerontol Nurs. 2020;46(4):21-30. doi:10.3928/00989134-20200303-03.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45447/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - Targeted implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-
Based Safety Program through an assessment of safety
culture to minimize central line-associated bloodstream
infections.
December 19, 2017
Richter J, McAlearney AS. Targeted implementation of the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program
through an assessment of sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837975/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - Analyzing and discussing human factors affecting
surgical patient safety using innovative technology:
creating a safer operating culture.
August 31, 2022
van Dalen ASHM, Jung JJ, Nieveen van Dijkum EJM, et al. Analyzing and discussing human factors
affecting surgical patient safety using innovative technology: cre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61066/psn-pdf
October 28, 2020 - Using event reports in real-time to identify and mitigate
patient safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 28, 2020
Kasda EM, Robson C, Saunders J, et al. Using event reports in real-time to identify and mitigate patient
safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Patient Saf Risk Manag. 2020;25(4)…
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April 17, 2018 - Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and
Employee Engagement, Third Edition.
April 17, 2018
Graban M. Boca Raton, FL: Productivity Press; 2016. ISBN: 9781498743259.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lean-hospitals-improving-quality-patient-safety-and-employee-engagement-
third-edition
Lean methodology fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/spotlight-mistaken-attribution-diagnostic-misstep
July 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Spotlight: Mistaken Attribution, Diagnostic Misstep
Citation Text:
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August 26, 2020 - When the Meds Don’t Reach the Bed
August 26, 2020
Molla M, Le K, Mendoza P. When the Meds Don’t Reach the Bed. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-meds-dont-reach-bed
The Case
A 69-year-old man with cognitive impairment and marginal housing was admitted for acute exacerbation of
chronic obs…
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May 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… John Halamka, MD, MS
May 1, 2018
In Conversation With… John Halamka, MD, MS. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-john-halamka-md-ms
Editor's note: Dr. Halamka is the International Healthcare Innovation Professor at Harvard Medical
School, Chief Information …