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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 04, 2016 - evidence linking safety culture and patient outcomes, including satisfaction, falls, readmission rates, medication … errors, and mortality.

  2. Communication During Transitions of Care | PSNet

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    July 10, 2024 - in healthcare are consistently reported as leading causes of preventable adverse events, including medication … errors and misdiagnosis. 1 It is widely recognized that communication , which can be defined as “the … errors, and misdiagnosis or delays in treatment. … study published in 2023 identified ineffective communication as a key contributor to high rates of medication … errors when transitioning patients from the ICU to the general medical ward.

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 02, 2018 - Keeping patients safe from iatrogenic methadone overdoses. May 2, 2018 ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 14, 2008. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/keeping-patients-safe-iatrogenic-methadone-overdoses This article describes errors that can occur when methadone is prescribed for pain and offers…

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 09, 2010 - Look-alike, sound-alike drugs trigger dangers. June 9, 2010 Aleccia J. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alike-sound-alike-drugs-trigger-dangers This news piece details errors involving medication name confusion and presents tips for consumers to avoid such mistakes. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/look-alike-sound-…

  5. System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2016 - Commentary System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine. Citation Text: Plebani M. System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(4):191-196. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0085. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX…

  6. Errors in clinical reasoning: causes and remedial strategies. | PSNet

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    August 25, 2021 - Commentary Errors in clinical reasoning: causes and remedial strategies. Citation Text: Scott IA. Errors in clinical reasoning: causes and remedial strategies. BMJ. 2009;338:b1860. doi:10.1136/bmj.b1860. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XM…

  7. Care home safety incidents and safeguarding reports relating to hospital to care home transitions: a retrospective content analysis. | PSNet

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    July 17, 2024 - Common incidents included pressure injuries, medication errors , and premature discharge.

  8. Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality. | PSNet

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    June 01, 2016 - July 10, 2019 Prevalence and Economic Burden of Medication Errors in the NHS England.

  9. Patient Safety Measures: Complications. | PSNet

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    March 23, 2012 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Preventing Medication … Errors: A $21 Billion Opportunity.

  10. Patient Safety Papers 5. | PSNet

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    July 03, 2013 - February 10, 2010 Medication Errors.

  11. Patient Safety: An Old and New Issue. | PSNet

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    June 01, 2011 - About The Topic Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation Medication … Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events Nosocomial Infections Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism

  12. Do no harm. | PSNet

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    June 27, 2018 - March 27, 2018 Medication errors in older people with mental health problems: a review

  13. Canadian Patient Safety Week. | PSNet

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    August 24, 2022 - September 30, 2020 Do No Harm: Are We Preventing Medication Errors in Children with Medical

  14. Safety in numbers? Try connectivity. | PSNet

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    October 07, 2008 - May 1, 2015 Hospital Medication Errors Commonplace.

  15. Adverse Events. | PSNet

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    October 28, 2020 - View More See More About The Topic Quality and Safety Professionals Patients Medication … Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events Pressure Ulcers Surgical Complications View More

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 28, 2018 - The other opioid crisis: hospital shortages lead to patient pain, medical errors. March 28, 2018 Bartolone P. Kaiser Health News. March 16, 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/other-opioid-crisis-hospital-shortages-lead-patient-pain-medical-errors Drug shortages may require clinicians, pharmacists, and hospitals to…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 17, 2016 - Comparison of barcode scanning by pharmacy technicians and pharmacists' visual checks for final product verification. February 17, 2016 Wang BN-T, Brummond P, Stevenson JG. Comparison of barcode scanning by pharmacy technicians and pharmacists' visual checks for final product verification. Am J Health Syst Pharm. …

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 11, 2011 - Retrospective evaluation of a computerized physician order entry adaptation to prevent prescribing errors in a pediatric emergency department. April 11, 2011 Sard BE, Walsh KE, Doros G, et al. Retrospective evaluation of a computerized physician order entry adaptation to prevent prescribing errors in a pediatric e…

  19. The Case of Mistaken Intubation | PSNet

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    July 01, 2016 - WebM&M Cases Syringe Swap During Regional Block: A Case of Medication … Error and Recovery January 31, 2024 Intervention study for the reduction of … medication errors in elderly trauma patients. … August 23, 2017 Medication errors in the care transition of trauma patients December … 18, 2019 Using Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis to reduce medication errors

  20. Organisational conditions for safety management practice in homecare and nursing homes, pre-pandemic and in pandemic. | PSNet

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    August 03, 2022 - Identifying high-alert medications in a university hospital by applying data from the medication … error reporting system.
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