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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37683/psn-pdf
May 02, 2018 - There's more to the 60 Minutes story on heparin errors.
May 2, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 27, 2008;13:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/theres-more-60-minutes-story-heparin-errors
Commenting on a recent news segment, this article calls attention to additional human factors and syst…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34606/psn-pdf
July 06, 2011 - Operating at the sharp end: the complexity of human
error.
July 6, 2011
Cook RI, Woods DD. Chapter In: Bogner MS, ed. Human Error in Medicine. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates, Inc; 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operating-sharp-end-complexity-human-error
The authors provide an introduction to system…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39172/psn-pdf
December 09, 2009 - Advancing Patient Safety: A Decade of Evidence, Design,
and Implementation.
December 9, 2009
Rockville, MD; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2009. AHRQ Publication No.
09(10)-0084.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-patient-safety-decade-evidence-design-and-implementation
This publication …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37418/psn-pdf
October 01, 2024 - Systems Analysis of Critical Incidents: the London
Protocol.
October 1, 2024
Taylor-Adams S, Vincent C. London, UK: NIHR North West London Patient Safety Research Collaboration,
Imperial College London; 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systems-analysis-critical-incidents-london-protocol
This revised report docu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40574/psn-pdf
November 28, 2016 - Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes
and cirrhosis.
November 28, 2016
Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 13, 2011:E1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-mystery-alcoholism-didnt-cause-mans-diabetes-and-cirrhosis
This newspaper article reveals how biases and lack of trust in the patient/family p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38134/psn-pdf
December 30, 2008 - Developing expert medical teams: toward an evidence-
based approach.
December 30, 2008
Fernandez R, Vozenilek JA, Hegarty CB, et al. Developing expert medical teams: toward an evidence-
based approach. Acad Emerg Med. 2008;15(11):1025-36. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00232.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41060/psn-pdf
September 06, 2013 - Flaws in clinical reasoning: a common cause of
diagnostic error.
September 6, 2013
Wellbery C. Flaws in clinical reasoning: a common cause of diagnostic error. Am Fam Physician.
2011;84(9):1042-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/flaws-clinical-reasoning-common-cause-diagnostic-error
Through an illustrative case repo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41671/psn-pdf
September 12, 2012 - Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in
laboratory testing.
September 12, 2012
Plebani M. Quality indicators to detect pre-analytical errors in laboratory testing. Clin Biochem Rev.
2012;33(3):85-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-indicators-detect-pre-analytical-errors-laboratory-testing
This …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60345/psn-pdf
May 20, 2020 - COVID-19 — a reminder to reason
May 20, 2020
Zagury-Orly I, Schwartzstein RM. COVID-19 — A Reminder to Reason. N Engl J Med. 2020;383(3):e12.
doi:10.1056/nejmp2009405.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-reminder-reason
This article discusses the challenges of clinical decision-making and the influence of cognit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39087/psn-pdf
November 11, 2009 - Error tracking in a clinical biochemistry laboratory.
November 11, 2009
Szecsi PB, Ødum L. Error tracking in a clinical biochemistry laboratory. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2009;47(10).
doi:10.1515/cclm.2009.272.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-tracking-clinical-biochemistry-laboratory
This study analyzed nearly 1200 la…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40870/psn-pdf
October 19, 2011 - The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Lecture 2011: New
Frontiers in Patient Safety.
October 19, 2011
Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2011. ISBN: 9780309218030.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/richard-and-hinda-rosenthal-lecture-2011-new-frontiers-patient-safety
This lecture features Ka…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35676/psn-pdf
June 25, 2010 - Implementation of patient centeredness to enhance
patient safety.
June 25, 2010
Berntsen KJ. Implementation of patient centeredness to enhance patient safety. J Nurs Care Qual.
2006;21(1):15-19.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-patient-centeredness-enhance-patient-safety
The author reviews the six aims…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42941/psn-pdf
February 12, 2014 - Risk and Safety Management in Infertility and Assisted
Reproductive Technology.
February 12, 2014
Fertil Steril. 2013;100:1497-1523.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-and-safety-management-infertility-and-assisted-reproductive-technology
Introduction of assisted reproductive technology has led to new risks i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37819/psn-pdf
April 14, 2010 - Standardizing Medication Labels: Confusing Patients
Less, Workshop Summary.
April 14, 2010
Hernandez LM; for Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,
Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardizing-medica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851202/psn-pdf
November 29, 2023 - Unequal Treatment Revisited: A Workshop Series.
November 29, 2023
Committee on Unequal Treatment. Washington DC: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and
Medicine; 2023-2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unequal-treatment-revisited-workshop-series
Health disparities and unequal care contribute to patient an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42543/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Advancing the research agenda for diagnostic error
reduction.
September 29, 2017
Zwaan L, Schiff G, Singh H. Advancing the research agenda for diagnostic error reduction. BMJ Qual Saf.
2013;22(Suppl 2):ii52-ii57. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001624.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-research-agenda-diagnostic-error…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42665/psn-pdf
October 16, 2013 - The consequences of the hindsight bias in medical
decision making.
October 16, 2013
Arkes HR. The Consequences of the Hindsight Bias in Medical Decision Making. Curr Direct Psychol Sci.
2013;22(5):356-360. doi:10.1177/0963721413489988.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/consequences-hindsight-bias-medical-decision-makin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37806/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Impact of patient safety mandates on medical education
in the United States.
July 14, 2010
Kane JM, Brannen ML, Kern E. Impact of Patient Safety Mandates on Medical Education in the United
States. J Patient Saf. 2008;4(2):93-97. doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e318173f7b5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-patient-safety-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36321/psn-pdf
October 26, 2010 - Ethical and practical aspects of disclosing adverse events
in the emergency department.
October 26, 2010
Stokes SL, Wu AW, Pronovost P. Ethical and practical aspects of disclosing adverse events in the
emergency department. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2006;24(3):703-714.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethical-and-pract…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36762/psn-pdf
August 10, 2011 - Weekend versus weekday admission and mortality from
myocardial infarction.
August 10, 2011
Kostis WJ, Demissie K, Marcella SW, et al. Weekend versus Weekday Admission and Mortality from
Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007;356(11). doi:10.1056/nejmoa063355.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/week…