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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43411/psn-pdf
October 01, 2014 - Analysis of medication errors in simulated pediatric
resuscitation by residents.
October 1, 2014
Porter E, Barcega B, Kim TY. Analysis of medication errors in simulated pediatric resuscitation by
residents. West J Emerg Med. 2014;15(4):486-90. doi:10.5811/westjem.2014.2.17922.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60358/psn-pdf
May 20, 2020 - 2019 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award
Recipients.
May 20, 2020
Oakbrook Terrace, IL; Joint Commission: May 13 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2019-john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-award-recipients
The Eisenberg Award honors individuals and organizations who have made vital accomplis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60563/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - ‘Last responders’ seek to expand postmortem COVID
testing In unexplained deaths.
June 3, 2020
Andrews M. Kaiser News Network. May 19, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/last-responders-seek-expand-postmortem-covid-testing-unexplained-deaths
Post-mortem examination is an important tool for determining if misdiagnos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44880/psn-pdf
September 06, 2016 - Drug shortages forcing hard decisions on rationing
treatments.
September 6, 2016
Fink S. New York Times. January 29, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-forcing-hard-decisions-rationing-treatments
Drug shortages have become a routine challenge in medicine. Reporting on the impact of medication
short…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44492/psn-pdf
September 23, 2015 - Teamwork in Healthcare.
September 23, 2015
Fam Syst Health. 2015;33(3):175-269.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-healthcare
Teamwork is a key element of patient-centered care, but evidence regarding its use in the primary care
environment is limited. Articles in this special issue examine the reasons for this…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61055/psn-pdf
October 21, 2020 - How administrative burdens can harm health.
October 21, 2020
Herd P, Moynihan D. Health Affairs Health Policy Brief. October 2, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-administrative-burdens-can-harm-health
The crossover of health equity concepts to patient safety has emerged as a consideration for
improvement. Thi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41856/psn-pdf
November 21, 2012 - Electronic health records and National Patient-Safety
Goals.
November 21, 2012
Sittig DF, Singh H. Electronic Health Records and National Patient-Safety Goals. New England Journal of
Medicine. 2012;367(19). doi:10.1056/nejmsb1205420.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-records-and-national-patient-safet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44526/psn-pdf
October 07, 2015 - The evolution of a safety culture.
October 7, 2015
Patton BS, Donovan KJ. The Evolution of a Safety Culture. Air Med J. 2015;34(5):264-8.
doi:10.1016/j.amj.2015.05.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evolution-safety-culture
This commentary describes how an air transport unit at one hospital developed a safety cultu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841789/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - The REPAIR Project.
July 1, 2022
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/repair-project
Systemic racism reduces the effectiveness and safety of the care people of color receive. The REPAIR (
REParations and Anti-Institutional Racism) Project is examining the impact o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36610/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - Prevent medication errors: a New Year's resolution:
teaching patients about their medications.
January 14, 2011
Polzien G. Prevent medication errors: A New Year's resolution: teaching patients about their medications.
Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25(1):59-62.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevent-medication-errors-new-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35563/psn-pdf
June 08, 2010 - A comprehensive collaborative patient safety residency
curriculum to address the ACGME core competencies.
June 8, 2010
Singh R, Naughton B, Taylor JS, et al. A comprehensive collaborative patient safety residency curriculum
to address the ACGME core competencies. Med Educ. 2005;39(12):1195-204.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45742/psn-pdf
January 18, 2017 - War games and diagnostic errors.
January 18, 2017
Vaughn VM, Chopra V, Howell JD. War games and diagnostic errors. BMJ. 2016;355:i6342.
doi:10.1136/bmj.i6342.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/war-games-and-diagnostic-errors
This commentary draws parallels between a misinterpreted military training exercise with diagno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36882/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - Resident perceptions of the impact of work hour
limitations.
February 24, 2011
Lin GA, Beck DC, Stewart AL, et al. Resident perceptions of the impact of work hour limitations. J Gen
Intern Med. 2007;22(7):969-75.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resident-perceptions-impact-work-hour-limitations
The investigators surv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37872/psn-pdf
January 11, 2017 - The effectiveness of root cause analysis: what does the
literature tell us?
January 11, 2017
Percarpio KB, Watts V, Weeks WB. The effectiveness of root cause analysis: what does the literature tell
us? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(7):391-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-root-cause-analysis-what…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73572/psn-pdf
August 04, 2021 - Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and
Safety. IQuESt!
August 4, 2021
Houston, TX: Baylor College of Medicine.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/center-innovations-quality-effectiveness-and-safety-iquest
This Center represents a partnership with the Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Develo…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/lessons-nursing-home-staff.html
April 01, 2022 - Lessons from Nursing Home Staff to Address Burnout and Enhance Joy in Work
Resource: Lessons from Nursing Home Staff to Address Burnout and Enhance Joy in Work
Clinical Conversations is a program from the Network of the National Library of Medicine for training clinicians and other clinical staff who intera…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35091/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - Development of an expert system for classification of
medical errors.
November 4, 2015
Kopec D, Levy K, Kabir M, et al. Development of an expert system for classification of medical errors. Stud
Health Technol Inform. 2005;114:110-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-expert-system-classification-medical-err…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836867/psn-pdf
April 06, 2022 - Safer Dx Checklist: 10 High-Priority Practices for
Diagnostic Excellence.
April 6, 2022
Houston TX; Baylor College of Medicine: 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-dx-checklist-10-high-priority-practices-diagnostic-excellence
Assessment can identify the current state of a process or program to reveal ar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41602/psn-pdf
August 15, 2012 - How Can Health Care Organizations Become More Health
Literate?: Workshop Summary.
August 15, 2012
Hernandez LM; Roundtable on Health Literacy; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice;
Institute of Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2012. ISBN: 9780309256810.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853443/psn-pdf
September 13, 2023 - Complications and Errors in Periodontal and Implant
Therapy.
September 13, 2023
Zucchelli G, Stefanini M, eds. Periodontol 2000. 2023;92(1):1-398.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications-and-errors-periodontal-and-implant-therapy
Patient safety in dentistry shares common challenges with medicine and t…