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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44221/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Reducing surgical errors: implementing a three-hinge
approach to success.
September 27, 2016
Landers R. Reducing surgical errors: implementing a three-hinge approach to success. AORN J.
2015;101(6):657-65. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2015.04.013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-surgical-errors-implementing-three-hing…
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November 08, 2013 - Miscount incidents: a novel approach to exploring risk
factors for unintentionally retained surgical items.
November 8, 2013
Judson TJ, Howell MD, Guglielmi C, et al. Miscount incidents: a novel approach to exploring risk factors for
unintentionally retained surgical items. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(10):4…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41188/psn-pdf
March 07, 2012 - Quality improvement and patient care checklists in
intrahospital transfers involving pediatric surgery
patients.
March 7, 2012
Nakayama DK, Lester SS, Rich DR, et al. Quality improvement and patient care checklists in intrahospital
transfers involving pediatric surgery patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2012;47(1):112-8.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865682/psn-pdf
April 24, 2024 - Global Medical Supply Chain Security.
April 24, 2024
Cadwallader AB, ed. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(4):e275-e359.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-medical-supply-chain-security
Drug shortages are a known problem that gained patient safety prominence during the COVID-19
pandemic. This special issue covers a rang…
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October 13, 2010 - Clinical handover of patients arriving by ambulance to the
emergency department: a literature review.
October 13, 2010
Bost N, Crilly J, Wallis M, et al. Clinical handover of patients arriving by ambulance to the emergency
department - a literature review. Int Emerg Nurs. 2010;18(4):210-20. doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2009.…
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December 17, 2018 - Back to basics: the Universal Protocol.
December 17, 2018
Spruce L. Back to Basics: The Universal Protocol: 1.4 www.aornjournal.org/content/cme. AORN J.
2018;107(1):116-125. doi:10.1002/aorn.12002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/back-basics-universal-protocol
Wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors are…
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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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February 25, 2015 - The effectiveness of management-by-walking-around: a
randomized field study.
February 25, 2015
Tucker AL, Singer SJ. The Effectiveness of Management-By-Walking-Around: A Randomized Field Study.
Prod Oper Manag. 2014;24(2). doi:10.1111/poms.12226.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-management-walking-around…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46876/psn-pdf
August 15, 2018 - Design for patient safety: a systems-based risk
identification framework.
August 15, 2018
Simsekler MCE, Ward JR, Clarkson J. Design for patient safety: a systems-based risk identification
framework. Ergonomics. 2018;61(8):1046-1064. doi:10.1080/00140139.2018.1437224.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/design-patient-sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47218/psn-pdf
January 09, 2019 - The accuracy of medical dispatch—a systematic review.
January 9, 2019
Bohm K, Kurland L. The accuracy of medical dispatch - a systematic review. Scand J Trauma Resusc
Emerg Med. 2018;26(1):94. doi:10.1186/s13049-018-0528-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-medical-dispatch-systematic-review
Medical dispatch i…
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June 05, 2024 - WHO Global Report on Patient Safety.
June 5, 2024
Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2024. ISBN 9789240095458.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/who-global-report-patient-safety
Comparative data can help to inform and motivate patient safety improvement efforts. This report uses the
seven objectives of the…
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August 21, 2019 - Creating a just culture: the Ottawa Hospital's experience.
August 21, 2019
Forster AJ, Hamilton S, Hayes T, et al. Creating a Just Culture: The Ottawa Hospital's experience. Healthc
Manage Forum. 2019;32(5):266-271. doi:10.1177/0840470419853303.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creating-just-culture-ottawa-hospitals-ex…
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July 19, 2017 - Half the time, nursing homes scrutinized on safety by
Medicare are still treacherous.
July 19, 2017
Rau J. Kaiser Health News. July 6, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/half-time-nursing-homes-scrutinized-safety-medicare-are-still-treacherous
System failures contribute to recurring problems in health care environ…
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August 17, 2017 - Medically Induced Trauma Support Services (MITSS).
August 17, 2017
Tobin WN. Patient Safety Quality Healthcare. May/June 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medically-induced-trauma-support-services-mitss
Medically Induced Trauma Support Services (MITSS), Inc. was a nonprofit organization that supported,
educated, …
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September 25, 2011 - The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three
midwestern hospitals.
September 25, 2011
Wong CA, Recktenwald AJ, Jones ML, et al. The cost of serious fall-related injuries at three Midwestern
hospitals. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37(2):81-87.
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July 27, 2022 - Telehealth and Patient Safety.
Citation Text:
O'Malley G, Shaikh U, Marcin JP. Telehealth and Patient Safety.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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May 26, 2021 - Safety Culture in EMS
May 26, 2021
Cebollero C, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Safety Culture in EMS. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-culture-ems
Defining a Just Culture
A Just Culture is one that supports transparent and honest error reporting with the goal of fostering an
environmen…
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December 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Order Interrupted by Text: Multitasking Mishap
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This presentation is based on the December 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: John Halamka, MD, MS, Chief Informa…
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January 01, 2015 - engage employees in improvement, instead of just expecting them to come to work and follow a standard operating … these are the cultural themes that lead to improved safety and improved quality in a factory or in an operating … A chief operating officer that had worked his way up from being a frontline nurse was embracing Lean
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January 01, 2015 - engage employees in improvement, instead of just expecting them to come to work and follow a standard operating … these are the cultural themes that lead to improved safety and improved quality in a factory or in an operating … A chief operating officer that had worked his way up from being a frontline nurse was embracing Lean