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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49740/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - A time out was
completed and the patient information, procedure, and sites were verified. … The
care of patients with complex, chronic illnesses is often poorly coordinated (10), leaving patients … Organizations should take specific steps to improve medication safety for patients (especially children … A robust mechanism of documentation and communication is essential to ensure safety
of the injections … take in response to this incident; however, this step alone may not
prevent similar errors, as the safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-dr-michelle-schreiber-measuring-patient-safety
December 14, 2022 - safety indicators that are used by CMS. … We believe it is important that patients have a role in patient safety, including sitting on governance … AHRQ’s Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs) focus on measuring if potentially preventable complications … This includes the development of patient-reported safety outcomes measures , having patients and individuals … report patient safety events, and ensuring patients are included in robust communication and resolution
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-clinical-decision-support-therapeutic-interchanges-hospital-discharge-medication
July 29, 2020 - single-site retrospective study evaluated whether a CDS tool can reduce discharge prescription errors for patients … intensive care unit admission of delirious or mechanically ventilated patients. … April 28, 2021
Impact of smart pump-electronic health record interoperability on patient … October 20, 2021
Effect of medication reconciliation on patient reported potential adverse … hazards associated with intravenous vancomycin through the analysis of patient safety event reports.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinically-significant-medication-errors-surgical-units-detected-clinical-pharmacist-real
October 20, 2021 - This observational study found that 20% of patients presenting to surgical units at one French hospital … September 15, 2021
Patient safety in home care: a multicenter cross-sectional study about … May 12, 2021
Nurses' influence on consumers' experience of safety in acute mental health … November 30, 2022
Criteria for the selection of paediatric patients susceptible to reconciliation … June 29, 2022
Effect of medication reconciliation on patient reported potential adverse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37054/psn-pdf
September 30, 2011 - safety outcomes. … safety and quality of care. … complications or worsened patient safety overall. … persistent
cultural differences among health care professionals regarding approaches to improving safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-working-conditions-and-patient-safety-outcomes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-recognition-positive-blood-culture
January 29, 2020 - Patient safety concerns arising from test results that return after hospital discharge. … Detecting delayed microbiology results after hospital discharge: improving patient safety through an … Flow Management
November 1, 2011
Patient Safety Primers … Health Plan Patient Safety Initiatives
July 10, 2024 … Perspective
Patient Safety in Office-Based Care Settings
January 31, 2024
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-survey-patient-safety-culture
November 23, 2016 - Measurement Tool/Indicator
Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture. … Citation Text:
Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture. … This website hosts the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey along with … October 23, 2019
Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients' Needs? … February 28, 2025
Surveys on Patient Safety Culture.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844757/psn-pdf
September 11, 2019 - diagnostic-overshadowing-dentistry
Assumptions, communication barriers, and implicit biases can compromise the care of patients … This commentary discusses the presence of diagnostic overshadowing when providing dental
services to patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-overshadowing-dentistry
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-community-dementia-services-what-can-we-learn-experiences-caregivers-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnostic-overshadowing-dangers
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-dentistry … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-dentistry
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenges-monitoring-and-preventing-patient-safety-incidents-people-intellectual
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41298/psn-pdf
November 27, 2012 - Patient safety culture and the association with safe
resident care in nursing homes. … Patient safety culture and the association with safe resident care in
nursing homes. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-culture-and-association-safe-resident-care-nursing-homes … on Patient Safety Culture to
analyze relationships between a structure (safety culture), a process ( … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-culture-and-association-safe-resident-care-nursing-homes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/Information/Editor
May 23, 2025 - Her research and academic interests focus on patient safety and quality improvement practices in the … safety, and patient-centered outcomes research. … Safety Indicators through AHRQ and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-funded contracts. … Zipperer was a founding staff member of the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). … AHRQ Patient Safety Network since the site launched in 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-order-set-change-and-critical-limb-ischemia
July 02, 2019 - relatively simple scenarios such as standardizing the use of potassium binding resins when treating patients … support continuous bladder irrigation that resulted in clinical complications for patients from overly … safety and care transitions at the University of California. … May 15, 2024
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Patient Safety … Safety Goals.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-safety-acute-pain-management
January 08, 2020 - January 8, 2020
Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit. … May 29, 2019
Declaration to Advance Patient Safety. … May 25, 2022
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety. … November 25, 2020
Using Machine Learning to Improve Patient Safety in the Home or Remote … October 31, 2018
Utah Tenth Anniversary (2001–2011) Patient Safety Report: Identifying
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-evaluation-medication-related-clinical-decision-support-over-rides-intensive-care
April 07, 2019 - However, alerts are pervasive and often irrelevant , leading patient safety experts to question whether … their modest improvement in safety outweighs the harms of alert fatigue . … June 5, 2018
Computerized prescriber order entry–related patient safety reports: analysis … December 21, 2017
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Patient … in critically ill patients.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-prescribing-us-children-and-young-adults-2019
September 30, 2020 - September 30, 2020
Filling a gap in safety metrics: development of a patient-centred … October 13, 2018
Partnering with patients and families living with chronic conditions … to coproduce diagnostic safety through OurDX: a previsit online engagement tool. … February 12, 2020
Patients' experiences and perspectives of patient-reported outcome … pain in opioid-naive patients undergoing elective surgery in a large American health system.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49773/psn-pdf
July 01, 2016 - focus on early identification of GBS colonization, use of
prophylactic intrapartum antibiotics for patients … electronic resource provides an efficient means for providers to
determine appropriate GBS screening for patients … One strategy that
might improve both clinical education and patient safety would be to instruct trainees … Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. … Patient Safety Primer: Handoffs and Signouts. [Available at]
Updated July 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44815/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - Comparing NICU teamwork and safety climate across two
commonly used survey instruments. … survey tools—the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-patient-safety-climate-review-surveys
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/ … primer/culture-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-safety-culture-ambulatory-setting-safety-attitudes-questionnaire-ambulatory-version … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-survey-patient-safety-culture-2016-user-comparative-database-report
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38132/psn-pdf
October 08, 2008 - issue/hospital-bracelets-face-hurdles-they-fix-hazard
This news article reports on the dynamic between patient … safety and privacy in the use of color-coded
bracelets that indicate patient preferences related to … hospital-bracelets-face-hurdles-they-fix-hazard
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-inpatient-dnr-status-safety-hazard-begging-standardization … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-inpatient-dnr-status-safety-hazard-begging-standardization
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843414/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(3):156-165.
doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.12.006. … healthcare-worker-well
Leadership across all levels of a health system plays an important role in patient … safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-managers-leadership-patient-safety-and-quality-care-systematic-review … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/leadership-role-improving-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychological-safety-scale-safety-communication-operational-reliability-and-engagement-score
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866312/psn-pdf
July 17, 2024 - Development of patient safety measures to identify
inappropriate diagnosis of common infections. … Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate
diagnosis of common infections. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-patient-safety-measures-identify-inappropriate-diagnosis-
common-infections … Misdiagnosis of infections can lead to overuse of antibiotics and threaten patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-patient-safety-measures-identify-inappropriate-diagnosis-common-infections
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withbarbara-blakeney-ms-rn
August 01, 2005 - It is a continuing puzzle that health care does not respond to economic and research indicators the same … So when Linda Aiken talks about it [ nursing's patient safety agenda being unfinished ], I agree with … A strong evidence base suggests that focusing on nursing would improve patient safety. … June 16, 2011
Working conditions that support patient safety. … June 9, 2011
Nursing 2006 Patient-safety survey report.