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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/secondary-analysis-hand-offs-internal-medicine-using-i-pass-mnemonic
April 22, 2013 - safety. … safety indicator. … The burden of opioid-related adverse drug events on hospitalized previously opioid-free surgical patients … August 23, 2023
Multicenter development, implementation, and patient safety impacts of … March 1, 2011
Safety of using a computerized rounding and sign-out system to reduce
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhanced-end-life-care-associated-deploying-rapid-response-team-pilot-study
December 24, 2008 - Safety Innovations
Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve … November 21, 2016
Understanding how rapid response systems may improve safety for the … acutely ill patient: learning from the frontline. … April 13, 2011
Defining the incidence of cardiorespiratory instability in patients in … effect of a multi-faceted intervention on early recognition and intervention in deteriorating hospital patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/estimation-breast-cancer-overdiagnosis-us-breast-screening-cohort
March 30, 2022 - The authors suggest that data can improve shared decision-making between patients and physicians. … December 2, 2020
Prevalence and causes of diagnostic errors in hospitalized patients … August 30, 2023
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Ambulatory Safety … or private Insurance, 2017
June 10, 2020
Safety considerations for IMRT. … April 18, 2011
An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/content-analysis-nurses-reflections-medication-errors-regional-hospital
December 23, 2020 - Despite widespread improvement efforts, medication administration errors (MAE) remain a patient safety … December 23, 2020
Characterising the nature of primary care patient safety incident reports … March 12, 2025
Drug-drug interactions and actual harm to hospitalized patients: a multicentre … safety teaching for medical students. … September 29, 2010
Fostering patient safety competencies using multiple-patient simulation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accidents-and-incidents-related-intravenous-drug-administration-pre-post-study-following
September 24, 2016 - safety and ergonomics in a teaching health care center. … May 29, 2014
Nursing perception of the impact of medication carts on patient safety and … April 12, 2011
Drug administration errors and their determinants in pediatric in-patients … June 30, 2011
Engaging patients to improve quality of care: a systematic review. … January 23, 2017
Maximizing smart pump technology to enhance patient safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49812/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - harm, additional anxiety, and
frustration for both patients and care providers. … Heher, MD, MPH Director, Quality & Patient Safety Department of Pathology Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical … Errors in laboratory medicine: practical lessons to improve patient safety. … Patient Safety Solutions. [Available at]
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critical role of pathology informatics in error reduction and quality
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33562/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - safety field. … Such
teams have become a widely used patient safety intervention due in large part to their inclusion … RRSs are very
popular among nursing staff and can contribute to detection of underlying patient safety … nurses-attitudes-medical-emergency-team-service-teaching-hospital
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-goals … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/national-patient-safety-goals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/867461
January 31, 2024 - Patient Safety in Frail Older Patients
November 26, 2019
This piece describes patient safety risks when … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-frail-older-patients
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ … Patients provide a unique insight on patient safety. … Patients provide a unique insight on patient safety. … Patient Safety in Frail Older Patients
November 26, 2019
This piece describes patient safety risks when
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/insulin-administration-pen-vs-vial-similar-not-interchangeable
December 20, 2023 - stress for all parties involved . 9 This patient’s case highlights a patient safety issue that can … plays a vital role in patient safety by decreasing risk for errors during transitions of care. … In this patient’s case, a patient safety event was avoided due to the inpatient discharge medication … Systems Change Needed Patient safety is an inherent responsibility of the clinical microsystem. … Improving patient safety within clinical microsystems begins with raising the work unit’s understanding
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-and-variables-associated-inconsistencies-opioid-prescribing-hospital-discharge-and
April 29, 2018 - Harms related to prescription opioid use are an ongoing patient safety challenge. … Download Citation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-admitted-weekends-have-higher-hospital-mortality-those-admitted-weekdays-analysis
January 26, 2022 - Study
Patients admitted on weekends have higher in-hospital mortality than those … safety. … August 9, 2023
Healthcare workers' experiences of patient safety in the intensive care … May 3, 2023
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-team-training-and-coaching-veterans-health-administration-assessment-and-impact-first
December 21, 2014 - training initiative found positive perceptions of the impact on teamwork, communication, efficiency, and patient … safety. … interventions to improve emotional climate, indices of team skills and communication, and threat to patient … September 3, 2011
Use of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire as a measure in patient safety … April 24, 2011
The relationship of the emotional climate of work and threat to patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dealing-unforeseen-complexity-or-role-heedful-interrelating-medical-teams
July 06, 2011 - July 6, 2011
Grading recommendations for enhanced patient safety in sentinel event analysis … February 25, 2015
Identifying and categorising patient safety hazards in cardiovascular … July 6, 2011
The wolf is crying in the operating room: patient monitor and anesthesia … , 2011
Standardized multidisciplinary protocol improves handover of cardiac surgery patients … More About The Topic
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72848/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - This article describes the development and
testing of an ambulatory medication safety evaluation tool … development-and-piloting-ambulatory-electronic-health-record-evaluation-tool-lessons-learned
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lifetime-prevalence-and-correlates-patient-perceived-medical-errors-experienced-us-ambulatory
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44165/psn-pdf
May 27, 2015 - The authors
advocate for a registry of unplanned return surgeries as a patient safety improvement strategy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861289/psn-pdf
January 01, 2025 - assessing-impact-electronic-chemotherapy-order-verification-checklist-
pharmacist-reported
Medication errors involving chemotherapy can lead to serious patient … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chemotherapy-medication-errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-primary-care
January 31, 2020 - Patient Safety in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. … Patient Safety in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. … Beyond acute patient safety events, some inappropriate prescribing can have broader public health safety … Patient Safety in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. … in Frail Older Patients
November 26, 2019
Perspectives on Safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/awareness-diagnosis-and-follow-care-after-discharge-emergency-department
July 07, 2010 - addition to discharge summaries ) upon discharge from Australian emergency departments would improve patient … short discharge card, indicated statistically significant improvement (73.2% to 89.7%, p<0.001) in patient … July 7, 2010
Surgical safety checklist: implementation in an ambulatory surgical facility … to enhancing the safety and effectiveness of test-result follow-up? … safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-emergency-department-clinical-findings-diagnosis-coronavirus-disease-2019
September 09, 2020 - Findings indicate that physician clinical judgement was generally accurate and that certain patient characteristics … Download Citation
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