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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withrichard-p-shannon-md
August 01, 2010 - , solid tumor patients, and bone marrow transplant patients. … to patient safety initiatives at AMCs. … Eisenberg patient safety and quality awards. … Promoting patient safety by preventing medical error. JAMA. 1998;280:1444-1447. … Developing a national patient safety education framework for Australia.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/electronic-err
April 01, 2014 - practices used in the past, but rather to use the richer set of patient safety tools provided by the … The safety practices described in this case study (eg, informing the patient of the error, assessing … Continue to use best practice safety techniques (eg, verifying critical patient information) when making … Patient safety: achieving a new standard for care. … Committee on Data Standards for Patient Safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49694/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - Educate patients on the importance and relevance of correct patient identification. … Medication error reporting in nursing
homes: identifying targets for patient safety improvement. … ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. Oops, sorry, wrong patient! … WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety Solutions: Patient Identification. … Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mixed-methods-evaluation-medication-reconciliation-primary-care-setting
November 16, 2022 - March 9, 2022
Effect on patient safety of a resident physician schedule without 24-hour … August 5, 2020
Management and patient safety of complex elderly patients in primary care … November 4, 2020
Patient and physician perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate … 2021
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-and-size-descriptors-drug-dosing-too-many-options-and-too-many-errors
April 06, 2022 - vulnerable to error due to inaccurate estimation of body weight, use of metric vs. non-metric units, or patients … adverse drug events, and quality of life in older patients: an observational study. … November 2, 2022
Improving patient safety and efficiency of medication reconciliation … Drug-drug interactions and prescription appropriateness at hospital discharge: experience with COVID-19 patients … Safety
March 29, 2023
An analysis of prehospital pediatric medication dosing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliation-hospital-discharge-qualitative-exploration-acute-care-nurses
October 20, 2021 - Medication reconciliation at hospital discharge has become a mainstay of patient safety efforts with … safety in intensive care during COVID-19. … : a systematic review and meta-analysis of 488,594 patients. … June 30, 2021
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50698/psn-pdf
November 27, 2019 - In situations such as these, suicide risk—and its impact
on patient safety—may not be the highest initial … safety and resulted in the tragic outcomes. … To ensure patient safety,
protocols for further assessment and referral to treatment must be linked … Take-Home Points
Suicide is a common cause of death that impacts Patient Safety in EDs and medical hospitals … National Patient Safety Goal for suicide prevention, R3 Report, Requirement, Rationale, Reference.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliation-accuracy-and-patient-understanding-intended-medication-changes
July 29, 2020 - of medication discrepancies at discharge compared with prior studies , but concerningly, patients were … than the primary hospital diagnosis, indicating that disease-specific efforts to improve medication safety … January 2, 2017
Engaging patients in medication reconciliation via a patient portal following … December 6, 2010
Reengineering hospital discharge: a protocol to improve patient safety … More
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/epidural-iv-route-mix-ups-reducing-risk-deadly-errors
May 02, 2018 - ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 3, 2008;13:1-3. … ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 3, 2008;13:1-3. … May 2, 2018
Collaboration focused on priority issues promotes safety. … June 10, 2018
Benefits and risks of including patients on RCA teams. … December 30, 2014
An extra dose of safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/too-many-cooks-kitchen
March 07, 2018 - with multiple chronic comorbidities
List at least two safety-related disadvantages of starting complex … Approach to Improving Safety & Patient Safety Target
The most obvious management failure in this case … Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter. 2019;33(3). … July 20, 2016
Quality improvement and patient safety organizations in anesthesiology. … Safety: Collaboration, Communication, and Physician Leadership.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33591/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - safety field. … Triggers alert patient safety personnel to
possible adverse events so they can review the medical record … Therefore,
pharmacists and patient safety personnel could use that trigger to identify cases that may … and patients with cancer. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/measurement-patient-safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computerized-surveillance-adverse-drug-events-pediatric-hospital
January 03, 2017 - the Same Author(s)
Clinical validation of the AHRQ postoperative venous thromboembolism patient … safety indicator. … patients and families. … of medication errors and adverse drug events in hospitals participating in the California Pediatric Patient … Safety Initiative.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-blood-loss-phlebotomy-and-hospital-acquired-anemia-during-acute-myocardial
March 14, 2022 - 20, 2019
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Registration errors among patients … 17, 2019
Preparing your hospital for compliance with The Joint Commission's National Patient … Safety Goals. … Hospital-based transfusion error tracking from 2005 to 2010: identifying the key errors threatening patient … transfusion safety.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reasons-provided-prescribers-when-overriding-drug-drug-interaction-alerts
April 27, 2010 - April 27, 2010
Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … Appropriateness of commercially available and partially customized medication dosing alerts among pediatric patients … 1, 2016
Impact of computerized physician order entry alerts on prescribing in older patients … December 31, 2014
Medication safety and knowledge-based functions: a stepwise approach … May 27, 2011
Randomized trial to improve prescribing safety during pregnancy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-errors-hospital-practice
July 01, 2017 - Author(s)
Learning from the design, development and implementation of the Medication Safety … electronic prescribing of subcutaneous infusions: a before-and-after study assessing the impact upon patient … safety and service efficiency. … September 24, 2016
Indication-based prescribing prevents wrong-patient medication errors … June 8, 2011
Preventing potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized older patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-reasons-decreased-primary-care-access-individuals-prescribed-opioids-audit-study
November 17, 2021 - August 16, 2017
Impact of the Opioid Safety Initiative on opioid-related prescribing … April 18, 2019
Patient safety after implementation of a coproduced family centered communication … December 19, 2018
Patient comprehension of emergency department care and instructions … One ACE Too Many
July 1, 2006
Perspective
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May 1, 2006
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January 12, 2022 - Assessing the perceived level of institutional support for the second victim after a patient … safety event. … Collective insights from patient safety leaders in Maryland. … March 15, 2017
Sources and magnitude of error in preparing morphine infusions for nurse–patient … November 30, 2016
The safety culture in a children's hospital.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/esimpler-dynamic-electronic-health-record-integrated-checklist-clinical-decision-support
June 16, 2021 - Checklists are used in many clinical settings to improve patient safety, but prior research as documented … Safety Innovations
Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of … Cancer
July 31, 2023
Understanding medication safety involving patient transfer … June 7, 2023
Patient Safety Innovations
Remote Response … Provides Timely Intensive Care to Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department
April 7,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-structured-medication-review-followed-face-face-feedback-prescribers-adverse-drug
January 18, 2013 - Impact of a nationwide prospective drug utilization review program to improve prescribing safety … November 28, 2018
Correlation between the number of patient-reported adverse events, … adverse drug events, and quality of life in older patients: an observational study. … November 16, 2022
Correlation between the number of patient-reported adverse events, … adverse drug events, and quality of life in older patients: an observational study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-electronic-pediatric-all-cause-harm-measurement-tool-using-modified-delphi-method
July 03, 2016 - J Patient Saf. 2016;12(4):180-189. … Detecting and measuring patient safety hazards remains challenging, but assessing the potential for … J Patient Saf. 2016;12(4):180-189. … safety collaborative. … August 10, 2022
Adverse events in hospitalized pediatric patients.