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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.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/novel-study-situational-awareness-among-out-hospital-providers-during-online-clinical
June 08, 2022 - September 16, 2020
Adverse events among emergency department patients with cardiovascular … November 4, 2020
Room of hazards: a comparison of differences in safety hazard recognition … October 19, 2022
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Adverse safety events … October 7, 2020
Applying principles from aviation safety investigations to root cause … July 24, 2019
Simulation as a tool to improve the safety of pre-hospital anaesthesia—a
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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
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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/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/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/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/sites/default/files/2020-08/too_many_cooks_spotlight_pdf.pdf
January 01, 2020 - with multiple
chronic comorbidities
• List at least two safety-related disadvantages of starting … when personnel and intellectual resources are
already stretched thin.
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Approach to Improving Safety … was at high
risk for abrupt decompensation and death
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Approach to Improving Safety (7)
Systems … Surgical risk factors, morbidity, and mortality in elderly patients. … Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation Newsletter. 2019;33(3). https://www.apsf.org/article/on-reducing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen
December 01, 2009 - The patient was discharged with a diagnosis of viral syndrome after receiving one dose of acetaminophen … Two days later, the patient returned to the ED with continuing fever and new rigors, vomiting, lethargy … The patient was admitted to the hospital, given intravenous N-acetylcysteine, and his symptoms improved … (three required orthotopic liver transplant) and 9 of 10 patients with accidental overdoses surviving … Safety Strategies A number of safety interventions could prevent future acetaminophen overdoses, and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/milliliters-vs-milligrams
September 01, 2004 - A medication safety goal should be the preparation of patient-specific doses for all patients: infants … These costs must be balanced by the associated improvements in patient safety. … Patient Safety. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Web site. … April 7, 2019
Patient safety: a consumer's perspective. … August 3, 2022
Sensemaking of patient safety risks and hazards.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-barcode-medication-administration-system-reducing-preventable-adverse-drug
December 14, 2022 - December 21, 2022
Correlation between the number of patient-reported adverse events, … adverse drug events, and quality of life in older patients: an observational study. … February 21, 2024
Safety enhancements every hospital must consider in wake of another … for our smallest patients. … January 26, 2011
Toward learning from patient safety reporting systems.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72739/psn-pdf
February 10, 2021 - safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism … safety, ACR places shared responsibility on ordering physicians for timely follow-up of diagnostic … Approach to Improving Safety
This case represents a classic Swiss cheese model in which several, small … radiologic findings
Failure of the primary team to review imaging studies
Failure to recognize multiple indicators … safety and minimize diagnostic error.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39641/psn-pdf
September 20, 2011 - Public reporting of quality measures is now widely used as a means of spurring hospitals to invest in
patient … safety and quality improvement efforts; however, it remains unclear if reported measures truly
indicate … In this study of more than 400,000 patients, researchers analyzed the
relationship between adherence … relatively simple tool to ensure that all recommended steps of a
process are carried out for every patient—initially
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associated-infections-among-critically-ill-children-us-2007-2012
April 05, 2013 - The authors estimate that the decrease in CLABSI rates alone not only enhanced patient safety but also … January 19, 2022
Linking patient safety climate with missed nursing care in labor and … May 20, 2020
For children admitted to hospital, what interventions improve medication safety … March 1, 2023
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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/node/33573/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Background
Disruptive and unprofessional behavior by clinicians poses a definite threat to patient safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negative-impact-nurse-physician-disruptive-behavior-patient-safety-review-literature … While most patient safety problems are attributable to underlying systems
issues, disruptive behaviors … Lucian Leape, one
of the founders of the patient safety movement, proposed a systems-level approach … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-just-culture-primer-health-care-executives
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-practitioner-estimates-probability-diagnosis-and-after-testing
May 05, 2021 - September 15, 2021
Understanding the "Swiss cheese model" and its application to patient … safety. … July 21, 2021
Failure to engage hospitalized elderly patients and their families in advance … and ethnic discrepancy in pulse oximetry and delayed identification of treatment eligibility among patients … A qualitative study of emotions, triggers, regulation strategies, and effects on patient care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862602/psn-pdf
February 14, 2024 - prevalence-contributing-factors-and-interventions-reduce-medication-errors-
outpatient-and
Medication errors in ambulatory care settings present unique patient … safety challenges.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836962/psn-pdf
April 20, 2022 - using-human-factors-and-ergonomics-principles-prevent-inpatient-falls
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