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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50876/psn-pdf
April 22, 2021 - Veterans Accountability Improvement Act.
April 22, 2021
SB 1307, 117th Congress: 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/veterans-accountability-improvement-act
Reporting clinicians who exhibit practice behaviors that are detrimental to safety is challenged by system
and cultural norms. This legislation aims to strengt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50606/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - One doctor. 25 deaths. How could it have happened?
October 30, 2019
Healy J, Farr I, Feiger L, Duffy C. New York Times. October 11, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/one-doctor-25-deaths-how-could-it-have-happened
Systemic failures persistently undermine processes meant to keep patients safe. This news story discu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43389/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - Simulation based adverse event reporting system:
development and feasibility.
July 30, 2014
Mckay M, Sanko JS. Simulation Based Adverse Event Reporting System: Development and Feasibility.
Clin Simul Nurs. 2014;10(5). doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2013.12.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-based-adverse-event-repor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34573/psn-pdf
August 16, 2017 - Medical Errors and Patient Safety: A Curriculum Guide for
Teaching Medical Students and Family Practice
Residents.
August 16, 2017
Halbach JL; Sullivan L; New York Medical College
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-errors-and-patient-safety-curriculum-guide-teaching-medical-students-
and-family
This curriculum…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865882/psn-pdf
May 15, 2024 - Kentucky first state to decriminalize medical errors.
May 15, 2024
Robertson R. MedPage Today. April 30, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/kentucky-first-state-decriminalize-medical-errors
Criminalization of medical error can have a chilling effect on the transparency needed to inform
improvement. This news artic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43202/psn-pdf
September 11, 2023 - ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care
Settings.
September 11, 2023
Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-survey-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings
Experience from the sharp end helps to inform safety improvement initiatives. The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41603/psn-pdf
August 22, 2012 - Nurse–pharmacist collaboration on medication
reconciliation prevents potential harm.
August 22, 2012
Feldman LS, Costa LL, Feroli R, et al. Nurse-pharmacist collaboration on medication reconciliation
prevents potential harm. J Hosp Med. 2012;7(5):396-401. doi:10.1002/jhm.1921.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-ph…
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March 10, 2011 - Reevaluating recovery: perceived violations and
preemptive interventions on emergency psychiatry
rounds.
March 10, 2011
Cohen T, Blatter B, Almeida C, et al. Reevaluating recovery: perceived violations and preemptive
interventions on emergency psychiatry rounds. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14(3):312-9.
https://ps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39182/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: patient safety in
obstetrics and gynecology.
May 22, 2019
Improvement AC of O and GCC on PS and Q. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 447: Patient safety in
obstetrics and gynecology. Obstet Gynecol. 2009;114(6):1424-7. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181c6f90e.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-com…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45153/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - Structuring feedback and debriefing to achieve mastery
learning goals.
May 18, 2016
Eppich W, Hunt EA, Duval-Arnould JM, et al. Structuring feedback and debriefing to achieve mastery
learning goals. Acad Med. 2015;90(11):1501-8. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000000934.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/structuring-feedback-an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40115/psn-pdf
January 05, 2011 - Infection control hazards and near misses reported by
nursing students.
January 5, 2011
Geller NF, Bakken S, Currie LM, et al. Infection control hazards and near misses reported by nursing
students. Am J Infect Control. 2010;38(10):811-6. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2010.06.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-contr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41495/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - The relationship between electronic health records and
malpractice claims.
December 21, 2014
Quinn MA, Kats AM, Kleinman K, et al. The relationship between electronic health records and malpractice
claims. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(15):1187-9. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2371.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42345/psn-pdf
June 12, 2013 - With money at risk, hospitals push staff to wash hands.
June 12, 2013
Armellino D, Hussain E, Schilling ME, et al. Using High-Technology to Enforce Low-Technology Safety
Measures: The Use of Third-party Remote Video Auditing and Real-time Feedback in Healthcare. Clinical
Infectious Diseases. 2011;54(1). doi:10.1093…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73380/psn-pdf
June 09, 2021 - Wrong Site Surgery–Wrong Tooth Extraction.
June 9, 2021
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; April 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-surgery-wrong-tooth-extraction
Wrong-site surgery in dentistry is a frequent and persistent never event. This report examines a case of
pediatric wron…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46855/psn-pdf
February 21, 2018 - Leadership and vision for a culture of safety.
February 21, 2018
Gandhi TK. NEJM Catalyst. February 8, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-and-vision-culture-safety
Leadership has an important role in establishing a culture of safety in health care organizations. This
commentary describes key skills requ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44110/psn-pdf
May 13, 2015 - Simulation in Anaesthesia and Surgery.
May 13, 2015
Hahnenkamp K, Breuer G, eds. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2015;29(1):1-96.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-anaesthesia-and-surgery
In the last decade, simulation has emerged as an educational strategy for teaching clinical skills. Articles in
this sp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45793/psn-pdf
July 19, 2024 - SHOT Annual Report.
July 19, 2024
S Narayan, ed. Manchester, UK: Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Steering Group; 2023. ISBN:
9781999596859.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shot-annual-report-2019
Although errors in the blood transfusion process are rare, they can be harmful. This annual report provides
an anal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853627/psn-pdf
September 20, 2023 - Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic
Delays.
September 20, 2023
Health Affairs Forefront; May-September 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-addressing-pre-hospital-diagnostic-delays
Diagnostic delays stem from both human and process failures. This series of articles examines how
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46553/psn-pdf
October 25, 2017 - Telehealth.
October 25, 2017
Tuckson R, Edmunds M, Hodgkins ML. Telehealth. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(16):1585-1592.
doi:10.1056/NEJMsr1503323.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telehealth
Telemedicine can improve patient experience and access to health care. This commentary reviews the
current state of telehealth practi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73872/psn-pdf
September 22, 2021 - Parenteral nutrition safety.
September 22, 2021
Mirtallo JM, Ayers P. Pharmacy Practice News. September 7, 2021;48(9):17-20.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/parenteral-nutrition-safety
Parenteral nutrition (PN) processes contain various steps that are prone to errors resulting in patient harm.
This article discusses …