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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44684/psn-pdf
November 18, 2015 - Preventing medication errors by empowering patients.
November 18, 2015
Karch AM. Am Nurs Today. September 2015;10:18-22.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-medication-errors-empowering-patients
The complexity of care delivery can hinder the role of nurses in preventing medication errors. This
commentary advoc…
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October 21, 2010 - Predictors of treatment error for children with
uncomplicated malaria seen as outpatients in Blantyre
district, Malawi.
October 21, 2010
Osterholt DM, Rowe AK, Hamel MJ, et al. Predictors of treatment error for children with uncomplicated
malaria seen as outpatients in Blantyre district, Malawi. Trop Med Int Healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35057/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - Defensive medicine among high-risk
specialist physicians in a volatile malpractice
environment.
February 3, 2011
Studdert DM, Mello MM, Sage WM, et al. Defensive medicine among high-risk specialist physicians in a
volatile malpractice environment. JAMA. 2005;293(21):2609-17.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defensive…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35079/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - Medical Error: What Do We Know? What Do We Do?
November 4, 2015
Rosenthal MM; Sutcliffe KM, eds. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-error-what-do-we-know-what-do-we-do
Opening with a review of lessons learned since the Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS),
this book explore…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45835/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - Deploying and measuring a risk and patient safety
program.
February 1, 2017
Orel H, McGroarty M, Marchegiani H. Deploying and measuring a risk and patient safety program. J
Healthc Risk Manag. 2017;36(3):26-33. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21266.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deploying-and-measuring-risk-and-patient-safety-pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35837/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Building safer systems by ecological design: using
restoration science to develop a medication safety
intervention.
March 28, 2011
Marck PB, Kwan JA, Preville B, et al. Building safer systems by ecological design: using restoration
science to develop a medication safety intervention. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74045/psn-pdf
November 03, 2021 - ‘They treat me like I’m old and stupid’: seniors decry
health providers’ age bias.
November 3, 2021
Graham J. Kaiser Health News. October 20, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/they-treat-me-im-old-and-stupid-seniors-decry-health-providers-age-bias
Implicit biases permeate decision making and can impede safe and e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37375/psn-pdf
December 05, 2007 - Managing discontinuity in academic medical centers:
strategies for a safe and effective resident sign-out.
December 5, 2007
Vidyarthi AR, Arora V, Schnipper JL, et al. Managing discontinuity in academic medical centers: Strategies
for a safe and effective resident sign-out. J Hosp Med. 2006;1(4). doi:10.1002/jhm.10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45185/psn-pdf
August 03, 2016 - Final Report of the Commission on Care.
August 3, 2016
Washington, DC: Commission on Care; June 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/final-report-commission-care
The Veterans Affairs health system has recently faced challenges associated with access and quality.
Providing an assessment of the current and future stat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854266/psn-pdf
October 04, 2023 - Smart Healthcare Safety.
October 4, 2023
Plymouth Meeting PA, ECRI. 2019-2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/smart-healthcare-safety
A wide variety of considerations must converge to inform an understanding of system vulnerabilities and
the application of strategies to address them. This series of webinars covers a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43015/psn-pdf
May 29, 2014 - Team-training in healthcare: a narrative synthesis of the
literature.
May 29, 2014
Weaver SJ, Dy SM, Rosen MA. Team-training in healthcare: a narrative synthesis of the literature. BMJ
Qual Saf. 2014;23(5):359-72. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001848.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/team-training-healthcare-narrative-synthe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866359/psn-pdf
June 01, 2022 - Diagnostic Safety Toolkit.
June 1, 2022
Diagnostic Safety Toolkit.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-safety-toolkit-0
Effective communication is critical as patients shift from one level of care to another as their diagnosis
evolves. This toolkit is designed to help academic medical centers initiate conversa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/856641/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - WebAIRS Anesthesia Incident Reporting System.
January 1, 2009
Australian and New Zealand Tripartite Anaesthetic Data Committee.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/webairs-anesthesia-incident-reporting-system
Reporting errors in anesthesiology practice can motivate and inform safety improvement work. This website
serves …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47696/psn-pdf
February 22, 2019 - Operating room fires.
February 22, 2019
Jones TS, Black IH, Robinson TN, et al. Operating Room Fires. Anesthesiology. 2019;130(3):492-501.
doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000002598.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operating-room-fires
Surgical fires, though uncommon, can result in serious harm. This review highlights three co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38885/psn-pdf
August 19, 2009 - Patient safety: Part II. Opportunities for improvement in
patient safety.
August 19, 2009
Elston DM, Stratman E, Johnson-Jahangir H, et al. Patient safety: Part II. Opportunities for improvement in
patient safety. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009;61(2):193-205; quiz 206. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.055.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47144/psn-pdf
June 13, 2018 - Canadian Anesthesia Incident Reporting System.
June 13, 2018
Canadian Anaesthesiologists Society.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/canadian-anesthesia-incident-reporting-system
Reporting mistakes in anesthesiology practice can motivate and inform error reduction work. This website
provides a secure tool for submitting…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38305/psn-pdf
January 15, 2009 - High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit.
January 15, 2009
Franke HA, Woods D, Holl JL. High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care
Med. 2009;10(1):85-90. doi:10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181936ff8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-alert-medications-pediatric-intensive-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46557/psn-pdf
November 22, 2017 - Safe handover.
November 22, 2017
Merten H, van Galen LS, Wagner C. Safe handover. BMJ. 2017;359:j4328. doi:10.1136/bmj.j4328.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-handover
Patient handovers between clinical teams are a common point of information exchange that can be
challenging to perform due to interruptions, produ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45086/psn-pdf
July 02, 2019 - Half-life of a printed handoff document.
July 2, 2019
Rosenbluth G, Jacolbia R, Milev D, et al. Half-life of a printed handoff document. BMJ Qual Saf.
2016;25(5):324-8. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004585.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/half-life-printed-handoff-document
Despite advances in handoff practices, printed sign…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44502/psn-pdf
May 07, 2018 - Draft Guidelines for the Safe Communication of Electronic
Medication Information.
May 7, 2018
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Acute Care Edition. August 27, 2015;2;1-3,6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/draft-guidelines-safe-communication-electronic-medication-information
How electronic medication-related in…