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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46444/psn-pdf
December 19, 2017 - Nil per os orders for imaging: a teachable moment.
December 19, 2017
Wickerham AL, Schultz EJ, Lewine EB. Nil per Os Orders for Imaging: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern
Med. 2017;177(11):1670-1671. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3943.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nil-os-orders-imaging-teachable-moment
Patients are…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838175/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - Modes of failure in venous thromboembolism
prophylaxis.
September 28, 2022
Richie CD, Castle JT, Davis GA, et al. Modes of failure in venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.
Angiology. 2022;73(8):712-715. doi:10.1177/00033197221083724.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/modes-failure-venous-thromboembolism-prophylaxis
Hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836790/psn-pdf
March 23, 2022 - Human Factors In Healthcare.
March 23, 2022
Keebler JR, Salas E, Rosen MA, et al. eds. Hum Factors. 2022;64(1):5-258.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-healthcare
Human factors concepts are central to improvement in high-risk industries and efforts are emerging to
enfold them into health care organization…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47458/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Systems science: a primer on high reliability.
November 26, 2018
Roberson DW, Kirsh ER. Systems science: a primer on high reliability. Otolaryngol Clin North Am.
2019;52(1):1-9. doi:10.1016/j.otc.2018.08.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systems-science-primer-high-reliability
High-reliability organizations have d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855103/psn-pdf
November 08, 2023 - Adverse Events.
November 8, 2023
United States Office of the Inspector General: 2010-2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-0
Large-scale data analysis provides insights to generate evidence-based improvement action. This
collection of reports provides access to investigations of the impact of heal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42166/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Drawn curtains, muted alarms, and diverted attention lead
to tragedy in the postanesthesia care unit.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 21, 2013;18:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drawn-curtains-muted-alarms-and-diverted-attention-lead-tragedy-
postanesthesia-care-unit
This n…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73167/psn-pdf
April 21, 2021 - Patient safety functions of state medical boards in the
United States.
April 21, 2021
Roy CG. Yale J Biol Med. 2021;94(1):165-173.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-functions-state-medical-boards-united-states
Delivery of safe care hinges on the competency of medical professionals. This article out…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41780/psn-pdf
April 10, 2019 - Health care professionals as second victims after adverse
events: a systematic review.
April 10, 2019
Seys D, Wu AW, Gerven EV, et al. Health Care Professionals as Second Victims after Adverse Events.
Eval Health Prof. 2012;36(2). doi:10.1177/0163278712458918.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-professionals…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46512/psn-pdf
August 17, 2018 - The problem with using patient complaints for
improvement.
August 17, 2018
de Vos MS, Hamming JF, van de Mheen PJM-. The problem with using patient complaints for
improvement. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(9):758-762. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007463.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/problem-using-patient-complaints-improvement
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/764413/psn-pdf
March 02, 2022 - Telemedicine: Ensuring Safe, Equitable, Person-Centered
Virtual Care.
March 2, 2022
Perry AF, Federico F, Huebner J. Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telemedicine-ensuring-safe-equitable-person-centered-virtual-care
The emergence of telemedicine during…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44885/psn-pdf
April 22, 2016 - Changing the "working while sick" culture.
April 22, 2016
Tanksley AL, Wolfson RK, Arora V. Changing the "Working While Sick" Culture: Promoting Fitness for Duty
in Health Care. JAMA. 2016;315(6):603-4. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.0094.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-working-while-sick-culture
Clinicians often fe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847060/psn-pdf
January 01, 2001 - The Emperor’s New Clothes: Or Whatever Happened To
“Human Error”?
January 1, 2001
Hollnagel E, Amalberti R. Chapter In: Dekker SWA, ed. Proceedings of the 4th International
Workshop on Human Error, Safety and Systems Development. Linköping Sweden: Linköping University;
2001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838192/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - When medical error becomes personal, activism becomes
painful.
September 28, 2022
Millenson M. Forbes. September 16, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-medical-error-becomes-personal-activism-becomes-painful
Unnecessary medication infusions indicate weaknesses in medication service processes. While no harm
w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47220/psn-pdf
September 12, 2018 - Strategically Advancing Patient and Family Advisory
Councils in New York State Hospitals.
September 12, 2018
Bethesda, MD: Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care; June 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategically-advancing-patient-and-family-advisory-councils-new-york-state-
hospitals
Hospital patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35650/psn-pdf
June 25, 2010 - Am I safe here? Improving patients' perceptions of safety
in hospitals.
June 25, 2010
Wolosin RJ, Vercler L, Matthews JL. Am I safe here?: improving patients' perceptions of safety in hospitals.
J Nurs Care Qual. 2006;21(1):30-40.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/am-i-safe-here-improving-patients-perceptions-safety-ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47332/psn-pdf
November 02, 2018 - Interventions for postsurgical opioid prescribing: a
systematic review.
November 2, 2018
Wick EC, Sehgal NL. A Learning Health System Approach to the Opioid Crisis. JAMA Surg.
2018;153(10):948-954. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2731.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-postsurgical-opioid-prescribing-systematic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836727/psn-pdf
March 09, 2022 - A family and hospital's journey and commitment to
improving diagnostic safety.
March 9, 2022
Wyner D, Wyner F, Brumbaugh D, et al. A family and hospital's journey and commitment to improving
diagnostic safety. Pediatrics. 2021;148(6):e2021053091. doi:10.1542/peds.2021-053091.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46534/psn-pdf
January 31, 2018 - Safety considerations in learning new procedures: a
survey of surgeons.
January 31, 2018
Jaffe TA, Hasday SJ, Knol M, et al. Safety considerations in learning new procedures: a survey of
surgeons. J Surg Res. 2017;218:361-366. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2017.06.058.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-considerations-learni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35501/psn-pdf
June 15, 2011 - Ethical issues in patient safety.
June 15, 2011
Leape L. Ethical issues in patient safety. Thorac Surg Clin. 2005;15(4):493-501.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethical-issues-patient-safety
This commentary, written by patient safety expert Lucian Leape, begins with a retrospective view on the
birth of patient safety…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35690/psn-pdf
July 12, 2010 - Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary
care: a report from the Applied Strategies for Improving
Patient Safety (ASIPS) collaborative.
July 12, 2010
Hansen LB, Fernald D, Araya-Guerra R, et al. Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary
care: a report from the Applied Strategies …