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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72535/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Learning from influenza vaccine errors to prepare for
COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
December 2, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. November 19, 2020;25(23):1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-influenza-vaccine-errors-prepare-covid-19-vaccination-campaigns
Safety professionals enco…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72733/psn-pdf
February 10, 2021 - Start the year off right by preventing these top 10
medication errors and hazards from 2020.
February 10, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 27, 2021;26(2).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/start-year-right-preventing-these-top-10-medication-errors-and-hazards-2020
Medication safety is chal…
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January 01, 2021 - Strategies to reduce errors associated with 2-component
vaccines.
December 2, 2020
Samad F, Burton SJ, Kwan D, et al. Strategies to reduce errors associated with 2-component vaccines.
Pharmaceut Med. 2021;35(1):1-9. doi:10.1007/s40290-020-00362-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-reduce-errors-associated-2-…
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July 24, 2024 - To forgive, divine.
July 24, 2024
Johnson V. To forgive, divine. N Engl J Med. 2024;391(1):6-7. doi:10.1056/nejmp2402006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/forgive-divine
Resident physicians are vulnerable to psychological harm when they have made a mistake. This
commentary shares one resident’s experiences with error.…
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November 09, 2016 - Rethinking medical ward quality.
November 9, 2016
Pannick S, Wachter R, Vincent CA, et al. Rethinking medical ward quality. BMJ. 2016;355:i5417.
doi:10.1136/bmj.i5417.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rethinking-medical-ward-quality
Patient safety research and commentary often focus on specialized care processes rathe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34570/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - Measuring the Success of the Regional Medication Safety
Program for Hospitals.
March 7, 2005
Pelczarski K, Fricker M, Morris J. Philadelphia, PA: Health Care Improvement Foundation; 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-success-regional-medication-safety-program-hospitals
The Regional Medication Safety Prog…
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December 17, 2018 - Back to basics: the Universal Protocol.
December 17, 2018
Spruce L. Back to Basics: The Universal Protocol: 1.4 www.aornjournal.org/content/cme. AORN J.
2018;107(1):116-125. doi:10.1002/aorn.12002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/back-basics-universal-protocol
Wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors are…
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May 08, 2019 - Blind spots in the science of safety.
May 8, 2019
Bosk CL, Pedersen KZ. Blind spots in the science of safety. Lancet. 2019;393(10175):978-979.
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30441-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blind-spots-science-safety
Safety sciences offer methods to enhance processes and develop organizational cul…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46614/psn-pdf
November 29, 2017 - Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the
ICU: a systematic review.
November 29, 2017
Lydon S, Power M, McSharry J, et al. Interventions to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance in the ICU. Crit
Care Med. 2017;45(11). doi:10.1097/ccm.0000000000002691.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-improve-hand…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47288/psn-pdf
December 21, 2018 - Reframing and addressing horizontal violence as a
workplace quality improvement concern.
December 21, 2018
Taylor RA, Taylor SS. Reframing and addressing horizontal violence as a workplace quality improvement
concern. Nurs Forum. 2018;53(4):459-465. doi:10.1111/nuf.12273.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reframing-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43737/psn-pdf
January 07, 2015 - How do community pharmacies recover from e-
prescription errors?
January 7, 2015
Odukoya OK, Stone JA, Chui MA. How do community pharmacies recover from e-prescription errors? Res
Social Adm Pharm. 2014;10(6):837-852. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.11.009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-do-community-pharmacies-recov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37529/psn-pdf
February 13, 2008 - Electronic prescribing reduced prescribing errors in a
pediatric renal outpatient clinic.
February 13, 2008
Jani Y, Ghaleb M, Marks SD, et al. Electronic prescribing reduced prescribing errors in a pediatric renal
outpatient clinic. J Pediatr. 2008;152(2):214-8. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.09.046.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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April 18, 2018 - Guideline Summary: Medication Safety.
April 18, 2018
Guideline Summary: Medication Safety. AORN J. 2018;107(4):489-494. doi:10.1002/aorn.12096.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guideline-summary-medication-safety
Perioperative medication errors can result in patient harm as well as emotional distress among clinical
te…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44806/psn-pdf
February 03, 2016 - Are Workarounds Ethical? Managing Moral Problems in
Health Care Systems.
February 3, 2016
Berlinger N. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2016. ISBN: 9780190269296.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-workarounds-ethical-managing-moral-problems-health-care-systems
Workarounds indicate process weaknesses that can …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860397/psn-pdf
January 10, 2024 - MRI safety: prepare for new guidance.
January 10, 2024
Gilk T. Appl Radiol. 2023;52(6):24-26.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mri-safety-prepare-new-guidance
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) services carry with them unique safety considerations in both hospital
and ambulatory scanning environments. This article …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38307/psn-pdf
January 07, 2009 - Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national
observational study based on retrospective analysis of 12
months of patient safety incident reports.
January 7, 2009
Healey F, Scobie S, Oliver D, et al. Falls in English and Welsh hospitals: a national observational study
based on retrospective analysis of 12 month…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60217/psn-pdf
January 01, 2012 - MBRRACE-UK: Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk
through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK.
January 1, 2012
Oxford, UK: The National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mbrrace-uk-mothers-and-babies-reducing-risk-through-audits-and-confidential-
enquiries-acro…
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November 19, 2015 - Preventing medical injury.
November 19, 2015
Leape LL, Lawthers AG, Brennan TA, et al. Preventing medical injury. QRB - Qual Rev Bull.
1993;19(5):144-149. doi:10.1016/s0097-5990(16)30608-x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-medical-injury
Reviewing cases of medical error in the Harvard Medical Practice Study…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47310/psn-pdf
September 19, 2018 - Use of simulation to test systems and prepare staff for a
new hospital transition.
September 19, 2018
Adler MD, Mobley BL, Eppich W, et al. Use of Simulation to Test Systems and Prepare Staff for a New
Hospital Transition. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(3):143-147. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000184.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44848/psn-pdf
April 22, 2016 - Ambulatory medication reconciliation: using a
collaborative approach to process improvement at an
academic medical center.
April 22, 2016
Keogh C, Kachalia A, Fiumara K, et al. Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation: Using a Collaborative
Approach to Process Improvement at an Academic Medical Center. Jt Comm J Qual …