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  1. Improving the usability of intravenous medication labels to support safe medication delivery. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-usability-intravenous-medication-labels-support-safe-medication-delivery
    September 26, 2016 - incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription

  2. Reliability, uncertainty and the management of error: new perspectives in the COVID-19 era. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reliability-uncertainty-and-management-error-new-perspectives-covid-19-era
    January 12, 2022 - Preventing medication errors in hospitals through a systems approach and technological innovation: a prescription

  3. The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy.  | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-americas-adults-results-2003-national-assessment-adult-literacy
    January 16, 2019 - March 1, 2017 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion.

  4. Acronyms and Terms (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/settings/ambulatory/6bb-toolkit-acronyms.pdf
    June 02, 2025 - . • PDMP: Prescription drug monitoring program. • PEG: Pain, Enjoyment, and General Activity assessment

  5. Evaluation of the Patient Safety Improvement Corps: Experiences of the First Two Groups of Trainees. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-patient-safety-improvement-corps-experiences-first-two-groups-trainees
    May 21, 2014 - October 31, 2016 The Prescription Infrastructre: Are We Ready for ePrescribing?

  6. From Science to Implementation: AHRQ's Program to Prevent HAIs—Results and Lessons. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/science-implementation-ahrqs-program-prevent-hais-results-and-lessons
    May 06, 2015 - August 20, 2018 The Prescription Infrastructre: Are We Ready for ePrescribing?

  7. Error disclosure and apology in radiology: the case for further dialogue. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-disclosure-and-apology-radiology-case-further-dialogue
    October 19, 2022 - May 12, 2021 Reducing pediatric emergency department prescription errors.

  8. Teaching and medical errors: primary care preceptors' views. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-and-medical-errors-primary-care-preceptors-views
    August 05, 2009 - April 6, 2011 Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient comprehension.

  9. Safety on an inpatient pediatric otolaryngology service: many small errors, few adverse events. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-inpatient-pediatric-otolaryngology-service-many-small-errors-few-adverse-events
    October 27, 2010 - August 11, 2010 Identifying medication errors in surgical prescription charts.

  10. Expanded surgical time out: a key to real-time data collection and quality improvement. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expanded-surgical-time-out-key-real-time-data-collection-and-quality-improvement
    March 02, 2010 - June 10, 2020 To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label

  11. Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoidable-sepsis-infections-send-thousands-seniors-gruesome-deaths
    March 27, 2019 - March 31, 2021 Prescription opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in U.S. adults: 2015

  12. A performance improvement plan to increase nurse adherence to use of medication safety software. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/performance-improvement-plan-increase-nurse-adherence-use-medication-safety-software
    March 13, 2024 - October 3, 2017 Implementation of prescription drug monitoring programs associated with

  13. Appropriate use of medical interpreters. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/appropriate-use-medical-interpreters
    December 13, 2023 - January 22, 2017 Incidence of prescription errors in patients discharged from the emergency

  14. The Economics of Patient Safety: Strengthening a Value-based Approach to Reducing Patient Harm at National Level. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/economics-patient-safety-strengthening-value-based-approach-reducing-patient-harm-national
    May 02, 2018 - September 28, 2022 The impact of an electronic alert to reduce the risk of co-prescription

  15. Engineering a Learning Healthcare System: A Look at the Future: Workshop Summary. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engineering-learning-healthcare-system-look-future-workshop-summary
    June 15, 2011 - July 5, 2008 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion.

  16. Safety Considerations for Product Design to Minimize Medication Errors: Guidance for Industry. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-considerations-product-design-minimize-medication-errors-guidance-industry
    January 13, 2021 - January 13, 2021 Best Practices in Developing Proprietary Names for Human Prescription

  17. Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Benefits and Challenges of Technologies to Augment Patient Care. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-health-care-benefits-and-challenges-technologies-augment-patient-care
    January 08, 2014 - September 29, 2017 Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evidence-based Practices to

  18. Impact of a standard medication chart on prescribing errors: a before-and-after audit. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-standard-medication-chart-prescribing-errors-and-after-audit
    May 02, 2012 - Implementation of the chart resulted in a reduction in medication errors, particularly those arising from prescription

  19. High Reliability for a Highly Unreliable World: Preparing for Code Blue Through Daily Operations in Healthcare. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-highly-unreliable-world-preparing-code-blue-through-daily-operations
    October 09, 2013 - April 20, 2022 Association between in-clinic opioid administration and discharge opioid prescription

  20. Whose responsibility is it to address bullying in health care? | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/whose-responsibility-it-address-bullying-health-care
    February 22, 2023 - September 2, 2020 Pharmacist and prescriber responsibilities for avoiding prescription
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