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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45642/psn-pdf
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/73396/psn-pdf
June 16, 2021 - The impact of the built environment on patient falls in
hospital rooms: an integrative review.
June 16, 2021
Pati D, Valipoor S, Lorusso L, et al. The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms:
an integrative review. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(4):273-281. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000613.
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October 21, 2020 - The optimal use of telehealth to deliver safe patient care.
October 21, 2020
Quick Safety. October 6, 2020;55:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimal-use-telehealth-deliver-safe-patient-care
Telehealth benefits, barriers, and challenges have become more apparent due to its increased use due to
COVID-19 phys…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47018/psn-pdf
June 13, 2018 - Opportunities to improve informed consent with AHRQ
training modules.
June 13, 2018
Shoemaker SJ, Brach C, Edwards A, et al. Opportunities to Improve Informed Consent with AHRQ Training
Modules. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018;44(6):343-352. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.11.010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opportuniti…
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September 13, 2022 - Addressing the Loss of Trust in Safety Culture.
September 7, 2022
Philadelphia, PA: Building Trust and the ABIM Foundation; September 13, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-loss-trust-safety-culture
Trust in patient safety processes encourages reporting of concerns, learning from error, and develop…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46736/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47997/psn-pdf
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/43095/psn-pdf
April 09, 2014 - Intravenous chemotherapy preparation errors: patient
safety risks identified in a pan-Canadian exploratory
study.
April 9, 2014
White R, Cassano-Piché A, Fields A, et al. Intravenous chemotherapy preparation errors: patient safety
risks identified in a pan-Canadian exploratory study. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2014;20(1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43527/psn-pdf
September 24, 2014 - The morbidity and mortality conference in PICUs in the
United States: a national survey.
September 24, 2014
Cifra CL, Bembea MM, Fackler JC, et al. The morbidity and mortality conference in PICUs in the United
States: a national survey. Crit Care Med. 2014;42(10):2252-7. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000000505.
https://p…
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November 20, 2024 - Misdiagnosis is dangerous. Help your doctor get it right.
November 20, 2024
Terry K. Misdiagnosis is dangerous. Help your doctor get it right. WebMD. November 11, 2024;
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/misdiagnosis-dangerous-help-your-doctor-get-it-right
Patients are partners in health care and can inform actions to id…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46628/psn-pdf
December 18, 2017 - Residency evaluations—where is the patient voice?
December 18, 2017
Tummalapalli SL. Residency Evaluations-Where Is the Patient Voice? JAMA Intern Med.
2017;177(12):1722-1723. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.6029.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/residency-evaluations-where-patient-voice
Residents rarely receive feedba…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44594/psn-pdf
March 15, 2016 - ICU attending handoff practices: results from a national
survey of academic intensivists.
March 15, 2016
Lane-Fall MB, Collard ML, Turnbull AE, et al. ICU Attending Handoff Practices: Results From a National
Survey of Academic Intensivists. Crit Care Med. 2016;44(4):690-8. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000001470.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46401/psn-pdf
September 13, 2017 - Understanding middle managers' influence in
implementing patient safety culture.
September 13, 2017
Gutberg J, Berta W. Understanding middle managers' influence in implementing patient safety culture.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2017;17(1):582. doi:10.1186/s12913-017-2533-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-mid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46253/psn-pdf
August 28, 2017 - Diagnostic stewardship—leveraging the laboratory to
improve antimicrobial use.
August 28, 2017
Morgan DJ, Malani P, Diekema DJ. Diagnostic Stewardship-Leveraging the Laboratory to Improve
Antimicrobial Use. JAMA. 2017;318(7):607-608. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.8531.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-stewardship-l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46330/psn-pdf
September 24, 2017 - Systemic error in radiology.
September 24, 2017
Waite S, Scott JM, Legasto A, et al. Systemic Error in Radiology. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017;209(3):629-
639. doi:10.2214/AJR.16.17719.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systemic-error-radiology
Radiology interpretation errors can contribute to diagnostic error. This comme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46831/psn-pdf
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/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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34697/psn-pdf
December 08, 2010 - Sentinel events. In memory of Ben—a case study.
December 8, 2010
Haas D. Sentinel events. In memory of Ben--a case study. Jt Comm Perspect. 1997;17(2):12-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sentinel-events-memory-ben-case-study
Written from the perspective of a risk manager, the author tells the story of a medication a…