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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34715/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Continuous improvement as an ideal in health care.
February 18, 2011
Berwick D. Continuous improvement as an ideal in health care. New Engl J Med. 1989;320(1):53-56.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/continuous-improvement-ideal-health-care
Two approaches to improving quality in health care are illustrated in this artic…
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January 01, 2023 - Hancock County Health Services
Electronic Health Record Implementation for Continuum of Care in Rural Iowa - 2008
Principal Investigator
O'Brien, John
Project Name
Electronic Health Record Implementation for Continuum of Care in Rural Iowa
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50554/psn-pdf
October 16, 2019 - Adverse events in the operating room: definitions,
prevalence, and characteristics. A systematic review.
October 16, 2019
Jung JJ, Elfassy J, Jüni P, et al. Adverse Events in the Operating Room: Definitions, Prevalence, and
Characteristics. A Systematic Review. World J Surg. 2019;43(10):2379-2392. doi:10.1007/s0026…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866160/psn-pdf
June 19, 2024 - Checking all the boxes: a checklist for when and how to
use checklists effectively.
June 19, 2024
Alfred M, Barg-Walkow LH, Keebler JR, et al. Checking all the boxes: a checklist for when and how to use
checklists effectively. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(10):673-681. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016934.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74231/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - Quality and safety in hospital pediatrics during COVID-19:
a national qualitative study.
January 12, 2022
De Angulo NR, Penwill N, Pathak PR, et al. Quality and safety in hospital pediatrics during COVID-19: a
national qualitative study. Hosp Pediatr. 2022;12(1):e2021006115. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2021-006115.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854993/psn-pdf
November 01, 2023 - Building cultures of high reliability: lessons from the high
reliability organization paradigm.
November 1, 2023
Sutcliffe KM. Building cultures of high reliability: lessons from the high reliability organization paradigm.
Anesthesiol Clin. 2023;41(4):707-717. doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2023.03.012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74053/psn-pdf
November 10, 2021 - Prevention of failure to rescue in obstetric patients: a
realist review.
November 10, 2021
Bernstein SL, Kelechi TJ, Catchpole K, et al. Prevention of failure to rescue in obstetric patients: a realist
review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2021;18(6):352-360. doi:10.1111/wvn.12531.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48045/psn-pdf
June 05, 2019 - Obstetric practice guidelines: labor's love lost?
June 5, 2019
Cohen WR, Friedman EA. Obstetric practice guidelines: labor's love lost? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med.
2019;32(9):1567-1570. doi:10.1080/14767058.2017.1406474.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/obstetric-practice-guidelines-labors-love-lost
Guidelines play a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866815/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - Why a sociotechnical framework is necessary to address
diagnostic error.
September 25, 2024
Ladell MM, Yale S, Bordini BJ, et al. Why a sociotechnical framework is necessary to address diagnostic
error. BMJ Qual Saf. 2024;33(12):823-828. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2024-017231.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-sociotechnica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863757/psn-pdf
March 06, 2024 - Debriefing to improve interprofessional teamwork in the
operating room: a systematic review.
March 6, 2024
Skegg E, McElroy C, Mudgway M, et al. Debriefing to improve interprofessional teamwork in the operating
room: a systematic review. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2023;55(6):1179-1188. doi:10.1111/jnu.12924.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46691/psn-pdf
December 06, 2017 - Improved Policies and Oversight Needed for Reviewing
and Reporting Providers for Quality and Safety Concerns.
December 6, 2017
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; November 2017. Publication GAO-18-
63.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improved-policies-and-oversight-needed-reviewing-and-rep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60227/psn-pdf
April 15, 2020 - The next step in learning from sentinel events in
healthcare.
April 15, 2020
Bos K, Dongelmans DA, Greuters S, et al. The next step in learning from sentinel events in healthcare.
BMJ Open Qual. 2020;9(1):e000739. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000739.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/next-step-learning-sentinel-events-health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45332/psn-pdf
August 27, 2018 - Guideline implementation: prevention of retained surgical
items.
August 27, 2018
Fencl JL. Guideline Implementation: Prevention of Retained Surgical Items. AORN J. 2016;104(1):37-48.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2016.05.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guideline-implementation-prevention-retained-surgical-items
Although i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35017/psn-pdf
August 24, 2017 - The Field Guide to Human Error Investigations, Third
Edition.
August 24, 2017
Dekker S. Boca Baton, FL: CRC Press; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/field-guide-human-error-investigations-third-edition
This revised and reorganized book provides a primer on how human error causes mishaps and often
illustrates dee…
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June 21, 2023 - International perspectives on modifications to the
surgical safety checklist.
June 21, 2023
Turley N, Elam M, Brindle ME. International perspectives on modifications to the surgical safety checklist.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(6):e2317183. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17183.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/internatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44171/psn-pdf
May 27, 2015 - Aiming higher to enhance professionalism: beyond
accreditation and certification.
May 27, 2015
Chassin MR, Baker DW. Aiming higher to enhance professionalism: beyond accreditation and certification.
JAMA. 2015;313(18):1795-6. doi:10.1001/jama.2015.3818.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aiming-higher-enhance-profession…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43876/psn-pdf
September 09, 2015 - Improving medication administration safety in a
community hospital setting using Lean methodology.
September 9, 2015
Critchley S. Improving medication administration safety in a community hospital setting using Lean
methodology. J Nurs Care Qual. 2015;30(4):345-351. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000112.
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June 29, 2022 - Diagnostic challenges in primary care: identifying and
avoiding cognitive bias.
June 29, 2022
Rosen PD, Klenzak S, Baptista S. Diagnostic challenges in primary care: identifying and avoiding cognitive
bias. J Fam Pract. 2022;71(3):124-132. doi:10.12788/jfp.0380.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-challenges-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37255/psn-pdf
December 19, 2011 - Communicating in the "gray zone": perceptions about
emergency physician-hospitalist handoffs and patient
safety.
December 19, 2011
Apker J, Mallak LA, Gibson SC. Communicating in the "gray zone": perceptions about emergency physician
hospitalist handoffs and patient safety. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14(10):884-94.
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July 01, 2022 - Do It Yourself Run Chart for Primary Care Practices
Resource: Do It Yourself Run Chart (XLSX, 86 KB)
Primary care practices can use this Excel spreadsheet to create run charts to track their progress in quality improvement. It includes instructions, an example of a diabetes measure, and a programmed blank s…