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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-adverse-events-occurring-surgical-intensive-care-unit
May 01, 2013 - Study
Classification of adverse events occurring in a surgical intensive care unit.
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Frankel H, Sperry J, Kaplan L, et al. Classification of adverse events occurring in a surgical intensive care unit. Am J Surg. 2007;194(3):328-32.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-emergency-medicine-pharmacists-medication-error-reporting-emergency-department
July 26, 2011 - Study
Effect of emergency medicine pharmacists on medication-error reporting in an emergency department.
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Weant KA, Humphries RL, Hite K, et al. Effect of emergency medicine pharmacists on medication-error reporting in an emergency department. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-about-harm-reduction-patients-who-have-opioid-use-disorder
January 02, 2017 - Commentary
Communication about harm reduction with patients who have opioid use disorder.
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Hawk M, Jawa R, Kay ES. Communication about harm reduction with patients who have opioid use disorder. JAMA. 2025;333(2):163-164. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.21307.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-administrators-opinions-resident-safety-culture-nursing-homes
April 06, 2011 - Study
Nursing home administrators' opinions of the resident safety culture in nursing homes.
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Castle NG, Handler S, Engberg J, et al. Nursing home administrators' opinions of the resident safety culture in nursing homes. Health Care Manage Rev. 2007;32(1):66-76.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/predictors-completeness-patients-self-reported-personal-medication-lists-and-discrepancies
October 19, 2022 - Study
Predictors of completeness of patients' self-reported personal medication lists and discrepancies with clinic medication lists.
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Lee KP, Nishimura K, Ngu B, et al. Predictors of completeness of patients' self-reported personal medication lists and discrepancies with…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-operating-room-survey-preparation-methods-and-drug-concentration
December 22, 2018 - Study
Medication safety in the operating room: a survey of preparation methods and drug concentration consistencies in children's hospitals in the United States.
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Shaw RE, Litman RS. Medication Safety in the Operating Room: A Survey of Preparation Methods and Drug Concentra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proposed-2022-cdc-clinical-practice-guideline-prescribing-opioids-notice-centers-disease
December 21, 2022 - Press Release/Announcement
Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids. A notice by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Proposed 2022 CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids. A notice by the Centers for Disease Control …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-report-medication-error-look-alike-packaging-classic-surrogate-marker-unsafe-system
January 12, 2022 - Commentary
Case report of a medication error by look-alike packaging: a classic surrogate marker of an unsafe system.
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Schnoor J, Rogalski C, Frontini R, et al. Case report of a medication error by look-alike packaging: a classic surrogate marker of an unsafe system. Patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-medication-error-reporting-through-med-safe-tool-clinical-pharmacists-and
December 16, 2011 - Study
Implementation of medication error reporting through Med Safe Tool: the clinical pharmacists and the inpatient nursing staff collaborative approach.
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Elnour AA, Ellahham NH, Al Qassas HI. Implementation of Medication Error Reporting Through Med Safe Tool. J Patient …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perceived-value-ward-based-pharmacists-perspective-physicians-and-nurses
February 15, 2011 - Study
Perceived value of ward-based pharmacists from the perspective of physicians and nurses.
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Gillespie U, Mörlin C, Hammarlund-Udenaes M, et al. Perceived value of ward-based pharmacists from the perspective of physicians and nurses. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34(1):127-35…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustained-improvement-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-safety-attitudes-after-teamwork-training
March 26, 2015 - Study
Sustained improvement in neonatal intensive care unit safety attitudes after teamwork training.
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Murphy T, Laptook A, Bender J. Sustained Improvement in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Safety Attitudes After Teamwork Training. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(3):174-180. doi:10.10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leaving-patients-their-own-devices-smart-technology-safety-and-therapeutic-relationships
December 04, 2024 - Commentary
Emerging Classic
Leaving patients to their own devices? Smart technology, safety and therapeutic relationships.
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Ho A, Quick O. Leaving patients to their own devices? Smart technology, safety and therapeutic relationships. BMC Med Ethics…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-do-hospital-staff-uk-think-are-causes-penicillin-medication-errors
November 16, 2022 - Study
What do hospital staff in the UK think are the causes of penicillin medication errors?
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Wilcock M, Harding G, Moore L, et al. What do hospital staff in the UK think are the causes of penicillin medication errors? Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;35(1). doi:10.1007/s11096-012-9…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-standards-implementing-fall-prevention-interventions-and-sustaining-lower-fall-rates
July 12, 2018 - Commentary
Safety standards: implementing fall prevention interventions and sustaining lower fall rates by promoting the culture of safety on an inpatient rehabilitation unit.
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Leone RM, Adams RJ. Safety Standards: Implementing Fall Prevention Interventions and Sustaining L…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhanced-detection-blood-bank-sample-collection-errors-centralized-patient-database
March 20, 2019 - Study
Enhanced detection of blood bank sample collection errors with a centralized patient database.
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MacIvor D, Triulzi DJ, Yazer MH. Enhanced detection of blood bank sample collection errors with a centralized patient database. Transfusion (Paris). 2009;49(1):40-3. doi:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-standardized-dosing-units-iv-medications
May 11, 2014 - Study
Implementation of standardized dosing units for I.V. medications.
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Jung B, Couldry R, Wilkinson S, et al. Implementation of standardized dosing units for i.v. medications. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2014;71(24):2153-8. doi:10.2146/ajhp140046.
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September 01, 2019 - Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet
September 1, 2019
Ranji SR, Wachter R. Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-evolution-webmm-and-psnet
Perspective
Progress in any field requires scholarship and dissem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33812/psn-pdf
August 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Bernardo Perea-Pérez, MD, DDS,
PhD
August 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Bernardo Perea-Pérez, MD, DDS, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-bernardo-perea-perez-md-dds-phd
Editor's note: Dr. Perea-Pérez is Director de la Escuela de Medicina Legal y For…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-and-approaches-investigating-patient-safety-events
March 15, 2025 - Strategies and Approaches for Investigating Patient Safety Events
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Shaikh U. Strategies and Approaches for Investigating Patient Safety Events. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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March 01, 2015 - Diagnostic Errors
January 1, 2014
Sarkar U, Shojania KG. Diagnostic Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/diagnostic-errors
Annual Perspective 2014
Until very recently, diagnostic errors received relatively little attention in the field of patient safety,
particularly when compared wi…