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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37332/psn-pdf
November 14, 2007 - Is Our Pharmacy Meeting Patients' Needs? A Pharmacy
Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide.
November 14, 2007
Jacobson KL, Gazmararian JA, Kripalani S, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. October 2007. AHRQ Publication No. 07-0051.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35116/psn-pdf
April 06, 2011 - Crises in clinical care: an approach to management.
April 6, 2011
Runciman WB. Crises in clinical care: an approach to management. Quality and Safety in Health Care.
2005;14(3). doi:10.1136/qshc.2004.012856.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crises-clinical-care-approach-management
This commentary discusses the many fa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44487/psn-pdf
September 23, 2015 - Patient safety and quality improvement: terminology.
September 23, 2015
Pereira-Argenziano L, Levy FH. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Terminology. Pediatr Rev.
2015;36(9):403-11; quiz 412-3. doi:10.1542/pir.36-9-403.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-terminology
To Err Is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45808/psn-pdf
December 19, 2017 - A concept analysis of systems thinking.
December 19, 2017
Stalter AM, Phillips JM, Ruggiero JS, et al. A Concept Analysis of Systems Thinking. Nurs Forum.
2017;52(4):323-330. doi:10.1111/nuf.12196.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/concept-analysis-systems-thinking
Systems thinking focuses on enabling an organization t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35477/psn-pdf
November 16, 2005 - A Safer Place for Patients: Learning to Improve Patient
Safety.
November 16, 2005
National Audit Office. London UK: The Stationery Office; 2005. ISBN 0102933448.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-place-patients-learning-improve-patient-safety
This report details the current state of patient safety in the National…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45429/psn-pdf
December 19, 2016 - ONC Health IT Certification Program: Enhanced Oversight
and Accountability.
November 30, 2016
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; ONC; Health and Human Services;
HHS.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/onc-health-it-certification-program-enhanced-oversight-and-accountability
Requiremen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46469/psn-pdf
October 25, 2017 - RxAwareness.
October 25, 2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rxawareness
The opioid crisis is a persisting patient safety problem. One approach to prevent misuse of opioids is to
raise awareness of the addictive nature of the medication. This national campaign enlists…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39829/psn-pdf
January 09, 2025 - Hospital Reporting Program: Annual Summary.
January 9, 2025
Portland, OR: Oregon Patient Safety Commission.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-reporting-program-annual-summary
This site provides data and analysis from two Oregon Patient Safety Commission patient safety
initiatives: the Patient Safety Reporting …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72754/psn-pdf
February 17, 2021 - Telehealth in the COVID-19 era: a balancing act to avoid
harm.
February 17, 2021
Reeves JJ, Ayers JW, Longhurst CA. Telehealth in the COVID-19 Era: a balancing act to avoid harm. J
Med Internet Res. 2021;23(2):e24785. doi:10.2196/24785.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/telehealth-covid-19-era-balancing-act-avoid-harm
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45413/psn-pdf
September 21, 2016 - A piece of my mind. Snakes on a dock.
September 21, 2016
Detsky AS. Snakes on a Dock. JAMA. 2016;316(10):1043-4. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.5179.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/piece-my-mind-snakes-dock
Storytelling has been advocated as a strategy to teach and augment awareness in patient safety. In this
commentary, the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45379/psn-pdf
August 17, 2016 - A piece of my mind. How many have you done?
August 17, 2016
Reisman A. A PIECE OF MY MIND. How Many Have You Done? JAMA. 2016;316(5):491.
doi:10.1001/jama.2016.1996.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/piece-my-mind-how-many-have-you-done
This commentary explores transparency in response to patient and family inquiry reg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43741/psn-pdf
December 03, 2014 - Overdiagnosis: how our compulsion for diagnosis may be
harming children.
December 3, 2014
Coon ER, Quinonez RA, Moyer VA, et al. Overdiagnosis: how our compulsion for diagnosis may be
harming children. Pediatrics. 2014;134(5):1013-23. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-1778.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overdiagnosis-how-our-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73994/psn-pdf
October 20, 2021 - A culture of safety in EMS systems.
October 20, 2021
American College of Emergency Physicians, National Association of Emergency Medical Services.
Ann Emerg Med. 2021;78(3):e37-e57.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/culture-safety-ems-systems-0
Emergency medical services (EMS) are often provided in stressfu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43734/psn-pdf
January 21, 2015 - Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine
Instructions.
January 21, 2015
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/explicit-and-standardized-prescription-medicine-instructions
Standardization has been embraced as a strategy to improve health litera…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37555/psn-pdf
February 14, 2018 - ACOG Committee Opinion #730: fatigue and patient
safety.
February 14, 2018
ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(2):e78-
e81.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-committee-opinion-730-fatigue-and-patient-safety
This commentary discusses how sleep deprivation affects…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60808/psn-pdf
August 12, 2020 - Paediatric International Patient Safety and Quality
Community.
August 12, 2020
Paediatric International Patient Safety and Quality Community. 525 University Ave, Suite 630, Toronto,
Ontario M5G 2L3, Canada.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paediatric-international-patient-safety-and-quality-community
The safety of ch…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44934/psn-pdf
February 07, 2023 - National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures
(NatSSIPs2).
February 7, 2023
Centre for Perioperative Care. London, UK; January 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-safety-standards-invasive-procedures-natssips
Patients face risks when undergoing surgery. This revised guidance provides recommendations de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41880/psn-pdf
January 08, 2014 - DOD and VA Health Care: Medication Needs During
Transitions May Not Be Managed for All Servicemembers.
January 8, 2014
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; November 2, 2012. Publication GAO-13-
26.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dod-and-va-health-care-medication-needs-during-transit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47466/psn-pdf
October 17, 2018 - ASHP guidelines on preventing medication errors in
hospitals.
October 17, 2018
Billstein-Leber M, Carrillo CJD, Cassano AT, et al. ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors in
Hospitals. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2018;75(19):1493-1517. doi:10.2146/ajhp170811.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-guidelines-preven…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35859/psn-pdf
July 22, 2010 - A multifaceted approach to improve patient safety,
prevent medical errors and resolve the professional
liability crisis.
July 22, 2010
Weinstein L. A multifacited approach to improve patient safety, prevent medical errors and resolve the
professional liability crisis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;194(4):1160-5; discu…