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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46687/psn-pdf
February 21, 2018 - Oversedation of a patient with obstructive sleep apnea
prior to imaging.
February 21, 2018
Blay E, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. Oversedation of a Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Imaging.
JAMA. 2018;319(5):495-496. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.22004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oversedation-patient-obstructive-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46452/psn-pdf
November 15, 2017 - Quality Improvement.
November 15, 2017
Gupta M, Kaplan HC, eds. Clin Perinatol. 2017;44(3):469-728.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-improvement
Improvement efforts in health care focus on quality and patient safety. Articles in this special issue explore
the complexities of providing effective perinatal–neona…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39267/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - What have we learned about interventions to reduce
medical errors?
April 1, 2010
Woodward HI, Mytton OT, Lemer C, et al. What have we learned about interventions to reduce medical
errors? Annu Rev Public Health. 2010;31:479-97 1 p following 497.
doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.012809.103544.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43790/psn-pdf
October 23, 2023 - Complaints to the Parliamentary and Health Service
Ombudsman.
October 23, 2023
Manchester, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complaints-about-acute-trusts-2016-2017
The National Health Service broadly reports the results of system-level analyses and investigations into
t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45834/psn-pdf
February 22, 2017 - Implementing an error disclosure coaching model: a
multicenter case study.
February 22, 2017
White AA, Brock DM, McCotter PI, et al. Implementing an error disclosure coaching model: A multicenter
case study. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2017;36(3):34-45. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21260.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39100/psn-pdf
January 28, 2010 - Hospital governance and the quality of care.
January 28, 2010
Jha AK, Epstein AM. Hospital governance and the quality of care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29(1):182-7.
doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0297.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-governance-and-quality-care
This study surveyed more than 700 board chairs and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39098/psn-pdf
November 11, 2009 - Building team and technical competency for obstetric
emergencies: the mobile obstetric emergencies simulator
(MOES) system.
November 11, 2009
Deering S, Rosen MA, Salas E, et al. Building team and technical competency for obstetric emergencies:
the mobile obstetric emergencies simulator (MOES) system. Simul Health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47668/psn-pdf
January 30, 2019 - Organizing for Reliability: A Guide for Research and
Practice.
January 30, 2019
Ramanujam R, Roberts KH, eds. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press; 2018. ISBN: 9780804793612.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organizing-reliability-guide-research-and-practice
High reliability principles guide safety efforts in compl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35079/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - Medical Error: What Do We Know? What Do We Do?
November 4, 2015
Rosenthal MM; Sutcliffe KM, eds. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-error-what-do-we-know-what-do-we-do
Opening with a review of lessons learned since the Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS),
this book explore…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45185/psn-pdf
August 03, 2016 - Final Report of the Commission on Care.
August 3, 2016
Washington, DC: Commission on Care; June 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/final-report-commission-care
The Veterans Affairs health system has recently faced challenges associated with access and quality.
Providing an assessment of the current and future stat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47821/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - Patient Safety.
May 22, 2019
National Pharmacy Association; NPA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-15
This website for independent community pharmacy owners across the United Kingdom features both free
and members-only guidance, reporting platforms, and document templates to support patient safety. It
i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47460/psn-pdf
October 10, 2018 - A surgeon so bad it was criminal.
October 10, 2018
Beil L. ProPublica. October 2, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeon-so-bad-it-was-criminal
This news article reports on systemic weaknesses that enabled a surgeon with poor skills to continue to
perform procedures after numerous surgical errors that resulted…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42902/psn-pdf
January 29, 2014 - Improving Patient Safety Through Teamwork and Team
Training.
January 29, 2014
Salas E, Frush K, eds. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 2013. ISBN: 9780195399097.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-through-teamwork-and-team-training
Health care has been recently been directed toward focusing o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34753/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - Report on the Medical Insurance Feasibility Study.
March 28, 2005
Mills DH. San Francisco, CA: California Medical Association; 1977.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-medical-insurance-feasibility-study
Escalating professional liability costs prompted this study on the nature of adverse outcomes related to
medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35021/psn-pdf
April 03, 2012 - Health Information Technology Leadership Panel: Final
Report.
April 3, 2012
Lewin Group: Falls Church, VA; March 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-information-technology-leadership-panel-final-report
Prepared by the Lewin Group for the Department of Health and Human Services, this 45-page report
summarize…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867773/psn-pdf
February 01, 2024 - Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist.
February 1, 2024
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Central Line Insertion Care Team Checklist.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/central-line-insertion-care-team-checklist
Checklists are helpful in reducing omissions in standardized processes designed to support safe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46316/psn-pdf
August 02, 2017 - Defending a "never event."
August 2, 2017
Shepperd JR. Defending a "Never Event". J Healthc Risk Manag. 2017;37(1):17-22.
doi:10.1002/jhrm.21277.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defending-never-event
Surgical fires are considered a never event. This commentary provides an overview of surgical fires,
explains element…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47696/psn-pdf
February 22, 2019 - Operating room fires.
February 22, 2019
Jones TS, Black IH, Robinson TN, et al. Operating Room Fires. Anesthesiology. 2019;130(3):492-501.
doi:10.1097/ALN.0000000000002598.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/operating-room-fires
Surgical fires, though uncommon, can result in serious harm. This review highlights three co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46673/psn-pdf
March 21, 2018 - Human factors and simulation in emergency medicine.
March 21, 2018
Hayden EM, Wong AH, Ackerman J, et al. Human Factors and Simulation in Emergency Medicine. Acad
Emerg Med. 2018;25(2):221-229. doi:10.1111/acem.13315.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-and-simulation-emergency-medicine
Human factors engine…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36506/psn-pdf
April 19, 2011 - Retrieval medicine: a review and guide for UK
practitioners. Part 2: safety in patient retrieval systems.
April 19, 2011
Hearns S, Shirley PJ. Retrieval medicine: a review and guide for UK practitioners. Part 2: safety in patient
retrieval systems. Emerg Med J. 2006;23(12):943-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/retri…