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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35022/psn-pdf
June 22, 2009 - The investigation and analysis of critical incidents and
adverse events in healthcare.
June 22, 2009
Woloshynowych M, Rogers S, Taylor-Adams S, et al. The investigation and analysis of critical incidents
and adverse events in healthcare. Health Technol Assess. 2005;9(19):1-143, iii.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40764/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Wristbands as aids to reduce misidentification: an
ethnographically guided task analysis.
December 29, 2014
Smith A, Casey K, Wilson J, et al. Wristbands as aids to reduce misidentification: an ethnographically
guided task analysis. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(5):590-9. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzr045.
https://psnet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40620/psn-pdf
July 22, 2011 - The role of documents and documentation in
communication failure across the perioperative pathway.
A literature review.
July 22, 2011
Braaf S, Manias E, Riley R. The role of documents and documentation in communication failure across the
perioperative pathway. A literature review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2011;48(8):1024-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43574/psn-pdf
October 08, 2014 - The mixed blessings of smart infusion devices and health
care IT.
October 8, 2014
Nemeth CP, Brown J, Crandall B, et al. The mixed blessings of smart infusion devices and health care IT.
Mil Med. 2014;179(8 Suppl):4-10. doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00505.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mixed-blessings-smart-infusion-devi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43661/psn-pdf
November 05, 2014 - The human factor.
November 5, 2014
Langewiesche W.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factor
This magazine article provides a breakdown of the failures that contributed to an airplane crash, including
how increasing automation in piloting airplanes can diminish human performance, the reluctance to speak
up due to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41378/psn-pdf
March 04, 2015 - Clinically missed cancer: how effectively can radiologists
use computer-aided detection?
March 4, 2015
Nishikawa RM, Schmidt RA, Linver MN, et al. Clinically Missed Cancer: How Effectively Can Radiologists
Use Computer-Aided Detection? American Journal of Roentgenology. 2012;198(3).
doi:10.2214/ajr.11.6423.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44854/psn-pdf
March 16, 2016 - Bring back the autopsy.
March 16, 2016
Jauhar S. New York Times. March 3, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bring-back-autopsy
Performance of autopsies, previously considered an essential learning tool for clinicians, has decreased in
recent years due to insufficient funding to cover costs and lack of physician e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845075/psn-pdf
February 22, 2023 - Artificial intelligence, patient safety, and achieving the
quintuple aim in anesthesiology.
February 22, 2023
Tan JM, Cannesson MP. APSF Newsletter. 2023;38(2):1,3–4,7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-patient-safety-and-achieving-quintuple-aim-anesthesiology
Technological advancement…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60585/psn-pdf
June 10, 2020 - Pandemic presents new hurdles, and hope, for people
struggling with addiction.
June 10, 2020
Feldman N. Kaiser Health News. June 2, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pandemic-presents-new-hurdles-and-hope-people-struggling-addiction
Physical distancing as a COVID-19 prevention strategy has had a range of unintend…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47795/psn-pdf
February 20, 2019 - Three laws for paperlessness.
February 20, 2019
Thimbleby H. Three laws for paperlessness. Digit Health. 2019;5:2055207619827722.
doi:10.1177/2055207619827722.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/three-laws-paperlessness
The digitization of health care data has had some positive effects on patient safety, but it has also…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33953/psn-pdf
February 05, 2018 - Evidence-based Recommendations for Best Practices in
Weight Loss Surgery.
February 5, 2018
Expert Panel on Weight Loss Surgery, Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error
Reduction. Obesity Res. 2005;13(2):203-379.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/expert-panel-weight-loss-surgery-betsy-lehman-center-pat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38573/psn-pdf
April 22, 2009 - Causes, consequences, detection, and prevention of
identification errors in laboratory diagnostics.
April 22, 2009
Lippi G, Blanckaert N, Bonini P, et al. Causes, consequences, detection, and prevention of identification
errors in laboratory diagnostics. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2009;47(2):143-53. doi:10.1515/CCLM.2009.0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34904/psn-pdf
February 27, 2009 - Suboptimal prescribing in elderly outpatients: potentially
harmful drug-drug and drug-disease combinations.
February 27, 2009
Zhan C, Correa-de-Araujo R, Bierman AS, et al. Suboptimal prescribing in elderly outpatients: potentially
harmful drug-drug and drug-disease combinations. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(2):262-7.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46520/psn-pdf
December 19, 2017 - The emotional fallout from the culture of blame and
shame.
December 19, 2017
Ferguson CC. The emotional fallout from the culture of blame and shame. JAMA Pediatr.
2017;171(12):1141. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.2691.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emotional-fallout-culture-blame-and-shame
In this commentary, a p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50734/psn-pdf
December 11, 2019 - The evolution of patient safety procedures in an oral
surgery department
December 11, 2019
Graham C, Reid S, Lord TC, et al. The evolution of patient safety procedures in an oral surgery
department. Br Dent J. 2019;226(1):32-38. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2019.5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evolution-patient-safety-proce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44998/psn-pdf
April 20, 2016 - High reliability: excellent care every time.
April 20, 2016
Saver C. High reliability: Excellent care every time. OR manager. 2016;32(3):22-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-excellent-care-every-time
Achieving high reliability has attracted attention as a goal in health care. This article provides an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44551/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Safety culture includes "good catches."
September 30, 2015
Traynor K. Safety culture includes "good catches". Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(19):1597-1599.
doi:10.2146/news150065.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-culture-includes-good-catches
Near misses can provide opportunities for learning if there is a pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41900/psn-pdf
December 05, 2012 - Impact of an intervention to reduce prescribing errors in a
pediatric intensive care unit.
December 5, 2012
Martinez-Anton A, Sanchez I, Casanueva L. Impact of an intervention to reduce prescribing errors in a
pediatric intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2012;38(9):1532-8. doi:10.1007/s00134-012-2609-x.
http…
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August 28, 2013 - Setting quality and safety priorities in a target-rich
environment: an academic medical center's challenge.
August 28, 2013
Mort E, Demehin AA, Marple KB, et al. Setting quality and safety priorities in a target-rich environment: an
academic medical center's challenge. Acad Med. 2013;88(8):1099-104.
doi:10.1097/AC…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43879/psn-pdf
February 04, 2015 - Complaints and Raising Concerns.
February 4, 2015
Fourth Report of Session 2014–15. House of Commons Health Committee. London, England: The
Stationery Office; January 13, 2015. Publication HC 350.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complaints-and-raising-concerns
Complaints are a proactive way to monitor and address rec…