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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47120/psn-pdf
July 18, 2018 - Complicated: medical missteps are not inevitable.
July 18, 2018
Yurkiewicz IR. Complicated: Medical Missteps Are Not Inevitable. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37(7):1178-
1181. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1550.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complicated-medical-missteps-are-not-inevitable
This commentary provides a clini…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47899/psn-pdf
April 24, 2019 - What words convey: the potential for patient narratives to
inform quality improvement.
April 24, 2019
Grob R, Schlesinger M, Barre LR, et al. What Words Convey: The Potential for Patient Narratives to Inform
Quality Improvement. Milbank Q. 2019;97(1):176-227. doi:10.1111/1468-0009.12374.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34930/psn-pdf
April 06, 2011 - "Going solid": a model of system dynamics and
consequences for patient safety.
April 6, 2011
Cook R, Rasmussen J. "Going solid": a model of system dynamics and consequences for patient safety.
Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(2):130-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/going-solid-model-system-dynamics-and-consequences-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43487/psn-pdf
September 03, 2014 - Mentorship for newly appointed physicians: a strategy for
enhancing patient safety?
September 3, 2014
Harrison R, McClean S, Lawton R, et al. Mentorship for newly appointed physicians: a strategy for
enhancing patient safety? J Patient Saf. 2014;10(3):159-67. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e31829e4b7e.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46677/psn-pdf
June 25, 2018 - Diagnostic errors in paediatric cardiac intensive care.
June 25, 2018
Bhat PN, Costello JM, Aiyagari R, et al. Diagnostic errors in paediatric cardiac intensive care. Cardiol
Young. 2018;28(5):675-682. doi:10.1017/S1047951117002906.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-paediatric-cardiac-intensive-care
R…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42383/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Associations of patient safety outcomes with models of
nursing care organization at unit level in hospitals.
December 29, 2014
Dubois C-A, D'Amour D, Tchouaket E, et al. Associations of patient safety outcomes with models of nursing
care organization at unit level in hospitals. Int J Qual Health Care. 2013;25(2):11…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847735/psn-pdf
May 30, 2023 - SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey: What You Need
to Know.
May 30, 2023
Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research: April 27, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sops-ambulatory-surgery-center-survey-what-you-need-know
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) experience a variety of error types that can be exacerbated by…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48049/psn-pdf
May 29, 2019 - How one health system overcame resistance to a surgical
checklist.
May 29, 2019
Hilton K, Anderson A. Harv Bus Rev. May 20, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-one-health-system-overcame-resistance-surgical-checklist
This commentary describes how one health system worked to combat resistance to change associate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38269/psn-pdf
October 01, 2024 - Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture.
October 1, 2024
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-survey-patient-safety-culture
Challenges to establishing and sustaining a safety culture in a nursing home include insufficient staffing
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74215/psn-pdf
October 25, 2011 - Race and the clinical diagnosis of depression in new
primary care patients.
October 25, 2011
Lukachko A, Olfson M. Race and the clinical diagnosis of depression in new primary care patients. Gen
Hosp Psychiatry. 2011;34(1):98-100. doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.09.008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/race-and-clinic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46160/psn-pdf
June 07, 2017 - ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Subcutaneous
Insulin Use in Adults.
June 7, 2017
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; May 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-optimizing-safe-subcutaneous-insulin-use-adults
Insulin is a widely used medication that can contribute to serious patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73680/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - Interventions targeted at reducing diagnostic error:
systematic review.
September 8, 2021
Dave N, Bui S, Morgan C, et al. Interventions targeted at reducing diagnostic error: systematic review. BMJ
Qual Saf. 2022;31(4):297-307. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2020-012704.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-targeted-redu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844551/psn-pdf
February 15, 2023 - Emotional safety is patient safety.
February 15, 2023
Lyndon A, Davis D-A, Sharma AE, et al. Emotional safety is patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023;32(7):369-
372. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015573.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emotional-safety-patient-safety
Patient perspectives can provide unique insights into care …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838925/psn-pdf
March 03, 2025 - Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
March 3, 2025
Dixon-Woods M, Martin G, eds. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2022-2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-and-safety-healthcare
Improvement activities are complex initiatives that require synergistic actions by organizations to be
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850343/psn-pdf
December 12, 2023 - Challenge Competition: Impact of Patient Safety Tools.
December 12, 2023
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenge-competition-impact-patient-safety-tools
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) offers many practical tools and resource…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46727/psn-pdf
August 21, 2021 - Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health.
August 21, 2021
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alliance-innovation-maternal-health
This website provides information from a multidisciplinary collaboration whose mission was to support safe
health care for pregnant and p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74057/psn-pdf
November 10, 2021 - Patient and clinician experiences of uncertainty in the
diagnostic process: current understanding and future
directions.
November 10, 2021
Meyer AND, Giardina TD, Khawaja L, et al. Patient and clinician experiences of uncertainty in the
diagnostic process: current understanding and future directions. Patient Educ …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867603/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Request for Information Regarding the Impact of Ageism
in Healthcare.
January 22, 2025
Request for Information Regarding the Impact of Ageism in Healthcare. Agency for Healthcare Quality and
Research. Fed Register. December 27, 2024. 89:105605-105606.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/request-information-regarding-impa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73499/psn-pdf
July 14, 2021 - Ethics & Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health.
July 14, 2021
Health Ethics & Governance, World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health
Organization; 2021. ISBN: 9789240029200
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethics-governance-artificial-intelligence-health
Advanced computing t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866524/psn-pdf
August 14, 2024 - Generative artificial intelligence, patient safety and
healthcare quality: a review.
August 14, 2024
Howell MD. Generative artificial intelligence, patient safety and healthcare quality: a review. BMJ Qual Saf.
2024;33(11):748-754. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016690.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/generative-artificial-i…