-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35809/psn-pdf
February 25, 2015 - Stories from the sharp end: case studies in safety
improvement.
February 25, 2015
McCarthy D; Blumenthal D. Milbank Q. 2006;84(1):165-200
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stories-sharp-end-case-studies-safety-improvement
This study shares the efforts of six different health care organizations in implementing intervent…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38938/psn-pdf
July 26, 2023 - ISMP's List of Confused Drug Names.
July 26, 2023
Horsham, PA; Institute for Safe Medication Practices: July 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-list-confused-drug-names
Drawing on information gathered from the ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program, this fact sheet
provides a comprehensive list of commonly…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34663/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - Improving the quality of health care: who will lead?
December 23, 2008
Becher EC, Chassin MR. Improving the quality of health care: who will lead? Health Aff (Millwood).
2001;20(5):164-79.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-health-care-who-will-lead
In this review, Becher and Chassin discuss the persis…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37809/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Partnering with Patients and Families to Design a Patient-
and Family-Centered Health Care System:
Recommendations and Promising Practices.
November 21, 2016
Johnson B, Abraham M, Conway J, et al. Bethesda, MD: Institute for Family-Centered Care; April 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-patients-and-fam…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45070/psn-pdf
October 03, 2017 - When There's Harm in the Hospital: Can Transparency
Replace "Deny and Defend"?
October 3, 2017
National Health Policy Forum. Washington, DC: George Washington University. March 11, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-theres-harm-hospital-can-transparency-replace-deny-and-defend
This report provides the insight…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846168/psn-pdf
March 15, 2023 - Now is the time to routinely ask patients about safety.
March 15, 2023
Gandhi TK. Now Is the Time to Routinely Ask Patients About Safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.
2023;49(4):235-236. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.01.009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/now-time-routinely-ask-patients-about-safety
Safety event reporting …
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865598/psn-pdf
April 17, 2024 - Guardians of grafts: reducing medication errors in
transplant recipients.
April 17, 2024
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care. April 4, 2024;29(7):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guardians-grafts-reducing-medication-errors-transplant-recipients
Safe medication therapy for transplant patients is complex and h…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48043/psn-pdf
October 01, 2023 - Health Services Safety Investigations Body.
October 1, 2023
Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-services-safety-investigations-body
Independent investigations examine system weaknesses in health care to inform improvement, reduce risk,
and pr…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836920/psn-pdf
April 13, 2022 - Family support role in hospital rapid response teams: a
scoping review.
April 13, 2022
Howlett O, Gleeson R, Jackson L, et al. Family support role in hospital rapid response teams: a scoping
review. JBI Evid Synth. 2022;20(8):2001-2024. doi:10.11124/jbies-21-00189.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-support-role-…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43677/psn-pdf
November 19, 2014 - Reporting and Learning Systems for Medication Errors:
The Role of Pharmacovigilance Centres.
November 19, 2014
Bencheikh SR, Cousins D, Benabdallah G, et al. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; October
2014. ISBN: 9789241507943.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reporting-and-learning-systems-medication-err…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46483/psn-pdf
October 04, 2017 - Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.
October 4, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
Falls are a primary focus of quality and patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals. This training
program pro…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37398/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - A facilitated survey instrument captures significantly
more anesthesia events than does traditional voluntary
event reporting.
March 28, 2012
Oken A, Rasmussen MD, Slagle JM, et al. A facilitated survey instrument captures significantly more
anesthesia events than does traditional voluntary event reporting. Anesth…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Closing the loop with ambulatory staff on safety reports.
December 4, 2019
Williams S, Fiumara K, Kachalia A, et al. Closing the Loop with Ambulatory Staff on Safety Reports. Jt
Comm J Qual Saf. 2020;46(1):44-50. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.09.009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-loop-ambulatory-staff-safety-repor…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45881/psn-pdf
March 15, 2017 - CE: nursing's evolving role in patient safety.
March 15, 2017
Kowalski SL, Anthony M. CE: Nursing's Evolving Role in Patient Safety. Am J Nurs. 2017;117(2):34-48.
doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000512274.79629.3c.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ce-nursings-evolving-role-patient-safety
Nursing is a key component of patient care…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45987/psn-pdf
April 26, 2017 - Using simulation to prepare nursing staff for the move to
a new building.
April 26, 2017
Knippa S, Senecal P-A. Using Simulation to Prepare Nursing Staff for the Move to a New Building. J
Nurses Prof Dev. 2017;33(2):E1-E5. doi:10.1097/NND.0000000000000329.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-simulation-prepare-nurs…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46791/psn-pdf
May 23, 2018 - Medication Safety Dashboard.
May 23, 2018
National Health Service.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-dashboard
Data surveillance and transparency are core to measuring and informing improvement efforts. This website
provides detailed data that links ambulatory care prescribing activity to National Hea…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44540/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - The bare minimum: the reality of global anaesthesia and
patient safety.
September 30, 2015
McQueen K, Coonan T, Ottaway A, et al. The Bare Minimum: The Reality of Global Anaesthesia and
Patient Safety. World J Surg. 2015;39(9):2153-60. doi:10.1007/s00268-015-3101-x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bare-minimum-realit…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45621/psn-pdf
November 09, 2016 - Impact of age on anaesthesiologists' competence: a
narrative review.
November 9, 2016
Giacalone M, Zaouter C, Mion S, et al. Impact of age on anaesthesiologists' competence: A narrative
review. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2016;33(11):787-793.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-age-anaesthesiologists-competence-narrative-…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44014/psn-pdf
March 20, 2019 - Patient Centered Medical Home Resource Center: Quality
and Safety.
March 20, 2019
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-centered-medical-home-resource-center-quality-and-safety
The Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) concept reorganizes primary care services to ensure th…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46854/psn-pdf
June 20, 2018 - FDA Safety Communication: recommendations to reduce
surgical fires and related patient injury.
June 20, 2018
MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration. May 29, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-safety-communication-recommendations-reduce-surgical-fires-and-related-
patient-inju…