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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44557/psn-pdf
November 20, 2015 - Reforming the Veterans Health Administration—beyond
palliation of symptoms.
November 20, 2015
Giroir BP, Wilensky GR. Reforming the Veterans Health Administration--Beyond Palliation of Symptoms. N
Engl J Med. 2015;373(18):1693-5. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1511438.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reforming-veterans-health-admi…
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May 18, 2016 - Opioid Epidemic & Health IT
May 18, 2016
Section 4. Health IT Playbook. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/attacking-opioid-crisis-head-health-it
Overdoses of opioid medications are considered an epidemic in the United States. This website provides
ac…
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June 21, 2017 - Day passes for vulnerable patients of psychiatric
hospitals can have dangerous, even fatal consequences.
June 21, 2017
Woodruff E. Baltimore Sun. June 9, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/day-passes-vulnerable-patients-psychiatric-hospitals-can-have-dangerous-
even-fatal
Psychiatric patients are vulnerable to pa…
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March 02, 2022 - She was headed to a locked psych ward. Then an ER
doctor made a startling discovery.
March 2, 2022
Boodman SG. Washington Post. February 12, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/she-was-headed-locked-psych-ward-then-er-doctor-made-startling-discovery
Misdiagnosis over a long period of time can be exacerbated by stig…
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February 28, 2024 - Using artificial intelligence to improve primary care for
patients and clinicians.
February 28, 2024
Sarkar U, Bates DW. Using artificial intelligence to improve primary care for patients and clinicians. JAMA
Intern Med. 2024;184(4):343-344. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7965.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60665/psn-pdf
July 08, 2020 - Response of practicing chiropractors during the early
phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive report.
July 8, 2020
Johnson CD, Green BN, Konarski-Hart KK, et al. Response of Practicing Chiropractors during the Early
Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Report. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2020;43(5):…
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January 28, 2015 - A qualitative study of systemic influences on paramedic
decision making: care transitions and patient safety.
January 28, 2015
O'Hara R, Johnson M, Siriwardena N, et al. A qualitative study of systemic influences on paramedic
decision making: care transitions and patient safety. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2015;20(1 …
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October 15, 2018 - Optimal Resources for Surgical Quality and Safety.
October 15, 2018
Hoyt DB, Ko CY, eds. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons; 2017. ISBN: 9780996826242.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimal-resources-surgical-quality-and-safety
Surgery is complex and involves a wide range of possibilities for error that can r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39356/psn-pdf
April 08, 2011 - Team training in the neonatal resuscitation program for
interns: teamwork and quality of resuscitations.
April 8, 2011
Thomas EJ, Williams AL, Reichman EF, et al. Team training in the neonatal resuscitation program for
interns: teamwork and quality of resuscitations. Pediatrics. 2010;125(3):539-546. doi:10.1542/ped…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43976/psn-pdf
November 16, 2015 - Multicenter development, implementation, and patient
safety impacts of a simulation-based module to teach
handovers to pediatric residents.
November 16, 2015
Johnson DP, Zimmerman K, Staples B, et al. Multicenter development, implementation, and patient safety
impacts of a simulation-based module to teach handover…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/764406/psn-pdf
March 02, 2022 - Patient safety assurance in the age of defensive
medicine: a review.
March 2, 2022
Shenoy A, Shenoy GN, Shenoy GG. Patient safety assurance in the age of defensive medicine: a review.
Patient Saf Surg. 2022;16(1):10. doi:10.1186/s13037-022-00319-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-assurance-age-defensiv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43955/psn-pdf
December 04, 2016 - For Colorado mom, story of daughter's hospital death is
key to others' safety.
December 4, 2016
Daley J. Colorado Public Radio. February 17, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/colorado-mom-story-daughters-hospital-death-key-others-safety
Patient and family stories of harm are increasingly promoted as a strategy to…
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July 01, 2019 - The STOP Measure. Safe and Transparent Opioid
Prescribing to Promote Patient Safety and Reduced Risk
of Opioid Misuse.
July 1, 2019
Washington, DC: America's Health Insurance Plans; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-measure-safe-and-transparent-opioid-prescribing-promote-patient-safety-
and-reduced-risk
Gu…
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August 26, 2015 - Early diagnostic suggestions improve accuracy of family
physicians: a randomized controlled trial in Greece.
August 26, 2015
Kostopoulou O, Lionis C, Angelaki A, et al. Early diagnostic suggestions improve accuracy of family
physicians: a randomized controlled trial in Greece. Fam Pract. 2015;32(3):323-8.
doi:10.1…
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July 20, 2016 - Culture at Work in Aviation and Medicine: National,
Organizational, and Professional Influences.
July 20, 2016
Helmreich RL, Merritt AC. Brookfield, VT: Ashgate; 1998. ISBN: 9780291398536.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/culture-work-aviation-and-medicine-national-organizational-and-professional-
influences
This boo…
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December 15, 2021 - Adverse glycemic events and critical emergencies.
December 15, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. December 2, 2021;(24)1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-glycemic-events-and-critical-emergencies
Insulin is a high-alert medication that requires extra attention to safely manage blood sugar …
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January 07, 2019 - Snowball in a Blizzard: A Physician's Notes on
Uncertainty in Medicine.
January 7, 2019
Hatch S. New York, NY: Basic Books; 2016. ISBN: 9780465050642.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/snowball-blizzard-physicians-notes-uncertainty-medicine
Uncertainty is often present in various areas of medical practice. This book pr…
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September 09, 2015 - Health literacy in primary care practice.
September 9, 2015
Hersh L, Salzman B, Snyderman D. Health Literacy in Primary Care Practice. Am Fam Physician.
2015;92(2):118-124.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-primary-care-practice
Limited health literacy can lead to patients misunderstanding care instruct…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50818/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - Burnout in pediatric residents: three years of national
survey
January 22, 2020
Kemper KJ, Schwartz A, Wilson PM, et al. Burnout in Pediatric Residents: Three Years of National Survey
Data. Pediatrics. 2020;145(1):e20191030. doi:10.1542/peds.2019-1030.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-pediatric-residents-three…
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September 15, 2021 - A meta-review of methods of measuring and monitoring
safety in primary care.
September 15, 2021
O’Connor P, Madden C, O’Dowd E, et al. A meta-review of methods of measuring and monitoring safety in
primary care. Int J Qual Health Care. 2021;33(3):mzab117. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzab117.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/me…