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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74048/psn-pdf
November 10, 2021 - Causes of use errors in ventilation devices--systematic
review.
November 10, 2021
Coldewey B, Diruf A, Röhrig R, et al. Causes of use errors in ventilation devices - systematic review. Appl
Ergon. 2021;98:103544. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103544.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/causes-use-errors-ventilation-devices-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74765/psn-pdf
February 09, 2022 - Whose responsibility is it to address bullying in health
care?
February 9, 2022
Whose responsibility is it to address bullying in health care? AMA J Ethics. 2022;23(12):E931-936.
doi:10.1001/amajethics.2021.931.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/whose-responsibility-it-address-bullying-health-care
Disrespectful behavi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842774/psn-pdf
January 18, 2023 - ER doctors misdiagnose patients with unusual
symptoms.
January 18, 2023
Abelson R. New York Times. December 15, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-doctors-misdiagnose-patients-unusual-symptoms
Emergency department safety is challenged by factors such as production pressure, burnout, and
overcrowding. This news…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838083/psn-pdf
September 14, 2022 - A pause in pediatrics: implementation of a pediatric
diagnostic time-out.
September 14, 2022
Yale SC, Cohen SS, Kliegman RM, et al. A pause in pediatrics: implementation of a pediatric diagnostic
time-out. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(3):348-351. doi:10.1515/dx-2022-0010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pause-pediatrics-…
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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/72535/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Learning from influenza vaccine errors to prepare for
COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
December 2, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. November 19, 2020;25(23):1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-influenza-vaccine-errors-prepare-covid-19-vaccination-campaigns
Safety professionals enco…
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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/40883/psn-pdf
February 10, 2012 - Consensus statement on effective communication of
urgent diagnoses and significant, unexpected diagnoses
in surgical pathology and cytopathology from the College
of American Pathologists and Association of Directors of
Anatomic and Surgical Pathology.
February 10, 2012
Nakhleh RE, Myers JL, Allen TC, et al. Conse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74703/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - Research to improve diagnosis: time to study the real
world.
January 26, 2022
Ranji SR, Thomas EJ. Research to improve diagnosis: time to study the real world. BMJ Qual Saf.
2022;31(4):255-258. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2021-014071.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/research-improve-diagnosis-time-study-real-world
Diagnostic …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35672/psn-pdf
June 28, 2010 - How many hospital pharmacy medication dispensing
errors go undetected?
June 28, 2010
Cina J, Gandhi TK, Churchill WW, et al. How many hospital pharmacy medication dispensing errors go
undetected? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(2):73-80.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-many-hospital-pharmacy-medication-dispen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61003/psn-pdf
October 07, 2020 - Making Complaints Count: Supporting Complaints
Handling in the NHS and UK Government Departments.
October 7, 2020
Manchester, UK: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; July 15, 2020. ISBN
9781528620666.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-complaints-count-supporting-complaints-handling-nhs-and-uk-
gover…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838194/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - Measure Dx: implementing pathways to discover and
learn from diagnostic errors.
September 28, 2022
Bradford A, Shofer M, Singh H. Measure Dx: Implementing pathways to discover and learn from diagnostic
errors. Int J Qual Health Care. 2022;34(3):mzac068. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzac068.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/meas…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41188/psn-pdf
March 07, 2012 - Quality improvement and patient care checklists in
intrahospital transfers involving pediatric surgery
patients.
March 7, 2012
Nakayama DK, Lester SS, Rich DR, et al. Quality improvement and patient care checklists in intrahospital
transfers involving pediatric surgery patients. J Pediatr Surg. 2012;47(1):112-8.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45011/psn-pdf
May 25, 2016 - High Reliability Organizations: A Healthcare Handbook for
Patient Safety & Quality.
May 25, 2016
Oster C, Braaten J, eds. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International; 2016. ISBN: 9781940446387.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-organizations-healthcare-handbook-patient-safety-quality
This publicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41440/psn-pdf
August 17, 2016 - The Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators: How
To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety.
August 17, 2016
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-using-ahrq-quality-indicators-how-improve-hospital-quality-and-safety
This toolkit provides resou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44074/psn-pdf
November 16, 2015 - Investigating Clinical Incidents in the NHS.
November 16, 2015
Sixth Report of Session 2014–15. House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee. London,
England: The Stationery Office; March 27, 2015. Publication HC 886.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigating-clinical-incidents-nhs
Applying evidence ge…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38062/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - Steering patients to safer hospitals? The effect of a tiered
hospital network on hospital admissions.
March 4, 2011
Scanlon D, Lindrooth R, Christianson JB. Steering patients to safer hospitals? The effect of a tiered
hospital network on hospital admissions. Health Serv Res. 2008;43(5 Pt 2):1849-68. doi:10.1111/j.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46143/psn-pdf
June 14, 2017 - Report of the Announced Inspection of Medication Safety
at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, County
Offaly.
June 14, 2017
Dublin, Ireland: Health Information and Quality Authority; May 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-announced-inspection-medication-safety-midland-regional-hospital-
tullamore-coun…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49464/psn-pdf
December 27, 2020 - Lap Burn
October 1, 2004
Ball K. Lap Burn. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lap-burn
The Case
A woman was scheduled for an elective diagnostic laparoscopy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding. After
accessing the abdomen with the trocar without complication, the surgeon inserted the laparoscope…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49652/psn-pdf
May 01, 2012 - Double Dose at Transfer
May 1, 2012
Hackman JL. Double Dose at Transfer. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-dose-transfer
The Case
A 74-year-old man with history of diabetes and hypertension was admitted to the emergency department
(ED) for left lower extremity pain, swelling, and erythe…