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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43361/psn-pdf
July 16, 2014 - An Avoidable Death of a Three-year-old Child from
Sepsis.
July 16, 2014
London, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; June 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoidable-death-three-year-old-child-sepsis
This investigation outlines how inadequate care contributed to the death of a child who developed sepsi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45592/psn-pdf
October 27, 2016 - Preventing Patient Falls: A Systematic Approach From
the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare
Project.
October 27, 2016
Chicago, IL: Health Research & Educational Trust; October 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-patient-falls-systematic-approach-joint-commission-center-
transforming-hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855100/psn-pdf
November 08, 2023 - Prescription for disaster: America's broken pharmacy
system in revolt over burnout and errors.
November 8, 2023
Le Coz E. USA Today. October 26, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-disaster-americas-broken-pharmacy-system-revolt-over-burnout-
and-errors
Chain pharmacies provide prescriptions in an env…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39504/psn-pdf
May 05, 2010 - Patient whiteboards as a communication tool in the
hospital setting: A survey of practices and
recommendations.
May 5, 2010
Sehgal NL, Green A, Vidyarthi A, et al. Patient whiteboards as a communication tool in the hospital setting:
a survey of practices and recommendations. J Hosp Med. 2010;5(4):234-9. doi:10.100…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48149/psn-pdf
July 31, 2019 - Zero Harm: How to Achieve Patient and Workforce Safety
in Healthcare.
July 31, 2019
Clapper C, Merlino J, Stockmeier C, eds. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2019. ISBN:
9781260440928.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-harm-how-achieve-patient-and-workforce-safety-healthcare
Achieving zero preventable harms h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60007/psn-pdf
March 04, 2020 - ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Implementation and
Use of Smart Infusion Pumps.
March 4, 2020
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-optimizing-safe-implementation-and-use-smart-infusion-
pumps
Smart pumps are widely available as a medicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43024/psn-pdf
March 05, 2014 - Speaking up for patient safety by hospital-based health
care professionals: a literature review.
March 5, 2014
Okuyama A, Wagner C, Bijnen B. Speaking up for patient safety by hospital-based health care
professionals: a literature review. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014;14:61. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-14-61.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47956/psn-pdf
June 26, 2019 - Family involvement in managing medications of older
patients across transitions of care: a systematic review.
June 26, 2019
Manias E, Bucknall T, Hughes C, et al. Family involvement in managing medications of older patients
across transitions of care: a systematic review. BMC Geriatr. 2019;19(1):95. doi:10.1186/s12…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43058/psn-pdf
March 26, 2014 - A strategic approach to quality improvement and patient
safety education and resident integration in a general
surgery residency.
March 26, 2014
O'Heron CT, Jarman BT. A strategic approach to quality improvement and patient safety education and
resident integration in a general surgery residency. J Surg Educ. 2014…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72606/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Best Practices in Developing Proprietary Names for
Human Prescription Drug Products Guidance for Industry.
December 23, 2020
Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research; December 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845070/psn-pdf
February 22, 2023 - Registered nurses' efforts to ensure safety for home-
dwelling older patients.
February 22, 2023
Lindberg C, Fock J, Nilsen P, et al. Registered nurses' efforts to ensure safety for home?dwelling older
patients. Scand J Caring Sci. 2022. doi:10.1111/scs.13142.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/registered-nurses-efforts…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45001/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - Relationship between job burnout, psychosocial factors
and health care–associated infections in critical care
units.
June 1, 2016
Galletta M, Portoghese I, D'Aloja E, et al. Relationship between job burnout, psychosocial factors and
health care-associated infections in critical care units. Intensive Crit Care Nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46324/psn-pdf
August 09, 2017 - IHI Framework for Improving Joy in Work.
August 9, 2017
Perlo J, Balik B, Swensen S, et al. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ihi-framework-improving-joy-work
Leadership has a responsibility to establish a culture that fosters staff and clinician well-being as a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854254/psn-pdf
October 04, 2023 - Implementing patient safety and quality improvement in
dermatology.
October 4, 2023
Marsch A, Khodosh R, Porter M, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023;89(4):641-54; 57-67.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-dermatology
Patient safety in dermatology has received increasing …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60915/psn-pdf
September 16, 2020 - Deprescribing for community-dwelling older adults: a
systematic review and meta-analysis.
September 16, 2020
Bloomfield HE, Greer N, Linsky AM, et al. Deprescribing for community-dwelling older adults: a systematic
review and meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2020;35(11):3323-3332. doi:10.1007/s11606-020-06089-2.
h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48022/psn-pdf
May 29, 2019 - Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery.
May 29, 2019
Neuman MD, Bateman BT, Wunsch H. Inappropriate opioid prescription after surgery. Lancet.
2019;393(10180):1547-1557. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30428-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inappropriate-opioid-prescription-after-surgery
The overprescribing of o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39309/psn-pdf
December 09, 2014 - Patient Safety in Emergency Medicine.
December 9, 2014
Croskerry P, Cosby KS, Schenkel SM, Wears RL, eds. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;
2009. ISBN: 9780781777278.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-emergency-medicine
The pace, diversity, and scope of an emergency department (ED) cre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43873/psn-pdf
February 04, 2015 - AHRQ Safety Program for End-Stage Renal Disease
Facilities—Toolkit.
February 4, 2015
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-safety-program-end-stage-renal-disease-facilities-toolkit
Health care–associated infections are a known contributor to adve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41678/psn-pdf
June 03, 2013 - Improving resident engagement in quality improvement
and patient safety initiatives at the bedside: the Advocate
for Clinical Education (ACE).
June 3, 2013
Schleyer AM, Best JA, McIntyre LK, et al. Improving resident engagement in quality improvement and
patient safety initiatives at the bedside: the Advocate for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44052/psn-pdf
July 16, 2015 - Graphical display of diagnostic test results in electronic
health records: a comparison of 8 systems.
July 16, 2015
Sittig DF, Murphy DR, Smith MW, et al. Graphical display of diagnostic test results in electronic health
records: a comparison of 8 systems. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015;22(4):900-4. doi:10.1093/jamia/…