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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43139/psn-pdf
April 23, 2014 - Patient safety in obstetrics and obstetric anesthesia.
April 23, 2014
Kung A, Pratt SD. Patient safety in obstetrics and obstetric anesthesia. Int Anesthesiol Clin. 2014;52(2):86-
110. doi:10.1097/AIA.0000000000000017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-obstetrics-and-obstetric-anesthesia
Labor and delive…
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March 19, 2014 - Variability in the measurement of hospital-wide mortality
rates.
March 19, 2014
Shahian DM, Wolf RE, Iezzoni LI, et al. Variability in the measurement of hospital-wide mortality rates. N
Engl J Med. 2010;363(26):2530-9. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1006396.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variability-measurement-hospital-wide-m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46328/psn-pdf
August 09, 2017 - Critical incident stress debriefing after adverse patient
safety events.
August 9, 2017
Harrison R, Wu AW. Critical incident stress debriefing after adverse patient safety events. Am J Med Qual.
2017;23(5):310-312.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-incident-stress-debriefing-after-adverse-patient-safety-events…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853062/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - Quality and safety practices among academic obstetrics
and gynecology departments.
August 30, 2023
Christopher D, Leininger WM, Beaty L, et al. Quality and safety practices among academic obstetrics and
gynecology departments. Am J Med Qual. 2023;38(4):165-173. doi:10.1097/jmq.0000000000000129.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36017/psn-pdf
June 14, 2006 - Medical errors and quality of care: from control to
commitment.
June 14, 2006
Khatri N, Baveja A, Boren SA, et al. Medical Errors and Quality of Care: From Control to Commitment.
California Manage Review. 2006;48(3):115-141. doi:10.2307/41166353.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-errors-and-quality-care-control…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44765/psn-pdf
November 23, 2016 - Communication relating to family members' involvement
and understandings about patients' medication
management in hospital.
November 23, 2016
Manias E. Communication relating to family members' involvement and understandings about patients'
medication management in hospital. Health Expect. 2015;18(5):850-66. doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47065/psn-pdf
June 20, 2018 - The complexity, diversity, and science of primary care
teams.
June 20, 2018
Fiscella K, McDaniel SH. The complexity, diversity, and science of primary care teams. Amer Psychol.
2018;73(4):451-467. doi:10.1037/amp0000244.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-diversity-and-science-primary-care-teams
Teamwork is …
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September 06, 2017 - Supplemental Issue: Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses (QSEN) program.
September 6, 2017
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supplemental-issue-quality-and-safety-education-nurses-qsen-program
Patient safety and quality improvement competencies are developed through interprof…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40169/psn-pdf
January 26, 2011 - The association between night or weekend admission and
hospitalization-relevant patient outcomes.
January 26, 2011
Khanna R, Wachsberg K, Marouni A, et al. The association between night or weekend admission and
hospitalization-relevant patient outcomes. J Hosp Med. 2011;6(1):10-4. doi:10.1002/jhm.833.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47979/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - Inpatient notes: just what the doctor ordered—checklists
to improve diagnosis.
May 1, 2019
Gupta A, Graber ML. Web Exclusive. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Just What the Doctor
Ordered-Checklists to Improve Diagnosis. Ann Intern Med. 2019;170(8):HO2-HO3. doi:10.7326/M19-0829.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39707/psn-pdf
January 07, 2015 - Introduction of a rapid response system at a United
States Veterans Affairs hospital reduced cardiac arrests.
January 7, 2015
Lighthall GK, Parast L, Rapoport L, et al. Introduction of a rapid response system at a United States
veterans affairs hospital reduced cardiac arrests. Anesth Analg. 2010;111(3):679-86.
do…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61051/psn-pdf
October 21, 2020 - Safety investigations from across the pond: deep learning
from England’s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
(HSIB).
October 21, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 8, 2020;25(20):1-4
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-investigations-across-pond-deep-learning-englands-healthcare-safe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860733/psn-pdf
January 17, 2024 - Staff warned about the lack of psychiatric care at a VA
clinic. They couldn’t prevent tragedy.
January 17, 2024
McGrory K, Bedi N. ProPublica, January 6, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/staff-warned-about-lack-psychiatric-care-va-clinic-they-couldnt-prevent-tragedy
Stories of mental health system failure provid…
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September 21, 2011 - Do remote community telepharmacies have higher
medication error rates than traditional community
pharmacies? Evidence from the North Dakota
Telepharmacy Project.
September 21, 2011
Friesner DL, Scott DM, Rathke AM, et al. Do remote community telepharmacies have higher medication
error rates than traditional commu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39870/psn-pdf
September 22, 2010 - Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts?: Part 3. Harm
Reduction Strategies if Keeping 12-Hour Shifts.
September 22, 2010
Geiger-Brown J, Trinkoff AM. Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts? Part 3. harm reduction strategies
if keeping 12-hour shifts. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40(9):357-9. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/859353/psn-pdf
December 20, 2023 - Global State of Patient Safety 2023.
December 20, 2023
Illingworth J, Shaw A, Fernandez et al. London UK: Imperial College London; 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-state-patient-safety-2023
Patient safety data can support learning health systems and worldwide improvement. This report discusses
a set of in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45151/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - Role of relatives of ethnic minority patients in patient
safety in hospital care: a qualitative study.
May 18, 2016
van Rosse F, Suurmond J, Wagner C, et al. Role of relatives of ethnic minority patients in patient safety in
hospital care: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2016;6(4):e009052. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-0…
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March 30, 2016 - Fatal mistakes.
March 30, 2016
Kliff S. Vox Media. March 15, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fatal-mistakes
Health professionals involved in medical errors experience psychological stress, which can have serious
consequences if they are unable to cope with their mistake. Reporting on the second victim phenomeno…
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March 05, 2008 - The critical incident technique.
March 5, 2008
FLANAGAN JC. The critical incident technique. Psychol Bull. 1954;51(4):327-358.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-incident-technique
This review details the background of a methodology aimed to record specific behaviors, rather than
opinions or estimates, in evalu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861291/psn-pdf
January 24, 2024 - COVID-19 and patient safety- lessons from 2 efforts to
keep people safe.
January 24, 2024
Wachter RM. COVID-19 and patient safety- lessons from 2 efforts to keep people safe. JAMA Intern Med.
2024;184(2):127-128. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7527.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-and-patient-safety-lessons-…