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August 05, 2009 - Rural hospital information technology implementation for
safety and quality improvement: lessons learned.
August 5, 2009
Tietze MF, Williams J, Galimbertti M. Rural hospital information technology implementation for safety and
quality improvement: lessons learned. Comput Inform Nurs. 2009;27(4):206-14.
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October 28, 2015 - Smarter clinical checklists: how to minimize checklist
fatigue and maximize clinician performance.
October 28, 2015
Grigg EB. Smarter Clinical Checklists: How to Minimize Checklist Fatigue and Maximize Clinician
Performance. Anesth Analg. 2015;121(2):570-3. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000000352.
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May 18, 2015 - The science of improvement.
May 18, 2015
Berwick DM. The science of improvement. JAMA. 2008;299(10):1182-4. doi:10.1001/jama.299.10.1182.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/science-improvement
This commentary by Dr. Donald Berwick, president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, addresses
the growing tension betw…
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July 17, 2024 - Total systems safety supports practitioners in partnering
with families to protect patients.
July 17, 2024
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care. 2024;29(13):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/total-systems-safety-supports-practitioners-partnering-families-protect-patients
Patient and family concerns can provide…
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April 22, 2015 - Fix and forget or fix and report: a qualitative study of
tensions at the front line of incident reporting.
April 22, 2015
Hewitt TA, Chreim S. Fix and forget or fix and report: a qualitative study of tensions at the front line of
incident reporting. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(5):303-10. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003279.
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February 27, 2014 - (How) do we learn from errors? A prospective study of the
link between the ward's learning practices and medication
administration errors.
February 27, 2014
Drach-Zahavy A, Somech A, Admi H, et al. (How) do we learn from errors? A prospective study of the link
between the ward's learning practices and medication a…
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December 23, 2012 - Analysing potential harm in Australian general practice:
an incident-monitoring study.
December 23, 2012
Bhasale AL, Miller GC, Reid SE, et al. Analysing potential harm in Australian general practice: an incident-
monitoring study. Med J Aust. 1998;169(2):73-6.
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January 02, 2008 - My brother's keeper: must a physician disclose another's
medical error and potential negligence?
January 2, 2008
Liang BA, Smith C by DS. My brother's keeper: must a physician disclose another's medical error and
potential negligence? J Clin Anesth. 2007;19(7):558-562. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.05.005.
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February 27, 2009 - Drug error in anaesthetic practice: a review of 896 reports
from the Australian Incident Monitoring Study database.
February 27, 2009
Abeysekera A, Bergman IJ, Kluger MT, et al. Drug error in anaesthetic practice: a review of 896 reports
from the Australian Incident Monitoring Study database. Anaesthesia. 2005;60(3…
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December 18, 2014 - Emergency department visits for medical
device–associated adverse events among children.
December 18, 2014
Wang C, Hefflin B, Cope JU, et al. Emergency department visits for medical device-associated adverse
events among children. Pediatrics. 2010;126(2):247-59. doi:10.1542/peds.2010-0528.
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January 23, 2017 - Quantitative analysis of the content of EMS handoff of
critically ill and injured patients to the emergency
department.
January 23, 2017
Goldberg SA, Porat A, Strother CG, et al. Quantitative Analysis of the Content of EMS Handoff of Critically
Ill and Injured Patients to the Emergency Department. Prehosp Emerg Ca…
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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.
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November 22, 2017 - The high costs of unnecessary care.
November 22, 2017
Carroll AE. The High Costs of Unnecessary Care. JAMA. 2017;318(18):1748-1749.
doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16193.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-costs-unnecessary-care
The provision of unneeded care can result in physical, financial, and psychological harm to patie…
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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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May 06, 2016 - Managing the Unexpected: Sustained Performance in a
Complex World, Third Edition.
May 6, 2016
Weick KE, Sutcliffe KM. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2015. ISBN-13: 9781118862414.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-unexpected-sustained-performance-complex-world-3rd-edition
According to Weick and Sutcliffe, high…
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July 27, 2022 - Support methods for healthcare professionals who are
second victims: an integrative review.
July 27, 2022
Neft MW, Sekula K, Zoucha R, et al. AANA J. 2022;90(3):189-196.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/support-methods-healthcare-professionals-who-are-second-victims-integrative-
review
Healthcare workers who ar…
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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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July 20, 2011 - Policy and practice in the use of root cause analysis to
investigate clinical adverse events: mind the gap.
July 20, 2011
Nicolini D, Waring J, Mengis J. Policy and practice in the use of root cause analysis to investigate clinical
adverse events: mind the gap. Soc Sci Med. 2011;73(2):217-25. doi:10.1016/j.socscime…
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January 01, 2021 - Operationalizing occupational fatigue in pharmacists: an
exploratory factor analysis.
November 18, 2020
Watterson TL, Look KA, Steege LM, et al. Operationalizing occupational fatigue in pharmacists: an
exploratory factor analysis. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021;17(7):1282-1287.
doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.012.
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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…