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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39474/psn-pdf
June 27, 2011 - A model for medication safety event detection.
June 27, 2011
Snyder RA, Fields W. A model for medication safety event detection. Int J Qual Health Care.
2010;22(3):179-86. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/model-medication-safety-event-detection
This AHRQ-funded work describes a model to iden…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40826/psn-pdf
October 05, 2011 - Patient Safety: A Human Factors Approach.
October 5, 2011
Dekker S. Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group; 2011. ISBN: 9781439852255.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-human-factors-approach
This book explores the complexity of patient safety improvement through the lens of human factors
engineeri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40514/psn-pdf
June 08, 2011 - 'Spread' remains challenge in patient safety improvement.
June 8, 2011
'Spread' remains challenge in patient safety improvement. Healthcare benchmarks and quality
improvement. 2011;18(5):49-52.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/spread-remains-challenge-patient-safety-improvement
Discussing challenges to expanding the u…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40178/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Guidelines for timely medication administration: response
to the CMS "30-minute rule."
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 13, 2011;16:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-timely-medication-administration-response-cms-30-minute-rule
This article reports results from a su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35539/psn-pdf
March 29, 2010 - Differentiating close calls from errors: a multidisciplinary
perspective.
March 29, 2010
Etchegaray JM; Thomas EJ; Geraci JM; Simmons D; Martin SK.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differentiating-close-calls-errors-multidisciplinary-perspective
In this AHRQ-funded study, the investigators determined that health care …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34956/psn-pdf
February 28, 2011 - Processes for effective communication in primary care.
February 28, 2011
Weiner SJ, Barnet B, Cheng TL, et al. Processes for effective communication in primary care. Ann Intern
Med. 2005;142(8):709-714.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/processes-effective-communication-primary-care
The authors address obstacles to eff…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38811/psn-pdf
July 22, 2009 - Council recommendation on patient safety, including the
prevention and control of healthcare associated
infections.
July 22, 2009
Council of the European Union (2009).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/council-recommendation-patient-safety-including-prevention-and-control-
healthcare-associated
This document provides…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35074/psn-pdf
March 07, 2016 - Library-hospital pairing empowers patients, improves
safety.
March 7, 2016
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/library-hospital-pairing-empowers-patients-improves-safety
This article describes the Partnering for Patient Empowerment Through Community Awareness program,
a model for utilizing libraries to educate consumers …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42756/psn-pdf
November 20, 2013 - Removing the "me" from "MD."
November 20, 2013
Parikh RB. Removing the “Me” From “MD”. JAMA. 2013;310(18). doi:10.1001/jama.2013.280722.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/removing-me-md
Recounting what one medical student learned by shadowing a nurse, this commentary emphasizes the
importance of interprofessional commu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36541/psn-pdf
January 25, 2010 - Patient Safety in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
January 25, 2010
Frush KS, Hohenhaus SM eds. Clin Pediatr Emerg Med. 2006;7(4):213-283.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-pediatric-emergency-medicine
This special issue provides 11 articles on various aspects of ensuring safety in pediatric emergency care,
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35425/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - Have you M.E.T. the future of better patient safety?
June 17, 2014
Larson L. Have you M.E.T. the future of better patient safety? Trustee : the journal for hospital governing
boards. 2005;58(8):6-10, 1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/have-you-met-future-better-patient-safety
This article recaps the origins of the me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40143/psn-pdf
May 21, 2019 - Overview of progress on patient safety.
May 21, 2019
Pronovost P, Holzmueller CG, Ennen CS, et al. Overview of progress in patient safety. Am J Obstet
Gynecol. 2011;204(1):5-10. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overview-progress-patient-safety
The first in a new patient safety series, t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36152/psn-pdf
August 09, 2006 - Improving patient safety with team coordination:
challenges and strategies of implementation.
August 9, 2006
Harris KT; Treanor CM; Salisbury ML.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-team-coordination-challenges-and-strategies-
implementation
The authors discuss the implementation of a teamwork t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35123/psn-pdf
July 03, 2015 - Patient Safety Tools: Improving Safety at the Point of
Care.
July 3, 2015
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-tools-improving-safety-point-care
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded more than $8 million to 15 Partnerships
in Implementing …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36493/psn-pdf
January 01, 2010 - Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsylvania.
December 6, 2006
Harrisburg PA: Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council -- 2005-2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-infections-pennsylvania-1
This collection of reports provides annual findings on the number and rate of health care-
acquired …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37573/psn-pdf
December 23, 2016 - Preventing accidents and injuries in the MRI suite.
December 23, 2016
Preventing accidents and injuries in the MRI suite. Sentinel Event Alert. 2008;38(38):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-accidents-and-injuries-mri-suite
This alert provides risk reduction strategies and recommendations to minimize oppo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38360/psn-pdf
March 18, 2010 - Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code
administration technology.
March 18, 2010
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2008;5:122-126.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-occurring-use-bar-code-administration-technology
This article describes errors associated with bar coded medication admin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35799/psn-pdf
March 29, 2006 - The ethics and practical importance of defining,
distinguishing and disclosing nursing errors: a
discussion paper.
March 29, 2006
Johnstone MJ; Kanitsaki O.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethics-and-practical-importance-defining-distinguishing-and-disclosing-nursing-
errors
The authors provide a definition of "nur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35465/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - Medication errors related to product names.
January 5, 2017
Santell JP, Cousins DD. Medication errors related to product names. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.
2005;31(11):649-54.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-related-product-names
The authors use data from United States Pharmacopeia Medication Errors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38303/psn-pdf
December 17, 2008 - Errors and analysis of errors.
December 17, 2008
Mulligan MA, Nechodom P. Errors and analysis of errors. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2008;51(4):656-65.
doi:10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181899a5a.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-and-analysis-errors
This article suggests elements of an effective error reduction program and provi…