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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37198/psn-pdf
October 06, 2011 - Criminalization of medical error: who draws the line?
October 6, 2011
Dekker SWA. Criminalization of medical error: who draws the line? ANZ J Surg. 2007;77(10):831-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/criminalization-medical-error-who-draws-line
The author discusses the complexities of defining and responding to health …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35179/psn-pdf
June 06, 2016 - Patient safety in cataract surgery.
June 6, 2016
Kelly SP, Astbury NJ. Patient safety in cataract surgery. Eye (Lond). 2006;20(3):275-82.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-cataract-surgery
The authors evaluate patient safety issues involved with cataract surgery and provide several
recommendations for sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39151/psn-pdf
October 02, 2017 - The challenges to transparency in reporting medical
errors.
October 2, 2017
Paterick ZR, Paterick BB, Waterhouse BE, et al. The Challenges to Transparency in Reporting Medical
Errors. J Patient Saf. 2009;5(4). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e3181be2a88.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenges-transparency-reporting-medical-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37922/psn-pdf
May 02, 2018 - Epidural-IV route mix-ups: reducing the risk of deadly
errors.
May 2, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 3, 2008;13:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/epidural-iv-route-mix-ups-reducing-risk-deadly-errors
This article reports on the potentially fatal error of administering epidural medicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37656/psn-pdf
May 08, 2019 - Canadian Disclosure Guidelines: Being Open and Honest
with Patients and Families.
May 8, 2019
Disclosure Working Group. Edmonton, AB, Canada; Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2011. ISBN
9781926541389.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/canadian-disclosure-guidelines-being-open-and-honest-patients-and-families
These n…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41091/psn-pdf
October 01, 2021 - ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in
Community/Ambulatory Healthcare.
October 1, 2021
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-list-high-alert-medications-communityambulatory-healthcare
This fact sheet provides a list of high-alert medications commonly used in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36846/psn-pdf
March 03, 2011 - Information technology cannot guarantee patient safety.
March 3, 2011
de Wildt SN, Verzijden R, van den Anker JN, et al. Information technology cannot guarantee patient safety.
BMJ. 2007;334(7598):851-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/information-technology-cannot-guarantee-patient-safety
The authors provide a case …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40389/psn-pdf
July 31, 2012 - Getting Your Best Health Care: Real-World Stories for
Patient Empowerment.
July 31, 2012
Farbstein K. Rockville, MD: Access Intelligence, LLC; 2011. ISBN: 9781885461452.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/getting-your-best-health-care-real-world-stories-patient-empowerment
This book explores patient-centered care and pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35257/psn-pdf
June 25, 2009 - JCAHO's safety goals—the clock is ticking, will your ED
be compliant?
June 25, 2009
JCAHO's safety goals--the clock is ticking, will your ED be compliant? ED Manag. 2005;17(7):73-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/jcahos-safety-goals-clock-ticking-will-your-ed-be-compliant
This article provides practical advise for e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41595/psn-pdf
May 28, 2019 - Luer Connector Misconnections: Under-Recognized but
Potentially Dangerous Events.
May 28, 2019
Medical Product Safety Network. Silver Spring, MD; US Food and Drug Administration. November 19,
2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/luer-connector-misconnections-under-recognized-potentially-dangerous-events
This Web si…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35040/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Medication errors involving pediatric patients.
January 2, 2017
Santell JP, Hicks RW. Medication errors involving pediatric patients. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.
2005;31(6):348-53.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-involving-pediatric-patients
Using Medmarx data from 2001 through 2003, the authors ana…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34598/psn-pdf
November 15, 2011 - Complexity and the Adoption of Innovation in Health
Care.
November 15, 2011
Plsek P. Washington DC: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation and National
Committee for Quality Health Care; 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complexity-and-adoption-innovation-health-care
In discussing the complexit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ehr-copy-and-paste-and-patient-safety
January 01, 2018 - EHR Copy and Paste and Patient Safety
Shannon M. Dean, MD | January 1, 2018
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Citation Text:
Dean SM. EHR Copy and Paste and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836877/psn-pdf
May 16, 2022 - In Conversation With... Remle P. Crowe, PhD
May 16, 2022
In Conversation With.. Remle P. Crowe, PhD . PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-remle-p-crowe-phd
Editor’s Note: Remle Crowe, PhD, NREMT, is the Director of Clinical and Operational Research at ESO.
In her professional ro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41560/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - Improving Medication Safety in High Risk Medicare
Beneficiaries Toolkit.
August 1, 2012
Touchette DR, Stubbings J, Schumock G. Effective Healthcare Research Report No. 38. Rockville, MD:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-EHC027-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40814/psn-pdf
September 28, 2011 - Retained surgical items and minimally invasive surgery.
September 28, 2011
Gibbs VC. Retained surgical items and minimally invasive surgery. World J Surg. 2011;35(7):1532-9.
doi:10.1007/s00268-011-1060-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/retained-surgical-items-and-minimally-invasive-surgery
This commentary discusses …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42480/psn-pdf
August 07, 2013 - A multi-tiered approach to safety education.
August 7, 2013
Oates K, Sammut J, Kennedy P. A multi-tiered approach to safety education. Clin Teach. 2013;10(4):214-
8. doi:10.1111/tct.12037.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multi-tiered-approach-safety-education
This commentary describes an initiative that incorporated …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37718/psn-pdf
April 23, 2008 - Mistakes and disclosure.
April 23, 2008
Winter RO, Birnberg BA. Mistakes and disclosure. Fam Med. 2008;40(4):245-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mistakes-and-disclosure
This article describes a method for teaching residents about safety culture, medical errors, and disclosure
by using a movie, magazine article, an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36310/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - A statewide voluntary patient safety initiative: the Georgia
experience.
January 5, 2017
Rask KJ, Schuessler LD, Naylor DV. A statewide voluntary patient safety initiative: the Georgia experiene.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(10):564-72.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/statewide-voluntary-patient-safety-initiat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36286/psn-pdf
September 20, 2006 - The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the
2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy.
September 20, 2006
Kutner M, Greenberg E, Jin Y, et al. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics; 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-americas-adults-results-2003-national-assessment…