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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43422/psn-pdf
August 06, 2014 - Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering
Residency.
August 6, 2014
Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/core-entrustable-professional-activities-entering-residency
Studies have revealed a gap between what residents are expected to know and how pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37495/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Emergency department communication links and
patterns.
September 27, 2016
Fairbanks RJ, Bisantz A, Sunm M. Emergency department communication links and patterns. Ann Emerg
Med. 2007;50(4):396-406.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-communication-links-and-patterns
This study used link analysis tech…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40952/psn-pdf
December 07, 2011 - Hospital quality and patient safety competencies:
development, description, and recommendations for use.
December 7, 2011
O'Leary KJ, Afsar-Manesh N, Budnitz T, et al. Hospital quality and patient safety competencies:
Development, description, and recommendations for use. J Hosp Med. 2011;6(9). doi:10.1002/jhm.937.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44013/psn-pdf
March 25, 2015 - The effect of hospitalist discontinuity on adverse events.
March 25, 2015
O'Leary KJ, Turner J, Christensen N, et al. The effect of hospitalist discontinuity on adverse events. J Hosp
Med. 2015;10(3):147-51. doi:10.1002/jhm.2308.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-hospitalist-discontinuity-adverse-events
Clinicia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72713/psn-pdf
February 03, 2021 - Patient/Family Crisis Hotline.
February 3, 2021
Sorry Works!
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patientfamily-crisis-hotline
Patients and families experiencing medical error may not always have access to the support needed to
navigate the system to inform improvements and receive appropriate restitution. This hotl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36464/psn-pdf
January 07, 2011 - Establishing a rapid response team (RRT) in an academic
hospital: one year's experience.
January 7, 2011
King E, Horvath R, Shulkin DJ. Establishing a rapid response team (RRT) in an academic hospital: One
year's experience. J Hosp Med. 2006;1(5). doi:10.1002/jhm.114.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/establishing-rapi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41073/psn-pdf
January 18, 2012 - Quality improvement in medical education: current state
and future directions.
January 18, 2012
Wong BM, Levinson W, Shojania KG. Quality improvement in medical education: current state and future
directions. Med Educ. 2012;46(1):107-19. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04154.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44429/psn-pdf
May 10, 2016 - Teaching Clinical Reasoning.
May 10, 2016
Trowbridge RL Jr, Rencic JJ, Durning SJ, eds. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians; 2015.
ISBN: 9781938921056.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-clinical-reasoning
Diagnostic errors are often attributed to clinicians' cognitive biases. This publication prov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44441/psn-pdf
August 26, 2015 - Preventing Falls With Injury.
August 26, 2015
Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare; TST.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-falls-injury
Patient falls are preventable and can be addressed through quality and safety strategies. This toolkit
provides a process to help health care organizations de…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73173/psn-pdf
April 21, 2021 - Racism and Health.
April 21, 2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racism-and-health
Ethnic and social inequities have a substantial impact on the safety and effectiveness of health care. This
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiative provides access to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44226/psn-pdf
November 03, 2015 - The Patient Survival Handbook.
November 3, 2015
Powell SM, Stone RD. Peachtree City, GA: Synensis; 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-survival-handbook
Engaging patients in their care is increasingly advocated as a way to improve safety. This book
recommends actions for patients and families to reduce risk…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47966/psn-pdf
May 29, 2019 - Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit.
May 29, 2019
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-essentials-toolkit
This toolkit provides access to nine key tools to help organizations improve teamwork, incident analysis,
and communication as well as templates to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40161/psn-pdf
January 19, 2011 - 2010 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award
Recipients.
January 19, 2011
Joint Commission. January 12, 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2010-john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-award-recipients
The Eisenberg Award honors individuals and organizations who have made vital accomplishments in
im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37584/psn-pdf
March 05, 2008 - Prescribing errors in a pediatric emergency department.
March 5, 2008
Rinke ML, Moon M, Clark J, et al. Prescribing errors in a pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg
Care. 2008;24(1):1-8. doi:10.1097/pec.0b013e31815f6f6c.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-errors-pediatric-emergency-department
Pediat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37605/psn-pdf
February 22, 2010 - Sorry Works! 2.0: Disclosure, Apology, and Relationships
Prevent Medical Malpractice Claims.
February 22, 2010
Wojcieszak D, Saxton JW, Finkelstein MM. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse; 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sorry-works-20-disclosure-apology-and-relationships-prevent-medical-
malpractice-claims
This manu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72862/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting
(CAPER).
March 17, 2021
The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association and the Northwestern University Department
of Dermatology.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cutaneous-procedures-adverse-events-reporting-caper
Voluntary reporting systems collect adverse ev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37714/psn-pdf
July 24, 2013 - Alarm Interventions During Medical Telemetry Monitoring:
A Failure Mode & Effects Analysis.
July 24, 2013
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2008;5(suppl rev):1-50.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alarm-interventions-during-medical-telemetry-monitoring-failure-mode-effects-
analysis
This failure mode and effects anal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60923/psn-pdf
September 16, 2020 - Considering the safety and quality of artificial intelligence
in health care.
September 16, 2020
Ross P, Spates K. Considering the Safety and Quality of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care. Jt Comm J
Qual Patient Saf. 2020;46(10):596-599. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.08.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/considering-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50663/psn-pdf
November 13, 2019 - Investigation into Electronic Prescribing and Medicines
Administration Systems and Safe Discharge.
November 13, 2019
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; October 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigation-electronic-prescribing-and-medicines-administration-systems-
and-safe-discharge
Des…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40464/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Multiple latent failures align to allow a serious drug
interaction to harm a patient.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 5, 2011;16:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multiple-latent-failures-align-allow-serious-drug-interaction-harm-patient
Detailing a case in which latent failures…