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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39663/psn-pdf
June 09, 2011 - Value of human factors to medication and patient safety
in the intensive care unit.
June 9, 2011
Scanlon M, Karsh B-T. Value of human factors to medication and patient safety in the intensive care unit.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38. doi:10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181dd8de2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/value-human-factors-medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73960/psn-pdf
October 13, 2021 - Therapeutic duplication on the general surgical wards.
October 13, 2021
Huynh I, Rajendran T. Therapeutic duplication on the general surgical wards. BMJ Open Qual.
2021;10(3):e001363. doi:10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001363.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/therapeutic-duplication-general-surgical-wards
Unintentional therapeuti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45926/psn-pdf
May 17, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
May 17, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-safety-ambulatory-surgery-centers
Ambulatory surgery centers provide care to growing numbers of patients. This toolkit draws fr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37752/psn-pdf
May 07, 2019 - Guidance for the Safe Use of Automated Dispensing
Cabinets.
May 7, 2019
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidance-safe-use-automated-dispensing-cabinets
Drug dispensing systems have been adopted in hospitals to prevent medication errors, but accidents
associ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36545/psn-pdf
January 10, 2011 - Transition of care for hospitalized elderly
patients—development of a discharge checklist for
hospitalists.
January 10, 2011
Halasyamani L, Kripalani S, Coleman E, et al. Transition of care for hospitalized elderly
patients—Development of a discharge checklist for hospitalists. J Hosp Med. 2006;1(6).
doi:10.1002/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45054/psn-pdf
May 18, 2016 - Double checking: a second look.
May 18, 2016
Hewitt T, Chreim S, Forster AJ. Double checking: a second look. J Eval Clin Pract. 2016;22(2):267-74.
doi:10.1111/jep.12468.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/double-checking-second-look
Manual double checking of high-risk medication administration is a standard safety pract…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46495/psn-pdf
December 13, 2017 - Wrong-site surgery.
December 13, 2017
Engelhardt KE, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. Wrong-Site Surgery. JAMA. 2017;318(20):2033-2034.
doi:10.1001/jama.2017.17177.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-surgery-1
This commentary describes a case of wrong-site surgery, an erroneous breast biopsy, and the resulting
discl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866528/psn-pdf
August 14, 2024 - First with Kids: Medication Errors.
August 14, 2024
First L. NBC5. First with Kids: Medication Errors. August 1, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-kids-medication-errors
Medication mistakes involving children are common. This news segment provides suggestions for parents
to help improve the safety of medica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40868/psn-pdf
October 19, 2011 - Simulation to enhance patient safety: why aren't we there
yet?
October 19, 2011
Aggarwal R, Darzi A. Simulation to enhance patient safety: why aren't we there yet? Chest.
2011;140(4):854-858. doi:10.1378/chest.11-0728.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-enhance-patient-safety-why-arent-we-there-yet
Discussin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39814/psn-pdf
January 28, 2015 - Patient safety for global health - developing safe, effective
and accessible technologies.
January 28, 2015
Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(suppl 2):i1-i47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-global-health-developing-safe-effective-and-accessible-
technologies
This supplement provides the conclusions of wo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45008/psn-pdf
June 28, 2018 - Opioid Overdose.
June 28, 2018
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-overdose
Concerns about patient harm from prescription opioid misuse are increasing in the United States. This
website provides guidelines for use of opioid medications and information to raise awareness …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74249/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - Medication safety issues with newly authorized
PAXLOVID.
January 12, 2022
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Medication Safety Alerts. January 3, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-issues-newly-authorized-paxlovid
Emerging care practices can produce unsafe situations due to the newness…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43577/psn-pdf
October 01, 2014 - The State of VA Health Care.
October 1, 2014
Hearing Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate. 113th Cong (September 9,
2014).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-va-health-care
In this hearing Veterans Affairs leadership provide an update on the current investigation into data and
scheduling…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50876/psn-pdf
April 22, 2021 - Veterans Accountability Improvement Act.
April 22, 2021
SB 1307, 117th Congress: 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/veterans-accountability-improvement-act
Reporting clinicians who exhibit practice behaviors that are detrimental to safety is challenged by system
and cultural norms. This legislation aims to strengt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43322/psn-pdf
January 28, 2015 - Patient Safety Initiative: Hospital Executive and Physician
Leadership Strategies.
January 28, 2015
Oakbrook, IL: Joint Commission Resources; January 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-initiative-hospital-executive-and-physician-leadership-strategies
This toolkit draws from experiences of the Joint …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41253/psn-pdf
April 04, 2012 - Impact of resident workload and handoff training on
patient outcomes.
April 4, 2012
Mueller SK, Call S, McDonald FS, et al. Impact of resident workload and handoff training on patient
outcomes. Am J Med. 2012;125(1):104-10. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.09.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-resident-workload-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37456/psn-pdf
January 01, 2012 - The impact of health system membership on patient
safety initiatives.
May 26, 2011
Ford EW, Short JC. The impact of health system membership on patient safety initiatives. Health Care
Manage Rev. 2012;33(1):13-20. doi:10.1097/01.hmr.0000304496.89684.7f.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-health-system-membership-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43864/psn-pdf
January 28, 2015 - Starter Kit for Alarm Fatigue.
January 28, 2015
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists; NACNS.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/starter-kit-alarm-fatigue
Alarm fatigue has been identified as a serious problem that affects the safety of nursing care. This toolkit
provides checklists, resources, and implemen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865882/psn-pdf
May 15, 2024 - Kentucky first state to decriminalize medical errors.
May 15, 2024
Robertson R. MedPage Today. April 30, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/kentucky-first-state-decriminalize-medical-errors
Criminalization of medical error can have a chilling effect on the transparency needed to inform
improvement. This news artic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38586/psn-pdf
April 30, 2014 - Stress and burnout among surgeons: understanding and
managing the syndrome and avoiding the adverse
consequences.
April 30, 2014
Balch CM, Freischlag JA, Shanafelt TD. Stress and burnout among surgeons: understanding and
managing the syndrome and avoiding the adverse consequences. Arch Surg. 2009;144(4):371-6.
do…