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July 19, 2024 - SHOT Annual Report.
July 19, 2024
S Narayan, ed. Manchester, UK: Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Steering Group; 2023. ISBN:
9781999596859.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shot-annual-report-2019
Although errors in the blood transfusion process are rare, they can be harmful. This annual report provides
an anal…
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February 18, 2015 - Is incivility an underlying threat to safety in obstetrics?
February 18, 2015
Veltman L. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. January/February 2015;12:34-36.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incivility-underlying-threat-safety-obstetrics
The Joint Commission and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have issued …
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December 03, 2014 - Unverified patient-reported error: a false alarm can have
real consequences.
December 3, 2014
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. November 20, 2014;19:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unverified-patient-reported-error-false-alarm-can-have-real-consequences
Reviewing an incident involving a patient w…
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June 24, 2015 - Patient Safety Tool Kit.
June 24, 2015
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. Cairo, Egypt: World Health Organization; 2015. ISBN:
9789290220596.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-tool-kit
Patient safety programs should reflect local needs, motivate clinician and leadership engagement, and
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44880/psn-pdf
September 06, 2016 - Drug shortages forcing hard decisions on rationing
treatments.
September 6, 2016
Fink S. New York Times. January 29, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-forcing-hard-decisions-rationing-treatments
Drug shortages have become a routine challenge in medicine. Reporting on the impact of medication
short…
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November 12, 2008 - Specimen labeling errors: a Q-probes analysis of 147
clinical laboratories.
November 12, 2008
Wagar EA, Stankovic AK, Raab SS, et al. Specimen labeling errors: a Q-probes analysis of 147 clinical
laboratories. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(10):1617-22. doi:10.1043/1543-
2165(2008)132[1617:SLEAQA]2.0.CO;2.
https:/…
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September 14, 2011 - Ambulatory surgery facilities: a comprehensive review of
medication error reports in Pennsylvania.
September 14, 2011
Grissinger M, Dabliz R. Pa Patient Saf Advis 2011 Sep;8(3):85-93.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-surgery-facilities-comprehensive-review-medication-error-reports-
pennsylvania
Anal…
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August 02, 2015 - The automated operating room: a team approach to
patient safety and communication.
August 2, 2015
Nissan J, Campos V, Delgado H, et al. The automated operating room: a team approach to patient safety
and communication. JAMA Surg. 2014;149(11):1209-10. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1825.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/au…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37155/psn-pdf
October 06, 2011 - Classification of adverse events occurring in a surgical
intensive care unit.
October 6, 2011
Frankel H, Sperry J, Kaplan L, et al. Classification of adverse events occurring in a surgical intensive care
unit. Am J Surg. 2007;194(3):328-32.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classification-adverse-events-occurring-surgi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60926/psn-pdf
September 16, 2020 - Sent home to die.
September 16, 2020
Waldman A, Kaplan J. Sent home to die. ProPublica. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sent-home-die
Hospitals have been deeply challenged to provide effective care during the COVID crisis. This article
discusses how rationing and ineffective protection for families and patients…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41867/psn-pdf
January 30, 2013 - Medication discrepancies in integrated electronic health
records.
January 30, 2013
Linsky A, Simon SR. Medication discrepancies in integrated electronic health records. BMJ Qual Saf.
2013;22(2):103-9. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001301.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-discrepancies-integrated-electronic-health-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39783/psn-pdf
August 25, 2010 - Ethics, oversight and quality improvement initiatives.
August 25, 2010
Taylor HA, Pronovost PJ, Sugarman J. Ethics, oversight and quality improvement initiatives. Quality and
Safety in Health Care. 2010;19(4). doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.038034.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethics-oversight-and-quality-improvement-initia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36771/psn-pdf
January 22, 2017 - A pediatric medical emergency team manages a complex
child with hypoxia and a worried parent.
January 22, 2017
Shilkofski NA, Hunt EA. A pediatric medical emergency team manages a complex child with hypoxia and
worried parent. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(4):236-41, 185.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39103/psn-pdf
November 18, 2009 - Identifying organizational cultures that promote patient
safety.
November 18, 2009
Singer SJ, Falwell A, Gaba DM, et al. Identifying organizational cultures that promote patient safety. Health
Care Manag Rev. 2009;34(4):300-311. doi:10.1097/HMR.0b013e3181afc10c.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-organizatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44383/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - Field Guide to Collaborative Care: Implementing the
Future of Health Care.
January 5, 2017
Uhlig P, Raboin WE. Overland Park, KS: Oak Prairie Health Press; 2015. ISBN: 9780991411290.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/field-guide-collaborative-care-implementing-future-health-care
This online resource provides instructio…
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August 03, 2011 - Development and validation of a tool to improve
paediatric referral/consultation communication.
August 3, 2011
Stille CJ, Mazor KM, Meterko V, et al. Development and validation of a tool to improve paediatric
referral/consultation communication. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(8):692-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2010.045781.
https:…
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March 10, 2011 - Informatics opportunities: the intersection of patient
safety and clinical informatics.
March 10, 2011
Kilbridge PM, Classen D. The informatics opportunities at the intersection of patient safety and clinical
informatics. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15(4):397-407. doi:10.1197/jamia.M2735.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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September 29, 2021 - Peer Support Toolkit.
September 29, 2021
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety. September 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/peer-support-toolkit
Clinicians involved in adverse events that harm patients can struggle to come to terms with error. This
toolkit is designed to assist organizations in the development o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38698/psn-pdf
June 10, 2009 - Towards a framework to select techniques for error
prediction: supporting novice users in the healthcare
sector.
June 10, 2009
Lyons M. Towards a framework to select techniques for error prediction: supporting novice users in the
healthcare sector. Appl Ergon. 2009;40(3):379-95. doi:10.1016/j.apergo.2008.11.004.
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August 10, 2016 - Patient Safety: Exploring Quality of Care in the US.
August 10, 2016
ProPublica, Inc. New York, NY. 2012-2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-exploring-quality-care-us
This website provides resources exploring patient safety challenges from various perspectives, including
feature length articles and m…