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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33922/psn-pdf
August 05, 2009 - The importance of cognitive errors in diagnosis and
strategies to minimize them.
August 5, 2009
Croskerry P. The importance of cognitive errors in diagnosis and strategies to minimize them. Acad Med.
2003;78(8):775-780.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/importance-cognitive-errors-diagnosis-and-strategies-minimize-them…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836868/psn-pdf
April 06, 2022 - HEAR Her Concerns.
April 6, 2022
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hear-her-concerns
Maternal harm during and after pregnancy is a sentinel event. This campaign encoura…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35015/psn-pdf
June 16, 2011 - Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work
Environment of Nurses.
June 16, 2011
Page A; Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety, Board on Health Care
Services. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2004. ISBN: 9780309090674.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/keeping-patients-safe-trans…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852458/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - The patient's role in patient safety.
June 1, 2019
Corina I, Abram M, Halperin D. The patient's role in patient safety. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am.
2019;46(2):215-225. doi:10.1016/j.ogc.2019.01.004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-role-patient-safety
Patients and their families can play an important role i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35523/psn-pdf
December 14, 2010 - ISMP Medication Errors Reporting Program.
December 14, 2010
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-errors-reporting-program
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) administers this national reporting program, which
collects confidential reports of medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35327/psn-pdf
March 15, 2017 - Common Program Requirements. The Learning and
Working Environment (Duty Hours).
March 15, 2017
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/common-program-requirements-learning-and-working-environment-duty-hours
This website provides information about efforts to study and set …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44873/psn-pdf
March 21, 2016 - Malpractice Risks in Communication Failures: 2015
Annual Benchmarking Report.
March 21, 2016
Cambridge, MA: CRICO Strategies; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/malpractice-risks-communication-failures-2015-annual-benchmarking-report
Communication failures are known to contribute to medical errors. Analyzing more …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838147/psn-pdf
July 01, 2020 - Care Compare.
July 1, 2020
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-compare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) support transparency through the provision of
publicly available information on the quality of health care service in the United States. This portal en…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47999/psn-pdf
May 15, 2019 - Pregnancy-related deaths: saving women’s lives before,
during and after delivery.
May 15, 2019
CDC Vital Signs. May 7, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pregnancy-related-deaths-saving-womens-lives-during-and-after-delivery
Maternal morbidity and mortality is a worldwide patient safety problem. This analysis desc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38022/psn-pdf
August 27, 2008 - Hospitals try to calm doctors' outbursts: medical road
rage affecting patient safety, group says.
August 27, 2008
Kowalczyk L.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitals-try-calm-doctors-outbursts-medical-road-rage-affecting-patient-
safety-group-says
This article describes how physician outbursts can affect patient …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37835/psn-pdf
July 31, 2008 - Medical students' experiences with medical errors: an
analysis of medical student essays.
July 31, 2008
Martinez W, Lo B. Medical students' experiences with medical errors: an analysis of medical student
essays. Med Educ. 2008;42(7):733-41. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03109.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43684/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - Rapid response systems.
November 26, 2014
Hillman KM, Chen J, Jones D. Rapid response systems. Med J Aust. 2014;201(9):519-21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-systems
Rapid response systems have been widely accepted as a method to improve outcomes of hospitalized
patients demonstrating signs of rapid d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38835/psn-pdf
September 02, 2009 - Impact of a computerized physician order entry system
on compliance with prescription accuracy requirements.
September 2, 2009
Mir C, Gadri A, Zelger GL, et al. Impact of a computerized physician order entry system on compliance with
prescription accuracy requirements. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31(5):596-602. doi:10.10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40447/psn-pdf
March 04, 2015 - Analysis and prioritization of near-miss adverse events in
a radiology department.
March 4, 2015
Thornton RH, Miransky J, Killen A, et al. Analysis and prioritization of near-miss adverse events in a
radiology department. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;196(5):1120-4. doi:10.2214/AJR.10.5373.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45747/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - Implementing No Interruption Zones in the perioperative
environment.
December 21, 2016
Wright I. Implementing No Interruption Zones in the Perioperative Environment. AORN J. 2016;104(6):536-
540. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2016.09.018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-no-interruption-zones-perioperative-environme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836754/psn-pdf
March 16, 2022 - State of science: evolving perspectives on ‘human error’.
March 16, 2022
Read GJM, Shorrock S, Walker GH, et al. State of science: evolving perspectives on ‘human error’.
Ergonomics. 2021;64(9):1091-1114. doi:10.1080/00140139.2021.1953615.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-science-evolving-perspectives-human-error…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45968/psn-pdf
October 24, 2024 - State of Care.
October 24, 2024
Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK: Care Quality Commission; October 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/state-care
This website provides access to an annual report that summarizes National Health Service hospital and
social care performance across a range of care quality metrics at both the tr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836787/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - The second victim: a contested term?
December 1, 2021
Tumelty M-E. The second victim: a contested term? J Patient Saf. 2021;17(8):e1488-e1493.
doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000558.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-victim-contested-term
There has been some controversy around the term ‘second victim.’ Based on qualit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47050/psn-pdf
April 18, 2018 - Improving Physician Well-Being, Restoring Meaning in
Medicine.
April 18, 2018
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-well-being
Physician and resident well-being is receiving increased attention as an area of focus of the clinical
learning environment. This we…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40183/psn-pdf
February 02, 2011 - Nurses' work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and
patient mortality.
February 2, 2011
Trinkoff AM, Johantgen M, Storr CL, et al. Nurses' work schedule characteristics, nurse staffing, and patient
mortality. Nurs Res. 2011;60(1):1-8. doi:10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181fff15d.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurses-wor…