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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45176/psn-pdf
July 20, 2016 - Sustaining Improvement.
July 20, 2016
Scoville R, Little K, Rakover J, et al. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Institute for Healthcare Improvement;
2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sustaining-improvement
Numerous activities and programs have been launched to improve patient safety, but sustaining
improvements can be …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40218/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Preventable adverse drug events and their causes and
contributing factors: the analysis of register data.
December 29, 2014
Jylhä V, Saranto K, Bates DW. Preventable adverse drug events and their causes and contributing factors:
the analysis of register data. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(2):187-97. doi:10.1093/i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41279/psn-pdf
September 19, 2016 - Medical error, incident investigation and the second
victim: doing better but feeling worse?
September 19, 2016
Wu AW, Steckelberg RC. Medical error, incident investigation and the second victim: doing better but
feeling worse? BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(4):267-70. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000605.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45450/psn-pdf
February 13, 2018 - Avoiding Unconscious Bias: a Guide for Surgeons.
February 13, 2018
London, UK: Royal College of Surgeons of England; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoiding-unconscious-bias-guide-surgeons
Biases can affect decision making and behaviors toward colleagues and patients. This guidance provides
information for sur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60331/psn-pdf
May 13, 2020 - How a Doctor Confronts Medical Error.
May 13, 2020
People’s Pharmacy. Show 1209. April 28, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-doctor-confronts-medical-error
Accidental harm to patients is a persistent challenge in health care. This interview features Dr. Danielle Ofri
who provides an overview of error in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46634/psn-pdf
November 22, 2017 - Ambulatory Care Patient Safety 2017–2018.
November 22, 2017
National Quality Forum; NQF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-care-patient-safety-2017-2018
Patient safety in ambulatory care is emerging as a focus of research, regulation, and measurement efforts.
This website provides information and resources r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837738/psn-pdf
July 27, 2022 - High-reliability organisation principles implemented in
dentistry.
July 27, 2022
Minyé HM, Benjamin EM. High-reliability organisation principles implemented in dentistry. Br Dent J.
2022;232(12):879-885. doi:10.1038/s41415-022-4354-z.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-organisation-principles-implemente…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48136/psn-pdf
August 07, 2019 - Safe Practices for Drug Allergies—Using CDS and Health
IT.
August 7, 2019
Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety. Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI Institute; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-practices-drug-allergies-using-cds-and-health-it
Inconsistent checking for and consideration of drug allergy alerts can d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44100/psn-pdf
June 10, 2015 - Residency training in handoffs: a survey of program
directors in psychiatry.
June 10, 2015
Arbuckle MR, Reardon CL, Young JQ. Residency training in handoffs: a survey of program directors in
psychiatry. Acad Psychiatry. 2015;39(2):132-8. doi:10.1007/s40596-014-0167-y.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/residency-trainin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46687/psn-pdf
February 21, 2018 - Oversedation of a patient with obstructive sleep apnea
prior to imaging.
February 21, 2018
Blay E, Barnard C, Bilimoria KY. Oversedation of a Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Prior to Imaging.
JAMA. 2018;319(5):495-496. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.22004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oversedation-patient-obstructive-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39267/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - What have we learned about interventions to reduce
medical errors?
April 1, 2010
Woodward HI, Mytton OT, Lemer C, et al. What have we learned about interventions to reduce medical
errors? Annu Rev Public Health. 2010;31:479-97 1 p following 497.
doi:10.1146/annurev.publhealth.012809.103544.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43790/psn-pdf
October 23, 2023 - Complaints to the Parliamentary and Health Service
Ombudsman.
October 23, 2023
Manchester, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complaints-about-acute-trusts-2016-2017
The National Health Service broadly reports the results of system-level analyses and investigations into
t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45834/psn-pdf
February 22, 2017 - Implementing an error disclosure coaching model: a
multicenter case study.
February 22, 2017
White AA, Brock DM, McCotter PI, et al. Implementing an error disclosure coaching model: A multicenter
case study. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2017;36(3):34-45. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21260.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39100/psn-pdf
January 28, 2010 - Hospital governance and the quality of care.
January 28, 2010
Jha AK, Epstein AM. Hospital governance and the quality of care. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29(1):182-7.
doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0297.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-governance-and-quality-care
This study surveyed more than 700 board chairs and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39098/psn-pdf
November 11, 2009 - Building team and technical competency for obstetric
emergencies: the mobile obstetric emergencies simulator
(MOES) system.
November 11, 2009
Deering S, Rosen MA, Salas E, et al. Building team and technical competency for obstetric emergencies:
the mobile obstetric emergencies simulator (MOES) system. Simul Health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47668/psn-pdf
January 30, 2019 - Organizing for Reliability: A Guide for Research and
Practice.
January 30, 2019
Ramanujam R, Roberts KH, eds. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press; 2018. ISBN: 9780804793612.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/organizing-reliability-guide-research-and-practice
High reliability principles guide safety efforts in compl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35079/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - Medical Error: What Do We Know? What Do We Do?
November 4, 2015
Rosenthal MM; Sutcliffe KM, eds. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 2002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-error-what-do-we-know-what-do-we-do
Opening with a review of lessons learned since the Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS),
this book explore…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47821/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - Patient Safety.
May 22, 2019
National Pharmacy Association; NPA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-15
This website for independent community pharmacy owners across the United Kingdom features both free
and members-only guidance, reporting platforms, and document templates to support patient safety. It
i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47460/psn-pdf
October 10, 2018 - A surgeon so bad it was criminal.
October 10, 2018
Beil L. ProPublica. October 2, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeon-so-bad-it-was-criminal
This news article reports on systemic weaknesses that enabled a surgeon with poor skills to continue to
perform procedures after numerous surgical errors that resulted…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42902/psn-pdf
January 29, 2014 - Improving Patient Safety Through Teamwork and Team
Training.
January 29, 2014
Salas E, Frush K, eds. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 2013. ISBN: 9780195399097.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-through-teamwork-and-team-training
Health care has been recently been directed toward focusing o…