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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35564/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - Medication safety issue brief. Small and rural
hospitals—unique challenges, unique solutions.
June 17, 2014
Association AH, Pharmacists AS of H-S, Networks H & H. Medication Safety Issue Brief. Small and rural
hospitals--unique challenges, unique solutions. Hospitals & health networks. 2005;79(11):45-6.
https://ps…
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September 10, 2014 - Patient Safety in Private Hospitals: the Known and the
Unknown Risk.
September 10, 2014
Leys C, Toft B. London, UK: Centre for Health and the Public Interest; August 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-private-hospitals-known-and-unknown-risk
This report discusses issues with staffing, equipment, and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73479/psn-pdf
July 07, 2021 - Mitigating the July effect.
July 7, 2021
Wu AW, Vincent CA, Shapiro DW, et al. Mitigating the July effect. J Patient Saf Risk Manag.
2021;26(3):93-96. doi:10.1177/25160435211019142.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mitigating-july-effect
The July effect is a phenomenon that presumably results in poor care due to the a…
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November 16, 2005 - A Safer Place for Patients: Learning to Improve Patient
Safety.
November 16, 2005
National Audit Office. London UK: The Stationery Office; 2005. ISBN 0102933448.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-place-patients-learning-improve-patient-safety
This report details the current state of patient safety in the National…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44977/psn-pdf
March 01, 2020 - Choosing a Patient Safety Organization
March 1, 2020
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2020. AHRQ Publication No. 20-0030.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/choosing-patient-safety-organization
Patient safety organizations (PSOs) collect and analyze protected incident data from across the …
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March 08, 2023 - NHS staff cried in safety interviews, says watchdog.
March 8, 2023
Reed J. BBC. February 27, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nhs-staff-cried-safety-interviews-says-watchdog
Stressful and caustic work environments are known to compromise health care safety and teamwork. This
news story discusses an ongoing inves…
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October 11, 2016 - Safety in Medication Use.
October 11, 2016
Tully MP, Franklin BD, eds. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group; 2016. ISBN:
9781482227000.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-medication-use
Errors in the prescription, preparation, and administration of medications hinder safe patient care. This
book s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44623/psn-pdf
November 11, 2015 - Quality, Safety, and Noninterpretive Skills.
November 11, 2015
Kruskal JB, Kung JW, eds. Radiographics. 2015;35(6):1627-1848.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-safety-and-noninterpretive-skills
Increased radiation exposure has emerged as a patient safety problem, with the potential to result in harm
for provide…
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April 15, 2015 - Contemporary View of Medication-Related Harm. A New
Paradigm.
April 15, 2015
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention; NCCMERP.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contemporary-view-medication-related-harm-new-paradigm
Medication errors are a common factor in health care–associated harm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39865/psn-pdf
May 28, 2014 - Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in Health Care:
Proactive Risk Reduction, Third Edition.
May 28, 2014
Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2010. ISBN: 9781599404066.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-mode-and-effects-analysis-health-care-proactive-risk-reduction-third-
edition
This publication p…
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November 15, 2024 - Hospital Safety Grade.
November 15, 2024
Leapfrog Group
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-safety-grade
Drawing from data reported by the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Centers for Medicare and
Medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42861/psn-pdf
January 15, 2014 - Transitioning Newborns From NICU to Home: A Resource
Toolkit.
January 15, 2014
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2013. AHRQ Publication No.
12(14)-0054-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transitioning-newborns-nicu-home-resource-toolkit
Infants discharged from the neonatal intensiv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35859/psn-pdf
July 22, 2010 - A multifaceted approach to improve patient safety,
prevent medical errors and resolve the professional
liability crisis.
July 22, 2010
Weinstein L. A multifacited approach to improve patient safety, prevent medical errors and resolve the
professional liability crisis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;194(4):1160-5; discu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35397/psn-pdf
September 10, 2009 - The National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation
(MEDiC) Act.
September 10, 2009
Rodham-Clinton H; Obama B. 109th Congress. 1st Session. S. 1784. September 28, 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-medical-error-disclosure-and-compensation-medic-act
This bill, introduced to the Senate by Senators Clint…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37710/psn-pdf
April 23, 2008 - A 3-year study of medication incidents in an acute general
hospital.
April 23, 2008
Song L, Chui WCM, Lau CP, et al. A 3-year study of medication incidents in an acute general hospital. J
Clin Pharm Ther. 2008;33(2):109-14. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2710.2007.00880.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/3-year-study-medication-…
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June 14, 2023 - Patient and Family Roles in Safety
Beverley H. Johnson, FAAN, Merton Lee, PharmD, PhD, Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD
| June 14, 2023
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June 14, 2023 - In Conversation with... Beverley H. Johnson about The Role of Patient's Family In Reducing Harm
Beverley H. Johnson, FAAN
| June 14, 2023
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October 01, 2024 - Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture.
October 1, 2024
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-survey-patient-safety-culture
Challenges to establishing and sustaining a safety culture in a nursing home include insufficient staffing
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34117/psn-pdf
December 23, 2016 - Sentinel Event.
December 23, 2016
The Joint Commission.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sentinel-event
Since 1998, The Joint Commission has issued sentinel event alerts in response to unexpected incidents
involving death or serious physical or psychological injury (or risk thereof). These events are identified as
se…
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October 18, 2023 - Right Kind of Wrong: Why Learning to Fail can Teach us
to Thrive.
October 18, 2023
Edmondson A. Atria Books, New York, 2023. ISBN: 9781982195069.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/right-kind-wrong-why-learning-fail-can-teach-us-thrive
Despite the harm that failure can cause, its value as a learning opportunity, if exam…