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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/859351/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases
help?
December 20, 2023
Sujan M, Habli I. Changing the patient safety mindset: can safety cases help? BMJ Qual Saf.
2024;33(3):145-148. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2023-016652.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-patient-safety-mindset-can-safety-cases-help
Examinatio…
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December 16, 2020 - Wear face masks with no metal during MRI exams.
December 16, 2020
FDA Safety Communication. MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug
Administration; December 7, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wear-face-masks-no-metal-during-mri-exams
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires patient prep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43243/psn-pdf
June 11, 2014 - Improved incident reporting following the implementation
of a standardized emergency department peer review
process.
June 11, 2014
Reznek MA, Barton BA. Improved incident reporting following the implementation of a standardized
emergency department peer review process. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014;26(3):278-86.
d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43458/psn-pdf
August 27, 2014 - Validation of a teamwork perceptions measure to increase
patient safety.
August 27, 2014
Keebler JR, Dietz AS, Lazzara EH, et al. Validation of a teamwork perceptions measure to increase patient
safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(9):718-26. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001942.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/validation-teamwork…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34820/psn-pdf
February 04, 2010 - Waiting for urgent procedures on the weekend among
emergently hospitalized patients.
February 4, 2010
Bell CM, Redelmeier DA. Waiting for urgent procedures on the weekend among emergently hospitalized
patients. Am J Med. 2004;117(3):175-81.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/waiting-urgent-procedures-weekend-among-emerg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35724/psn-pdf
May 26, 2010 - A prospective study of patient safety in the operating
room.
May 26, 2010
Christian CK, Gustafson ML, Roth EM, et al. A prospective study of patient safety in the operating room.
Surgery. 2006;139(2):159-173.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-study-patient-safety-operating-room
This study used a multidisci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36664/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach
to predicting the effectiveness of medication error
interventions.
May 27, 2011
Karnon J, McIntosh A, Dean JE, et al. A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach to
predicting the effectiveness of medication error interventions. Saf Sci. 2006;45(4).…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865932/psn-pdf
May 22, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and its Impact on Diagnostic
Accuracy.
May 22, 2024
Knees M, Raffel KE, Kissler M, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May
2024. Publication No. 24-0010-2-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-load-theory-and-its-impact-diagnostic-accuracy
Cognition plays a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46400/psn-pdf
September 06, 2017 - The Charter on Professionalism for Health Care
Organizations.
September 6, 2017
Egener BE, Mason DJ, McDonald WJ, et al. The Charter on Professionalism for Health Care
Organizations. Acad Med. 2017;92(8):1091-1099. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000001561.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/charter-professionalism-health-care-o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40556/psn-pdf
June 29, 2011 - A review of medical error taxonomies: a human factors
perspective.
June 29, 2011
Taib IA, McIntosh AS, Caponecchia C, et al. A review of medical error taxonomies: A human factors
perspective. Saf Sci. 2011;49(5):607-615. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2010.12.014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-medical-error-taxonomies-h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43826/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System.
June 1, 2015
American Society for Radiation Oncology and American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radiation-oncology-incident-learning-system
Reporting of near misses and adverse events can provide a foundation for learning from error.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44281/psn-pdf
July 22, 2015 - Surgeon Scorecard.
July 22, 2015
Wei S; Allen M; Pierce O.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeon-scorecard
Transparency has been advocated as a key element of safe, patient-centered care, but data on individual
performance has not been made widely available. This database compiles the death and complication
rates …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39090/psn-pdf
November 11, 2009 - Nurse reports of adverse events during sedation
procedures at a pediatric hospital.
November 11, 2009
Lightdale JR, Mahoney LB, Fredette ME, et al. Nurse reports of adverse events during sedation procedures
at a pediatric hospital. J Perianesth Nurs. 2009;24(5):300-6. doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2009.07.004.
https://psnet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34681/psn-pdf
February 09, 2011 - No-fault compensation for medical injuries: the prospect
for error prevention.
February 9, 2011
Studdert DM, Brennan TA. No-Fault Compensation for Medical Injuries. JAMA. 2003;286(2).
doi:10.1001/jama.286.2.217.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/no-fault-compensation-medical-injuries-prospect-error-prevention
The auth…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47739/psn-pdf
February 20, 2019 - Artificial intelligence, bias and clinical safety.
February 20, 2019
Challen R, Denny J, Pitt M, et al. Artificial intelligence, bias and clinical safety. BMJ Qual Saf.
2019;28(3):231-237. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2018-008370.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/artificial-intelligence-bias-and-clinical-safety
Artificial intell…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35022/psn-pdf
June 22, 2009 - The investigation and analysis of critical incidents and
adverse events in healthcare.
June 22, 2009
Woloshynowych M, Rogers S, Taylor-Adams S, et al. The investigation and analysis of critical incidents
and adverse events in healthcare. Health Technol Assess. 2005;9(19):1-143, iii.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40764/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Wristbands as aids to reduce misidentification: an
ethnographically guided task analysis.
December 29, 2014
Smith A, Casey K, Wilson J, et al. Wristbands as aids to reduce misidentification: an ethnographically
guided task analysis. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(5):590-9. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzr045.
https://psnet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40620/psn-pdf
July 22, 2011 - The role of documents and documentation in
communication failure across the perioperative pathway.
A literature review.
July 22, 2011
Braaf S, Manias E, Riley R. The role of documents and documentation in communication failure across the
perioperative pathway. A literature review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2011;48(8):1024-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43574/psn-pdf
October 08, 2014 - The mixed blessings of smart infusion devices and health
care IT.
October 8, 2014
Nemeth CP, Brown J, Crandall B, et al. The mixed blessings of smart infusion devices and health care IT.
Mil Med. 2014;179(8 Suppl):4-10. doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00505.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mixed-blessings-smart-infusion-devi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43661/psn-pdf
November 05, 2014 - The human factor.
November 5, 2014
Langewiesche W.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factor
This magazine article provides a breakdown of the failures that contributed to an airplane crash, including
how increasing automation in piloting airplanes can diminish human performance, the reluctance to speak
up due to…