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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847735/psn-pdf
May 30, 2023 - SOPS Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey: What You Need
to Know.
May 30, 2023
Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research: April 27, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sops-ambulatory-surgery-center-survey-what-you-need-know
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) experience a variety of error types that can be exacerbated by…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837600/psn-pdf
June 29, 2022 - Handoffs and teamwork: a framework for care transition
communication.
June 29, 2022
Webster KLW, Keebler JR, Lazzara EH, et al. Handoffs and teamwork: a framework for care transition
communication. Jt Comm Qual Patient Saf. 2022;48(6-7):343-353. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.04.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handoffs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48049/psn-pdf
May 29, 2019 - How one health system overcame resistance to a surgical
checklist.
May 29, 2019
Hilton K, Anderson A. Harv Bus Rev. May 20, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-one-health-system-overcame-resistance-surgical-checklist
This commentary describes how one health system worked to combat resistance to change associate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50758/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - Still Not Safe: Patient Safety and the Middle-Managing of
American Medicine.
December 18, 2019
Wears R, Sutcliffe K. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2019. ISBN: 9780190271268.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/still-not-safe-patient-safety-and-middle-managing-american-medicine
The modern patient safety movement …
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December 27, 2014 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH)
Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation.
December 27, 2014
Gleason KM, Brake H, Agramonte V, Perfetti C. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality; 2012. AHRQ Publication No.11(12)-0059.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medications-transitions-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43252/psn-pdf
August 24, 2016 - Patient Safety: Perspectives on Evidence, Information and
Knowledge Transfer.
August 24, 2016
Zipperer L, ed. London, UK: Gower Publishing; 2014. ISBN: 9781409438571.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-perspectives-evidence-information-and-knowledge-transfer
This book provides information about utilizing …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41401/psn-pdf
January 09, 2018 - Understanding Patient Safety, Third Edition.
January 9, 2018
Wachter RM, Gupta K. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2017. ISBN: 9781259860249.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-patient-safety-third-edition
The third edition of this widely read textbook, written by national leaders in patient safety, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34951/psn-pdf
February 28, 2011 - Ambiguity and workarounds as contributors to medical
error.
February 28, 2011
Spear SJ, Schmidhofer M. Ambiguity and workarounds as contributors to medical error. Ann Intern Med.
2005;142(8):627-630.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambiguity-and-workarounds-contributors-medical-error
This commentary discusses the ro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43334/psn-pdf
July 16, 2014 - Changing our culture: adopting the military aviation
safety system.
July 16, 2014
Kerber CW. Changing our culture: adopting the military aviation safety system. J Neurointerv Surg.
2014;6(5):332-41. doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-011070.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-our-culture-adopting-military-aviation-sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840168/psn-pdf
January 01, 2023 - The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies
and team effectiveness.
November 16, 2022
Tannenbaum SI, Greilich PE. The debrief imperative: building teaming competencies and team
effectiveness. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023;32(3):125-128. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015259.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/debrief-imperative-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34725/psn-pdf
April 07, 2011 - Patient safety: what about the patient?
April 7, 2011
Vincent C, Coulter A. Patient safety: what about the patient? Qual Saf Health Care. 2002;11(1):76-80.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-what-about-patient
In this perspective, Vincent and Coulter highlight the need for increased patient involvement in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34737/psn-pdf
November 19, 2015 - First, Do No Harm Part 1: A Case Study of Systems
Failure.
November 19, 2015
Chicago: Partnership for Patient Safety, Harvard Risk Management Foundation; 2000.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/first-do-no-harm-part-1-case-study-systems-failure
This video, produced by the Partnership for Patient Safety and the Harvard …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48072/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Independent double checks: worth the effort if used
judiciously and properly.
June 19, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 6, 2019;24:1-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/independent-double-checks-worth-effort-if-used-judiciously-and-properly
Independent double checks can reduce risk of human …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73238/psn-pdf
May 12, 2021 - Medical Residents and Burnout
May 12, 2021
Coverdale J, West CP, Roberts LW, eds. Acad Med. 2021;96(5):611-769;e14-e21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-residents-and-burnout
Medical training is a demanding experience that impacts a learner’s ability to provide safe care, cope, and
remain healthy. This is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47722/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - Opening the Door to Change. NHS Safety Culture and the
Need for Transformation.
January 23, 2019
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Care Quality Commission; December 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opening-door-change-nhs-safety-culture-and-need-transformation
The term never events was originally coined to describe rare,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837747/psn-pdf
July 27, 2022 - Measure Dx: A Resource to Identify, Analyze, and Learn
from Diagnostic Safety Events.
July 27, 2022
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2022. AHRQ Publication No. 22-
0038.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measure-dx-resource-identify-analyze-and-learn-diagnostic-safety-events
Diagno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838925/psn-pdf
March 03, 2025 - Improving Quality and Safety in Healthcare.
March 3, 2025
Dixon-Woods M, Martin G, eds. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2022-2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-and-safety-healthcare
Improvement activities are complex initiatives that require synergistic actions by organizations to be
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73499/psn-pdf
July 14, 2021 - Ethics & Governance of Artificial Intelligence for Health.
July 14, 2021
Health Ethics & Governance, World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health
Organization; 2021. ISBN: 9789240029200
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ethics-governance-artificial-intelligence-health
Advanced computing t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46727/psn-pdf
August 21, 2021 - Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health.
August 21, 2021
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alliance-innovation-maternal-health
This website provides information from a multidisciplinary collaboration whose mission was to support safe
health care for pregnant and p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867603/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Request for Information Regarding the Impact of Ageism
in Healthcare.
January 22, 2025
Request for Information Regarding the Impact of Ageism in Healthcare. Agency for Healthcare Quality and
Research. Fed Register. December 27, 2024. 89:105605-105606.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/request-information-regarding-impa…