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August 10, 2016 - Many well-known hospitals fail to score high in Medicare
rankings.
August 10, 2016
Rau J. National Public Radio. July 27, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/many-well-known-hospitals-fail-score-high-medicare-rankings
Although quality rating systems have yet to receive approval across the health care industry, they…
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December 04, 2019 - Cognitive engineering to improve patient safety and
outcomes in cardiothoracic surgery
December 4, 2019
Zenati MA, Kennedy-Metz L, Dias RD. Cognitive Engineering to Improve Patient Safety and Outcomes in
Cardiothoracic Surgery. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019. doi:10.1053/j.semtcvs.2019.10.011.
https://psnet.ah…
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May 13, 2015 - Adverse outcomes: why bad things happen to good
people.
May 13, 2015
Sonnenberg A. Adverse outcomes: why bad things happen to good people. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol.
2015;13(5):820-3.e1. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2014.07.064.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-outcomes-why-bad-things-happen-good-people
This commentary…
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July 10, 2008 - Residents report on adverse events and their causes.
July 10, 2008
Jagsi R, Kitch BT, Weinstein DF, et al. Residents report on adverse events and their causes. Arch Intern
Med. 2005;165(22):2607-13.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/residents-report-adverse-events-and-their-causes
This survey demonstrated that more tha…
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September 04, 2019 - Why doctors still offer treatments that may not help.
September 4, 2019
Frakt A. New York Times. August 26, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-doctors-still-offer-treatments-may-not-help
The slow adoption of improvement innovations is a persistent challenge to high-quality and safe patient
care. This newspaper…
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February 10, 2012 - Consensus statement on effective communication of
urgent diagnoses and significant, unexpected diagnoses
in surgical pathology and cytopathology from the College
of American Pathologists and Association of Directors of
Anatomic and Surgical Pathology.
February 10, 2012
Nakhleh RE, Myers JL, Allen TC, et al. Conse…
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February 13, 2019 - The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe.
February 13, 2019
Kinston R, McCarville N, Hassell A. The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe. Clin Teach.
2019;16(6):598-603. doi:10.1111/tct.12991.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-purple-pens-learning-prescribe
Interventions utilizing color as visual c…
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September 06, 2023 - Harm Caused by Delays in Transferring Patients to the
Right Place of Care.
September 6, 2023
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; August 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harm-caused-delays-transferring-patients-right-place-care
Handoffs between prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) pro…
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July 26, 2023 - Content analysis of nurses' reflections on medication
errors in a regional hospital.
July 26, 2023
Issacs AN, RAYMOND A, KENT B. Content analysis of nurses’ reflections on medication errors in a
regional hospital. Contemp Nurse. 2023;59(3):202-213. doi:10.1080/10376178.2023.2220432.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/co…
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November 19, 2018 - A scholarly pathway in quality improvement and patient
safety.
November 19, 2018
Ferguson CC, Lamb G. A Scholarly Pathway in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Acad Med.
2015;90(10):1358-62. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000000772.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/scholarly-pathway-quality-improvement-and-patient-safety…
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March 27, 2019 - Closing the disclosure gap: medical errors in pediatrics.
March 27, 2019
Lin M, Famiglietti H. Closing the Disclosure Gap: Medical Errors in Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2019;143(4).
doi:10.1542/peds.2019-0221.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-disclosure-gap-medical-errors-pediatrics
Disclosure of errors and advers…
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September 02, 2020 - Understanding context specificity: the effect of contextual
factors on clinical reasoning.
September 2, 2020
Konopasky A, Artino AR, Battista A, et al. Understanding context specificity: the effect of contextual factors
on clinical reasoning. Diagnosis (Berl). 2020;79(3):257-264. doi:10.1515/dx-2020-0016.
https://…
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November 29, 2017 - Framework for direct observation of performance and
safety in healthcare.
November 29, 2017
Catchpole K, Neyens DM, Abernathy J, et al. Framework for direct observation of performance and safety
in healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(12):1015-1021. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006407.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framewor…
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June 24, 2019 - Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety.
June 24, 2019
501 Boylston Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02116 info@BetsyLehmanCenterMA.gov
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/betsy-lehman-center-patient-safety
The Betsy Lehman Center is a nonregulatory Massachusetts state agency named for Betsy Lehman, the
Boston Globe columni…
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April 04, 2018 - Clinician Well-Being Knowledge Hub.
April 4, 2018
Washington, DC: National Academy of Medicine.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinician-well-being-knowledge-hub
Clinician burnout can detract from individual wellness, patient safety, and organizational health. This
website serves as a companion to a collaborative ef…
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January 13, 2010 - Executive summary of the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists Presidential Task Force
on Patient Safety in the Office Setting: reinvigorating
safety in office-based gynecologic surgery.
January 13, 2010
Erickson TB, Kirkpatrick DH, DeFrancesco MS, et al. Executive summary of the American College of
…
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September 20, 2017 - Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of
a Workshop.
September 20, 2017
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: The National Academies
Press: 2017. ISBN: 9780309461856.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-clearly-about-medicines-proceedings-workshop
Patient h…
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March 30, 2022 - Bias in mental health diagnosis gets in the way of
treatment.
March 30, 2022
Garb HN. Psyche. March 22, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bias-mental-health-diagnosis-gets-way-treatment
A wide array of biases can affect clinical judgement and contribute to diagnostic error. This article
discusses the impact of i…
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April 19, 2011 - A very public failure: lessons for quality improvement in
healthcare organisations from the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
April 19, 2011
Walshe K, Offen N. A very public failure: lessons for quality improvement in healthcare organisations from
the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Qual Health Care. 2001;10(4):250-6.
https://psn…
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October 07, 2020 - Making Complaints Count: Supporting Complaints
Handling in the NHS and UK Government Departments.
October 7, 2020
Manchester, UK: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; July 15, 2020. ISBN
9781528620666.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-complaints-count-supporting-complaints-handling-nhs-and-uk-
gover…