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January 23, 2019 - Drug and opioid-involved overdose deaths- United States,
2013-2017.
January 23, 2019
Scholl L, Seth P, Kariisa M, et al. Drug and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths - United States, 2013-2017.
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May 25, 2016 - Eliminating Harm Checklists: Reduce All-Cause,
Preventable Harm.
May 25, 2016
Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association, Health Research & Educational Trust; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-harm-checklists-reduce-all-cause-preventable-harm
Checklists are a recommended method to reduce omissions in …
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July 01, 2020 - Beyond the Data: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19
on BAME Groups.
July 1, 2020
Public Health England. London, UK: Crown Copyright; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/beyond-data-understanding-impact-covid-19-bame-groups
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed weaknesses in health care systems worldwide that have af…
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November 18, 2016 - Recommended responsibilities for management of MR
safety.
November 18, 2016
Calamante F, Ittermann B, Kanal E, et al. Recommended responsibilities for management of MR safety. J
Magn Reson Imaging. 2016;44(5):1067-1069. doi:10.1002/jmri.25282.
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January 09, 2017 - Patient Safety and the "Just Culture": A Primer for Health
Care Executives.
January 9, 2017
Marx DA. Patient Safety And The "Just Culture": A Primer For Health Care Executives. New York, NY:
Trustees of Columbia University; 2001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-just-culture-primer-health-care-execu…
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July 16, 2015 - Nurses' use of computerized clinical guidelines to
improve patient safety in hospitals.
July 16, 2015
Hovde B, Jensen KH, Alexander GL, et al. Nurses' Use of Computerized Clinical Guidelines to Improve
Patient Safety in Hospitals. West J Nurs Res. 2015;37(7):877-98. doi:10.1177/0193945915577430.
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January 23, 2017 - ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy.
January 23, 2017
Boullata JI, Carrera AL, Harvey L, et al. ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy. JPEN J
Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2017;41(1):15-103. doi:10.1177/0148607116673053.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aspen-safe-practices-enteral-nutrition-therap…
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April 29, 2015 - The Report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation.
April 29, 2015
Kirkup B. London, UK: The Stationery Office; 2015. ISBN: 9780108561306.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-morecambe-bay-investigation
Sharing information about large-scale investigations into failures can provide insights on factors that
contribute to…
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November 22, 2017 - Patient involvement for improved patient safety: a
qualitative study of nurses' perceptions and experiences.
November 22, 2017
Skagerström J, Ericsson C, Nilsen P, et al. Patient involvement for improved patient safety: A qualitative
study of nurses' perceptions and experiences. Nurs Open. 2017;4(4):230-239. doi:10…
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July 19, 2017 - The opioid epidemic: what can surgeons do about it?
July 19, 2017
Saluja S, Selzer D, Meara JG, et al. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2017;102(7):13-18.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-epidemic-what-can-surgeons-do-about-it
Surgeons often prescribe opioids for patients after procedures, so they are in a key position to ass…
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May 23, 2018 - Clinical dental faculty members' perceptions of diagnostic
errors and how to avoid them.
May 23, 2018
Nikdel C, Nikdel K, Ibarra-Noriega A, et al. Clinical Dental Faculty Members' Perceptions of Diagnostic
Errors and How to Avoid Them. J Dent Educ. 2018;82(4):340-348. doi:10.21815/JDE.018.037.
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August 15, 2016 - Incorporating indications into medication ordering—time
to enter the age of reason.
August 15, 2016
Schiff G, Seoane-Vazquez E, Wright A. Incorporating Indications into Medication Ordering--Time to Enter
the Age of Reason. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(4):306-9. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1603964.
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March 21, 2012 - Emotional impact of patient safety incidents on family
physicians and their office staff.
March 21, 2012
O'Beirne M, Sterling P, Palacios-Derflingher L, et al. Emotional impact of patient safety incidents on family
physicians and their office staff. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012;25(2):177-83.
doi:10.3122/jabfm.2012.02.…
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March 28, 2018 - The Report of the Short Life Working Group on Reducing
Medication-related Harm.
March 28, 2018
Department of Health and Social Care. London, England: Crown Publishing; February 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-short-life-working-group-reducing-medication-related-harm
Medication errors are a prominent chal…
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April 11, 2011 - Iatrogenesis in neonatal intensive care units:
observational and interventional, prospective, multicenter
study.
April 11, 2011
Kugelman A, Inbar-Sanado E, Shinwell ES, et al. Iatrogenesis in neonatal intensive care units:
observational and interventional, prospective, multicenter study. Pediatrics. 2008;122(3):55…
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December 19, 2011 - Communicating in the "gray zone": perceptions about
emergency physician-hospitalist handoffs and patient
safety.
December 19, 2011
Apker J, Mallak LA, Gibson SC. Communicating in the "gray zone": perceptions about emergency physician
hospitalist handoffs and patient safety. Acad Emerg Med. 2007;14(10):884-94.
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October 06, 2015 - Adapting to new technologies in the operating room.
October 6, 2015
Cook RI, Woods DD. Adapting to New Technology in the Operating Room. Hum Factors. 2006;38(4):593-
613. doi:10.1518/001872096778827224.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adapting-new-technologies-operating-room
New technology continues to offer great ad…
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February 19, 2010 - Simulation study of rested versus sleep-deprived
anesthesiologists.
February 19, 2010
Howard SK, Gaba DM, Smith B, et al. Simulation study of rested versus sleep-deprived anesthesiologists.
Anesthesiology. 2003;98(6):1345-1355. doi:10.1097/00000542-200306000-00008.
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December 16, 2015 - Alarm fatigue: impacts on patient safety.
December 16, 2015
Ruskin KJ, Hueske-Kraus D. Alarm fatigue: impacts on patient safety. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol.
2015;28(6):685-690. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000260.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alarm-fatigue-impacts-patient-safety
Alarm fatigue is a recognized safety conce…
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April 25, 2016 - Medication safety in the operating room: a survey of
preparation methods and drug concentration
consistencies in children's hospitals in the United States.
April 25, 2016
Shaw RE, Litman RS. Medication Safety in the Operating Room: A Survey of Preparation Methods and
Drug Concentration Consistencies in Children's …