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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40278/psn-pdf
March 09, 2011 - Safety issues related to the electronic medical record
(EMR): synthesis of the literature from the last decade,
2000–2009.
March 9, 2011
Harrington L, Kennerly DA, Johnson C. Safety issues related to the electronic medical record (EMR):
synthesis of the literature from the last decade, 2000-2009. J Healthc Manag. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42532/psn-pdf
August 28, 2013 - Speaking the same language? International variations in
the safety information accompanying top-selling
prescription drugs.
August 28, 2013
Kesselheim AS, Franklin JM, Avorn J, et al. Speaking the same language? International variations in the
safety information accompanying top-selling prescription drugs. BMJ Qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37741/psn-pdf
January 10, 2017 - Error-avoidance recommendations for tubing
misconnections when using luer-tip connectors: a
statement by the USP Safe Medication Use Expert
Committee.
January 10, 2017
Simmons D, Phillips MS, Grissinger M, et al. Error-avoidance recommendations for tubing misconnections
when using Luer-tip connectors: a statement…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60589/psn-pdf
June 23, 2020 - Medication Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What
Have We Learned in the United States.
June 23, 2020
Institute for Safe Medication Practices and US Food and Drug Administration Division of Drug Information.
June 23, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-during-covid-19-pandemic-what-have-we-lear…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855093/psn-pdf
November 08, 2023 - Viewpoint: Patient safety in primary care - patients are not
just a beneficiary but a critical component in its
achievement.
November 8, 2023
Kavanagh KT, Cormier LE. Viewpoint: Patient safety in primary care – patients are not just a beneficiary
but a critical component in its achievement. Medicine (Baltimore). 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46562/psn-pdf
April 16, 2018 - "To err is human" but disclosure must be taught: a
simulation-based assessment study.
April 16, 2018
Crimmins AC, Wong AH, Bonz JW, et al. "To Err Is Human" but Disclosure Must be Taught: A Simulation-
Based Assessment Study. Simul Healthc. 2018;13(2):107-116. doi:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000273.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44787/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - Medication errors involving overrides of healthcare
technology.
January 20, 2016
Grissinger M. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2015;12:141-148.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-involving-overrides-healthcare-technology
Users often bypass alerts meant to enhance safety of medication ordering and d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42790/psn-pdf
December 04, 2013 - Patients do not always complain when they are
dissatisfied: implications for service quality and patient
safety.
December 4, 2013
Howard M, Fleming ML, Parker E. Patients do not always complain when they are dissatisfied: implications
for service quality and patient safety. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(4):224-31.
doi:10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45738/psn-pdf
January 17, 2017 - Zero tolerance for deadly hospital-acquired infections.
January 17, 2017
Levine H. Zero Tolerance for Deadly Hospital-Acquired Infections. Consum Rep. 2017;82(1):32-40.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-tolerance-deadly-hospital-acquired-infections
Hospital rating systems have yet to receive approval across the hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47872/psn-pdf
March 27, 2019 - Overview of the Environmental Scan of Primary Care-
Based Effort To Reduce Readmissions.
March 27, 2019
Hochman M, Bourgoin A, Saluja S, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
March 2019. AHRQ Publication No. 18(19)-0055-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overview-environmental-scan-primar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43640/psn-pdf
November 12, 2014 - Infection prevention in the emergency department.
November 12, 2014
Liang SY, Theodoro DL, Schuur JD, et al. Infection prevention in the emergency department. Ann Emerg
Med. 2014;64(3):299-313. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.02.024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention-emergency-department
Emergency c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37511/psn-pdf
February 06, 2008 - Validity of retrospective review of medical records as a
means of identifying adverse events: comparison
between medical records and accident reports.
February 6, 2008
Kobayashi M, Ikeda S, Kitazawa N, et al. Validity of retrospective review of medical records as a means of
identifying adverse events: comparison b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45506/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - Is an indication-based prescribing system in our future?
November 30, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 17, 2016;21:1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/indication-based-prescribing-system-our-future
Health information technology has enhanced prescribers' ability to document the purpose o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74016/psn-pdf
October 27, 2021 - Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review.
October 27, 2021
Uhl S, Siddique SM, McKeever L, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
October 2021. AHRQ Publication No. 21(22)-EHC035.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/malnutrition-hospitalized-adults-systematic-review
Patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43938/psn-pdf
March 18, 2015 - Fixing a broken EHR: HIM working in the spotlight to
solve common EHR issues.
March 18, 2015
Butler M. J AHIMA. March 2015;86:18-23.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fixing-broken-ehr-him-working-spotlight-solve-common-ehr-issues
Although health information technology presents opportunities to improve patient safety, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45409/psn-pdf
May 17, 2021 - ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in Long-Term Care
(LTC) Settings.
May 17, 2021
Horsham, PA: Institute of Safe Medication Practices; 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-list-high-alert-medications-long-term-care-ltc-settings
Long-term care patients often have concurrent conditions that increase their risk of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44140/psn-pdf
July 15, 2015 - Openness and Honesty When Things Go Wrong: the
Professional Duty of Candour.
July 15, 2015
London, UK: General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council; June 29, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/openness-and-honesty-when-things-go-wrong-professional-duty-candour
Open and honest discussion with patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847733/psn-pdf
March 16, 2025 - ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for
Community Pharmacy.
March 16, 2025
Institute for Safe Medication Practices: March 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-targeted-medication-safety-best-practices-community-pharmacy
Community pharmacies are common providers of medication delivery that harbor proc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47241/psn-pdf
October 10, 2018 - Impact of high-reliability education on adverse event
reporting by registered nurses.
October 10, 2018
McFarland DM, Doucette JN. Impact of High-Reliability Education on Adverse Event Reporting by
Registered Nurses. J Nurs Care Qual. 2018;33(3):285-290. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000291.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34676/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - Driving improvement in patient care: lessons from
Toyota.
December 23, 2008
Thompson DN, Wolf GA, Spear SJ. Driving improvement in patient care: lessons from Toyota. J Nurs Adm.
2003;33(11):585-595.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/driving-improvement-patient-care-lessons-toyota
Representatives from University of Pit…