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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853444/psn-pdf
September 13, 2023 - A Transformational Effort on Patient Safety.
September 13, 2023
Subgroup on Patient Safety. Washington DC: President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology;
September 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transformational-effort-patient-safety
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology bri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42183/psn-pdf
November 25, 2013 - Electronic prescribing in pediatrics: toward safer and
more effective medication management.
November 25, 2013
Committee 2011–2012 AA of PC on CITE. Electronic prescribing in pediatrics: toward safer and more
effective medication management. Pediatrics. 2013;131(4):824-6. doi:10.1542/peds.2013-0192.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45646/psn-pdf
November 23, 2016 - Patient safety in the emergency department.
November 23, 2016
Farmer B. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med (N Y). 2016;48(9).
doi:10.12788/emed.2016.0052.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-emergency-department
Emergency departments are high-risk environments due to the urgency of care …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50664/psn-pdf
November 13, 2019 - Drug Shortages: Root Causes and Potential Solutions.
November 13, 2019
Drug Shortage Task Force. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-root-causes-and-potential-solutions
Drug shortages result from a variety of systemic failures. This report identifies…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36211/psn-pdf
February 13, 2008 - AORN Guidance Statement: Safe Medication Practices in
Perioperative Settings Across the Life Span.
February 13, 2008
AORN guidance statement: safe medication practices in perioperative settings across the life span. AORN
J. 2006;84(2):276-283.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aorn-guidance-statement-safe-medication-pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60264/psn-pdf
January 14, 2021 - COVID-19 Content. ISMP Medication Safety Alert!
January 14, 2021
March 2020--January 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-editions-covid-19-ismp-medication-safety-alert
Medication safety is improved through the sharing of frontline improvement experiences and concerns.
These articles share recommendations to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37758/psn-pdf
March 10, 2011 - Informatics opportunities: the intersection of patient
safety and clinical informatics.
March 10, 2011
Kilbridge PM, Classen D. The informatics opportunities at the intersection of patient safety and clinical
informatics. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15(4):397-407. doi:10.1197/jamia.M2735.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853246/psn-pdf
September 06, 2023 - ICN Position Statement: Patient Safety.
September 6, 2023
Geneva, Switzerland; International Council of Nurses: 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/icn-position-statement-patient-safety
Nursing is foundational to safe patient care. This statement outlines recommendations for the nursing
community to support the Wor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39534/psn-pdf
June 27, 2011 - Reducing inappropriate diagnostic practice through
education and decision support.
June 27, 2011
Bairstow PJ, Persaud J, Mendelson R, et al. Reducing inappropriate diagnostic practice through education
and decision support. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010;22(3):194-200. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq016.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41525/psn-pdf
July 18, 2012 - Effect of clinical decision-support systems: a systematic
review.
July 18, 2012
Bright TJ, Wong A, Dhurjati R, et al. Effect of clinical decision-support systems: a systematic review. Ann
Intern Med. 2012;157(1):29-43. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-157-1-201207030-00450.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-clinical-decisi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41528/psn-pdf
May 07, 2018 - Mismatched prescribing and pharmacy templates for
parenteral nutrition (PN) lead to data entry errors.
May 7, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition! June 28, 2012;17:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mismatched-prescribing-and-pharmacy-templates-parenteral-nutrition-pn-lead-
data-entry-errors
This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43238/psn-pdf
June 04, 2014 - Administering just the diluent or one of two vaccine
components leaves patients unprotected.
June 4, 2014
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 22, 2014;19:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/administering-just-diluent-or-one-two-vaccine-components-leaves-patients-
unprotected
Errors occur frequentl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34782/psn-pdf
November 01, 2016 - When systems fail.
November 1, 2016
Roberts KH, Bea RG. When systems fail. Organ Dyn. 2002;29(3):179-191. doi:10.1016/s0090-
2616(01)00025-0.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-systems-fail
This review provides a detailed account of managerial causes of failure and managerial failure prevention
strategies. The aut…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35811/psn-pdf
March 29, 2006 - Critical care delivery in the United States: distribution of
services and compliance with Leapfrog
recommendations.
March 29, 2006
Angus DC; Shorr AF; White A; Dremsizov TT; Schmitz RJ; Kelley MA;Committee on Manpower for
Pulmonary and Critical Care Societies; COMPACCS.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-care-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36326/psn-pdf
February 26, 2017 - AORN guidance statement: "do-not-use" abbreviations,
acronyms, dosage designations, and symbols.
February 26, 2017
AORN Guidance Statement: "do-not-use" abbreviations, acronyms, dosage designations, and symbols.
AORN J. 2006;84(3):489-92.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aorn-guidance-statement-do-not-use-abbreviation…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41419/psn-pdf
September 26, 2012 - Ten challenges in improving quality in healthcare:
lessons from the Health Foundation's programme
evaluations and relevant literature.
September 26, 2012
Dixon-Woods M, McNicol S, Martin G. Ten challenges in improving quality in healthcare: lessons from the
Health Foundation's programme evaluations and relevant li…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45027/psn-pdf
April 06, 2016 - Patient Safety 2030.
April 6, 2016
Yu A, Flott K, Chainani N, Fontana G, Darzi A. London, UK: NIHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational
Research Centre; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-2030
Examining emerging trends in patient safety improvement work, this report recommends strategies and
tools…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43495/psn-pdf
December 15, 2014 - Disruptive behaviors among physicians.
December 15, 2014
Sanchez LT. Disruptive behaviors among physicians. JAMA. 2014;312(21):2209-2210.
doi:10.1001/jama.2014.10218.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disruptive-behaviors-among-physicians
This commentary spotlights concerns about physicians with disruptive behaviors an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37739/psn-pdf
June 07, 2008 - Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals:
Leadership Needed from HHS to Prioritize Prevention
Practices and Improve Data on these Infections.
June 7, 2008
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; March 31, 2008. Publication GAO-08-
283.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-associa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72538/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Workforce safety key to patient safety.
December 2, 2020
McGaffigan P, Gerwig K, Kingston MB. Healthcare Executive. 2020 Nov;35(6):48-50.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/workforce-safety-key-patient-safety
Health care workforce satisfaction is the responsibility of leadership and it is reliant on the organization…