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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42182/psn-pdf
April 10, 2013 - Why do GDPs fail to recognise oral cancer? The argument
for an oral cancer checklist.
April 10, 2013
Dave B. Why do GDPs fail to recognise oral cancer? The argument for an oral cancer checklist. Br Dent J.
2013;214(5):223-5. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.214.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-do-gdps-fail-recognise-oral-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34816/psn-pdf
February 28, 2018 - Blaming others for threatening events.
February 28, 2018
Tennen H; Affleck G.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blaming-others-threatening-events
This detailed review summarizes existing evidence on how people adapt to threatening events by blaming
others. Discussion includes a synthesis of past work and explanations f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36751/psn-pdf
March 21, 2007 - Medmarx Data Report: A Chartbook of Medication-Error
Findings from the Perioperative Settings from 1998-2005.
March 21, 2007
Hicks RW, Becker SC, Cousins DD. Rockville, MD: US Pharmacopeia Center for the Advancement of
Patient Safety; 2006
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medmarx-data-report-chartbook-medication-error…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39369/psn-pdf
March 17, 2010 - Paediatric nurses' understanding of the process and
procedure of double-checking medications.
March 17, 2010
Dickinson A, McCall E, Twomey B, et al. Paediatric nurses' understanding of the process and procedure of
double-checking medications. J Clin Nurs. 2010;19(5-6). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03130.x.
https:/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40043/psn-pdf
March 03, 2011 - Effect of a "Lean" intervention to improve safety
processes and outcomes on a surgical emergency unit.
March 3, 2011
McCulloch P, Kreckler S, New S, et al. Effect of a "Lean" intervention to improve safety processes and
outcomes on a surgical emergency unit. BMJ. 2010;341:c5469. doi:10.1136/bmj.c5469.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40522/psn-pdf
June 08, 2011 - Assessing the Evidence for Context-Sensitive
Effectiveness and Safety of Patient Safety Practices:
Developing Criteria.
June 8, 2011
Shekelle PG, Pronovost PJ, Wachter RM, et al; PSP Technical Expert Panel. Rockville, MD: Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0006-EF.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38219/psn-pdf
May 24, 2015 - The emotional impact of medical error involvement on
physicians: a call for leadership and organisational
accountability.
May 24, 2015
Schwappach DL, Boluarte TA. The emotional impact of medical error involvement on physicians: a call for
leadership and organisational accountability. Swiss Med Wkly. 2009;139(1-2):…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43010/psn-pdf
March 19, 2014 - Why pediatricians fail to diagnose hypertension: a
multicenter survey.
March 19, 2014
Bijlsma MW, Blufpand HN, Kaspers GJL, et al. Why pediatricians fail to diagnose hypertension: a
multicenter survey. J Pediatr. 2014;164(1):173-177.e7. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.08.066.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-pediatrician…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866934/psn-pdf
October 09, 2024 - How America’s health care system fails women in pain.
October 9, 2024
Neklason A. How America’s health care system fails women in pain. The Hill. September 23, 2024;
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-americas-health-care-system-fails-women-pain
Appropriate treatment of pain is a complicated process vulnerable to rac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44091/psn-pdf
January 04, 2019 - Isolation precautions for visitors.
January 4, 2019
Munoz-Price LS, Banach DB, Bearman G, et al. Isolation Precautions for Visitors. Infect Control Hosp
Epidemiol. 2015;36(7):747-758. doi:10.1017/ice.2015.67.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/isolation-precautions-visitors
This expert guidance provides recommendations …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60587/psn-pdf
June 10, 2020 - Person-Centered Guidelines for Preserving Family
Presence in Challenging Times.
June 10, 2020
Derby, CT: Planetree; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/person-centered-guidelines-preserving-family-presence-challenging-times
Families have an important role in keeping patients safe. This book provides a set of patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74167/psn-pdf
December 08, 2021 - National Patient Safety Board Advocacy Coalition.
December 8, 2021
EQT Plaza, 625 Liberty Ave, Ste. 2500, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-board-advocacy-coalition
Centralized reporting and analysis of adverse events in health care is a safety improvement model from the
av…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45513/psn-pdf
October 26, 2016 - A national physician survey of diagnostic error in
paediatrics.
October 26, 2016
Perrem LM, Fanshawe TR, Sharif F, et al. A national physician survey of diagnostic error in paediatrics. Eur
J Pediatr. 2016;175(10):1387-92. doi:10.1007/s00431-016-2772-0.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-physician-survey-diagno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39532/psn-pdf
June 27, 2011 - Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy
treatment in relation to patient safety.
June 27, 2011
Simons PAM, Houben RMA, Backes HH, et al. Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy
treatment in relation to patient safety. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010;22(3):187-193.
doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq020.
h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41762/psn-pdf
May 03, 2017 - Improving the Measurement of Surgical Site Infection
Risk Stratification/Outcome Detection: Final Contract
Report.
May 3, 2017
Price CS, Savitz LA. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2012. AHRQ
Publication No. 12-0046-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-measurement-surgical-si…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867645/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - A call to action for anticoagulation stewardship.
July 1, 2022
Burnett AE, Barnes GD. A call to action for anticoagulation stewardship. Res Pract Thromb Haemost.
2022;6(5):e12757. doi:10.1002/rth2.12757.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/call-action-anticoagulation-stewardship
Anticoagulants are high-risk medications d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44269/psn-pdf
July 01, 2015 - Accidental overdoses involving fluorouracil infusions.
July 1, 2015
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 18, 2015;20:1:5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accidental-overdoses-involving-fluorouracil-infusions
Describing three accidental overdoses of the antineoplastic drug fluorouracil which involved …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43391/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - Special Issue on Patient Safety.
July 30, 2014
West J Nurs Res. 2014;36(7):851-946.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-patient-safety-0
Articles in this special issue discuss errors of omission in nursing, the importance of situational awareness
during medication administration, how complexity of health ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44566/psn-pdf
October 14, 2015 - FDA Advise-ERR: avoid using the error-prone
abbreviation, TPA.
October 14, 2015
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 24, 2015;20:1,4-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-advise-err-avoid-using-error-prone-abbreviation-tpa
Describing incidents involving abbreviation confusion for ACTIVASE (alt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43509/psn-pdf
September 10, 2014 - Patient Safety in Private Hospitals: the Known and the
Unknown Risk.
September 10, 2014
Leys C, Toft B. London, UK: Centre for Health and the Public Interest; August 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-private-hospitals-known-and-unknown-risk
This report discusses issues with staffing, equipment, and…