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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838085/psn-pdf
September 14, 2022 - Administering High-Strength Insulin from a Pen Device in
Hospital.
September 14, 2022
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; July 7, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/administering-high-strength-insulin-pen-device-hospital
Misuse of insulin pens contributes to never events associated with diabet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837346/psn-pdf
June 08, 2022 - Decontamination of Surgical Instruments.
June 8, 2022
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; May 26, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decontamination-surgical-instruments
Surgical equipment sterilization can be hampered by equipment design, production pressures, process
complexity and policy mi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865597/psn-pdf
April 17, 2024 - Discharge from Mental Health Care: Making it Safe and
Patient-centred.
April 17, 2024
Manchester, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; March 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discharge-mental-health-care-making-it-safe-and-patient-centred
The provision of safe mental health care is receiving increased …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46636/psn-pdf
January 24, 2018 - Drug shortages continue to compromise patient care.
January 24, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 11, 2018;23:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-continue-compromise-patient-care
Drug shortages are known to disrupt the safety of care. This newsletter article reports the res…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46746/psn-pdf
March 07, 2018 - Safety with nebulized medications requires an
interdisciplinary team approach.
March 7, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 22, 2018;23(4):1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-nebulized-medications-requires-interdisciplinary-team-approach
Myriad system and clinician failures can con…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43084/psn-pdf
May 19, 2014 - How can the criminal law support the provision of quality
in healthcare?
May 19, 2014
Yeung K, Horder J. How can the criminal law support the provision of quality in healthcare? BMJ Qual Saf.
2014;23(6):519-24. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002688.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-can-criminal-law-support-provision-quali…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44298/psn-pdf
July 08, 2015 - Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning.
July 8, 2015
Waxlax TJ. Preparing challenging medications for barcode scanning. Am J Health Syst Pharm.
2015;72(13):1089-90. doi:10.2146/ajhp140454.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preparing-challenging-medications-barcode-scanning
Barcode scanning can reduce me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47994/psn-pdf
July 16, 2019 - What's in a name? Newborn naming conventions and
wrong-patient errors.
July 16, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 25, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/whats-name-newborn-naming-conventions-and-wrong-patient-errors
Newborns assigned temporary names are at increased risk for patient misi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44243/psn-pdf
November 09, 2015 - Concept analysis: wrong-site surgery.
November 9, 2015
Watson DS. Concept analysis: wrong-site surgery. AORN J. 2015;101(6):650-6.
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2015.03.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/concept-analysis-wrong-site-surgery
Despite large-scale efforts to prevent wrong-site surgeries, they continue to occur. Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42750/psn-pdf
November 20, 2013 - Serious hazards of transfusion (SHOT) haemovigilance
and progress is improving transfusion safety.
November 20, 2013
Bolton-Maggs PHB, Cohen H. Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) haemovigilance and progress is
improving transfusion safety. Br J Haematol. 2013;163(3):303-14. doi:10.1111/bjh.12547.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42551/psn-pdf
May 21, 2019 - Should medical malpractice prevention be considered
separately or as an integral part of comprehensive health
care safety improvement?
May 21, 2019
Enbom JA. Should medical malpractice prevention be considered separately or as an integral part of
comprehensive health care safety improvement? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46748/psn-pdf
February 08, 2019 - Safety culture, patient safety, and quality of care
outcomes: a literature review.
February 8, 2019
Lee SE, Scott LD, Dahinten S, et al. Safety Culture, Patient Safety, and Quality of Care Outcomes: A
Literature Review. West J Nurs Res. 2019;41(2):279-304. doi:10.1177/0193945917747416.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42582/psn-pdf
September 18, 2013 - When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-
based approach for laboratory medicine.
September 18, 2013
Epner PL, Gans JE, Graber ML. When diagnostic testing leads to harm: a new outcomes-based approach
for laboratory medicine. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22 Suppl 2:ii6-ii10. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001621.
https:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46059/psn-pdf
July 11, 2017 - Pathologists' perspectives on disclosing harmful
pathology error.
July 11, 2017
Dintzis SM, Clennon EK, Prouty CD, et al. Pathologists' Perspectives on Disclosing Harmful Pathology
Error. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2017;141(6):841-845. doi:10.5858/arpa.2016-0136-OA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pathologists-perspectives…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45404/psn-pdf
August 31, 2016 - Error disclosure in pathology and laboratory medicine: a
review of the literature.
August 31, 2016
Perkins IU. Error Disclosure in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine: A Review of the Literature. AMA J
Ethics. 2016;18(8):809-16. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.8.nlit1-1608.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-dis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44090/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Insensible losses: when the medical community forgets
the family.
November 21, 2016
Elias P. Insensible losses: when the medical community forgets the family. Health Aff (Millwood).
2015;34(4):707-710. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0536.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insensible-losses-when-medical-community-forgets-fami…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41565/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Pursuing professional accountability: an evidence-based
approach to addressing residents with behavioral
problems.
December 21, 2014
Sanfey H, DaRosa DA, Hickson GB, et al. Pursuing professional accountability: an evidence-based
approach to addressing residents with behavioral problems. Arch Surg. 2012;147(7):642-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44200/psn-pdf
February 18, 2019 - Structured handover in general surgery: an audit of
current practice.
February 18, 2019
Jones HG, Watt B, Lewis L, et al. Structured Handover in General Surgery: An Audit of Current Practice. J
Patient Saf. 2019;15(1):7-10. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000201.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/structured-handover-general-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39656/psn-pdf
July 07, 2010 - Is the test result correct? A questionnaire study of blood
collection practices in primary health care.
July 7, 2010
Söderberg J, Wallin O, Grankvist K, et al. Is the test result correct? A questionnaire study of blood
collection practices in primary health care. J Eval Clin Pract. 2010;16(4):707-711. doi:10.1111/j…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851367/psn-pdf
July 12, 2023 - A hard look at hard stops and workarounds in the acute
care setting.
July 12, 2023
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. June 29, 2023;28(13);1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hard-look-hard-stops-and-workarounds-acute-care-setting
Hard stops in the electronic medical record prevent continuation of ord…