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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851052/psn-pdf
June 28, 2023 - Opportunities for diagnostic improvement among
pediatric hospital readmissions.
June 28, 2023
Congdon M, Rauch B, Carroll B, et al. Opportunities for diagnostic improvement among pediatric hospital
readmissions. Hosp Pediatr. 2023;13(7):563-571. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2023-007157.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opportuni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43143/psn-pdf
April 25, 2016 - Surgical programs in the Veterans Health Administration
maintain briefing and debriefing following medical team
training.
April 25, 2016
West P, Neily J, Warner L, et al. Surgical programs in the Veterans Health Administration maintain briefing
and debriefing following medical team training. Jt Comm J Qual Patient…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/education/curriculum-tools/cusptoolkit/toolkit/bckgrndqiteam.doc
June 02, 2025 - Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form
Who should use this tool? Health care providers.
Please indicate people designated as Quality Improvement Team Members. Your team may not have people who serve in all of these roles.
These individuals from are members of the Qual…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46633/psn-pdf
November 22, 2017 - The high costs of unnecessary care.
November 22, 2017
Carroll AE. The High Costs of Unnecessary Care. JAMA. 2017;318(18):1748-1749.
doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16193.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-costs-unnecessary-care
The provision of unneeded care can result in physical, financial, and psychological harm to patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73589/psn-pdf
August 11, 2021 - Suicide and suicide attempts on hospital grounds and
clinic areas.
August 11, 2021
Mills PD, Watts BV, Hemphill RR. Suicide and suicide attempts on hospital grounds and clinic areas. J
Patient Saf. 2021;17(5):e423-e428. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000356.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/suicide-and-suicide-attempts-hos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46403/psn-pdf
September 06, 2017 - Supplemental Issue: Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses (QSEN) program.
September 6, 2017
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supplemental-issue-quality-and-safety-education-nurses-qsen-program
Patient safety and quality improvement competencies are developed through interprof…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47217/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - Drug shortages roundtable: minimizing the impact on
patient care.
June 27, 2018
Drug shortages roundtable: Minimizing the impact on patient care. Am J Health Syst Pharm.
2018;75(11):816-820. doi:10.2146/ajhp180048.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-roundtable-minimizing-impact-patient-care
This commenta…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855438/psn-pdf
November 15, 2023 - Intravenous (IV) push medications – bridging the gap
between education and clinical practice.
November 15, 2023
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care. November 2, 2023;28(22):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intravenous-iv-push-medications-bridging-gap-between-education-and-clinical-
practice
Intravenous…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44403/psn-pdf
June 21, 2016 - Preventability of hospital-acquired venous
thromboembolism.
June 21, 2016
Haut ER, Lau BD, Kraus PS, et al. Preventability of Hospital-Acquired Venous Thromboembolism. JAMA
Surg. 2015;150(9):912-5. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2015.1340.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventability-hospital-acquired-venous-thromboembolism
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47154/psn-pdf
May 23, 2018 - Comparison of military and civilian methods for
determining potentially preventable deaths: a systematic
review.
May 23, 2018
Janak JC, Sosnov JA, Bares JM, et al. Comparison of Military and Civilian Methods for Determining
Potentially Preventable Deaths: A Systematic Review. JAMA Surg. 2018;153(4):367-375.
doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45325/psn-pdf
April 08, 2018 - Diagnosis is a team sport—partnering with allied health
professionals to reduce diagnostic errors: a case study
on the role of a vestibular therapist in diagnosing
dizziness.
April 8, 2018
Thomas DB, Newman-Toker DE. Diagnosis is a team sport - partnering with allied health professionals to
reduce diagnostic erro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47888/psn-pdf
May 11, 2019 - Achieving dialysis safety: the critical role of higher-
functioning teams.
May 11, 2019
Wong LP. Achieving dialysis safety: The critical role of higher-functioning teams. Semin Dial.
2019;32(3):266-273. doi:10.1111/sdi.12778.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-dialysis-safety-critical-role-higher-functioning-t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73995/psn-pdf
October 20, 2021 - Potential for medication overdose with ENFit low dose tip
syringe: FDA Safety Communication.
October 20, 2021
MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; October 12, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-medication-overdose-enfit-low-dose-tip-syringe-fda-safety-
communication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47800/psn-pdf
June 26, 2019 - Error and Uncertainty in Diagnostic Radiology.
June 26, 2019
Bruno MA. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2019. ISBN: 9780190665395.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-and-uncertainty-diagnostic-radiology
Despite enhancements in medical imaging technology, diagnostic radiologists are still susceptible to
uncer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45376/psn-pdf
November 09, 2016 - The new CMS hospital quality star ratings: the stars are
not aligned.
November 9, 2016
Bilimoria KY, Barnard C. The New CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings: The Stars Are Not Aligned. JAMA.
2016;316(17):1761-1762. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.13679.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-cms-hospital-quality-star-ratings-stars-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44791/psn-pdf
January 13, 2016 - FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA cautions about
dosing errors when switching between different oral
formulations of antifungal Noxafil (posaconazole); label
changes approved.
January 13, 2016
US Food and Drug Administration; FDA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-drug-safety-communication-fda-cautions-about-dosi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43980/psn-pdf
March 18, 2015 - Adapting The Joint Commission's seven foundations of
safe and effective transitions of care to home.
March 18, 2015
Labson MC. Adapting the joint commission's seven foundations of safe and effective transitions of care to
home. Home Healthc Now. 2015;33(3):142-6. doi:10.1097/NHH.0000000000000195.
https://psnet.ahr…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/team-info-form.html
July 01, 2023 - Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Who should use this tool? Health care teams
Please indicate staff members designated as Labor and Delivery Quality Improvement Team members. Your team might not have people who serve in all of these rol…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45271/psn-pdf
August 10, 2016 - Patient identification and tube labelling—a call for
harmonisation.
August 10, 2016
van Dongen-Lases EC, Cornes MP, Grankvist K, et al. Patient identification and tube labelling – a call for
harmonisation. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 2016;54(7). doi:10.1515/cclm-2015-
1089.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38873/psn-pdf
August 19, 2009 - What are covering doctors told about their patients?
Analysis of sign-out among internal medicine house staff.
August 19, 2009
Horwitz LI, Moin T, Krumholz HM, et al. What are covering doctors told about their patients? Analysis of
sign-out among internal medicine house staff. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(4):248-5…