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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47508/psn-pdf
October 24, 2018 - Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the
Veterans Health Administration.
October 24, 2018
Soncrant CM, Warner LJ, Neily J, et al. Root Cause Analysis of Reported Patient Falls in ORs in the
Veterans Health Administration. AORN J. 2018;108(4):386-397. doi:10.1002/aorn.12372.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44038/psn-pdf
May 06, 2015 - Engineering Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology:
University of North Carolina's Pursuit for High Reliability
and Value Creation.
May 6, 2015
Marks L, Mazur L, Chera B, Adams R. Boca Raton, FL: Productivity Press; 2015. ISBN: 9781482233643.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engineering-patient-safety-radiation-oncology…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47317/psn-pdf
August 15, 2018 - Actions Needed to Address Employee Misconduct
Process and Ensure Accountability.
August 15, 2018
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; July 2018. Publication GAO-18-137.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/actions-needed-address-employee-misconduct-process-and-ensure-
accountability
Both organi…
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October 14, 2009 - The nature and causes of unintended events reported at
ten emergency departments.
October 14, 2009
Smits M, Groenewegen PP, Timmermans D, et al. The nature and causes of unintended events reported at
ten emergency departments. BMC Emerg Med. 2009;9:16. doi:10.1186/1471-227X-9-16.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/natur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45400/psn-pdf
August 10, 2016 - ISMP National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program: one in
three vaccine errors associated with age-related factors.
August 10, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 28, 2016;21:1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-national-vaccine-errors-reporting-program-one-three-vaccine-errors-
associated-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866107/psn-pdf
June 12, 2024 - Hospital inpatient nutrition service errors and patient
safety interventions: a scoping review.
June 12, 2024
Austria D, McConnell C, Pope C. Hospital inpatient nutrition service errors and patient safety interventions:
a scoping review. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(4):272-278. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001223.
https://…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867343/psn-pdf
December 11, 2024 - Communication about harm reduction with patients who
have opioid use disorder.
December 11, 2024
Hawk M, Jawa R, Kay ES. Communication about harm reduction with patients who have opioid use
disorder. JAMA. 2025;333(2):163-164. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.21307.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-about-harm-reduc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43999/psn-pdf
May 19, 2018 - Label design affects medication safety in an operating
room crisis: a controlled simulation study.
May 19, 2018
Estock JL, Murray AW, Mizah MT, et al. Label Design Affects Medication Safety in an Operating Room
Crisis: A Controlled Simulation Study. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(2):101-106.
doi:10.1097/PTS.00000000000001…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/845353/psn-pdf
March 01, 2023 - Inadequate Outpatient Mental Health Triage and Care of a
Patient at the Chico Community-Based Outpatient Clinic
in California.
March 1, 2023
Washington, DC: VA Office of the Inspector General; February 2, 2023. Report no. 22-01363-52.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inadequate-outpatient-mental-health-triage-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50432/psn-pdf
September 04, 2019 - Patient Suicide on a Locked Mental Health Unit at the
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center, Florida.
September 4, 2019
Washington, DC: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General. August 22, 2019. Report No.
19-07429-195.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-suicide-locked-mental-health-unit-west-palm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851925/psn-pdf
August 02, 2023 - Deficiencies in Emergency Department Care for a Patient
Who Died by Suicide at the John Cochran Division of the
VA St. Louis Health Care System in Missouri.
August 2, 2023
Washington DC: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General; June 29, 2023. Report no.
22-01540-146.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73285/psn-pdf
May 19, 2021 - The mindful path to nursing accuracy: a quasi-
experimental study on minimizing medication
administration errors.
May 19, 2021
Ekkens CL, Gordon PA. The mindful path to nursing accuracy: a quasi-experimental study on minimizing
medication administration errors. Holist Nurs Pract. 2021;35(3):115-122.
doi:10.1097/h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46255/psn-pdf
September 06, 2017 - Patient Safety in the Home: Assessment of Issues,
Challenges, and Opportunities.
September 6, 2017
Carpenter D, Famolaro T, Hassell S, et al. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-home-assessment-issues-challenges-and-opportunities
The ambulatory env…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45013/psn-pdf
April 13, 2016 - Good Practice Guides on Medication Errors: Part 1 and
Part 2.
April 13, 2016
Goedecke T, Ord K, Newbould V, et al. Medication Errors: New Eu Good Practice Guide On Risk
Minimisation And Error Prevention. Springer Science and Business Media LLC; 2016. doi:10.1007/s40264-
016-0410-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73062/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - Description of the role of pharmacist independent double
checks during cognitive order verification of outpatient
parenteral anti-cancer therapy.
March 25, 2021
Booth JP, Kennerly-Shah JM, Hartman AD. Description of the role of pharmacist independent double
checks during cognitive order verification of outpatient …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837697/psn-pdf
July 20, 2022 - Outsourcing health-care services to the private sector
and treatable mortality rates in England, 2013-20: an
observational study of NHS privatisation.
July 20, 2022
Goodair B, Reeves A. Outsourcing health-care services to the private sector and treatable mortality rates in
England, 2013–20: an observational study …
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May 01, 2017 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care: Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Background Quality Improvement Team Information Form
Who should use this tool? Health care teams
Please indicate staff members designated as Labor and Delivery Quality Improvement Team…
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April 08, 2015 - Case report of a medication error by look-alike packaging:
a classic surrogate marker of an unsafe system.
April 8, 2015
Schnoor J, Rogalski C, Frontini R, et al. Case report of a medication error by look-alike packaging: a
classic surrogate marker of an unsafe system. Patient Saf Surg. 2015;9:12. doi:10.1186/s1303…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47498/psn-pdf
March 05, 2019 - Data omission by physician trainees on ICU rounds.
March 5, 2019
Artis KA, Bordley J, Mohan V, et al. Data Omission by Physician Trainees on ICU Rounds. Crit Care Med.
2019;47(3):403-409. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000003557.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/data-omission-physician-trainees-icu-rounds
Reporting complete p…
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August 04, 2021 - "My whole room went into chaos because of that thing in
the corner": unintended consequences of a central fetal
monitoring system.
August 4, 2021
Small K, Sidebotham M, Gamble J, et al. “My whole room went into chaos because of that thing in the
corner”: unintended consequences of a central fetal monitoring system…