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April 14, 2011 - Residents' intentions and actions after patient safety
education.
April 14, 2011
Jansma JD, Wagner C, Bijnen AB. Residents' intentions and actions after patient safety education. BMC
Health Serv Res. 2010;10:350. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-350.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/residents-intentions-and-actions-after-pati…
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October 03, 2011 - Pharmacists' perceptions of computerized prescriber-
order-entry systems.
October 3, 2011
Inquilla CC, Szeinbach S, Seoane-Vazquez E, et al. Pharmacists' perceptions of computerized prescriber-
order-entry systems. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64(15):1626-32.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacists-perceptions-co…
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March 23, 2022 - A widow’s mission to change NC dental sedation rules.
March 23, 2022
Blythe A. NC Health News. March 10, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/widows-mission-change-nc-dental-sedation-rules
Patient harm in dentistry is receiving increased attention and scrutiny. This story covers a medication
incident and the lack of …
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December 17, 2024 - Improving Patient Safety with Human Factors Methods.
December 17, 2024
Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Baltimore, MD. April 17-18, 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-human-factors-methods
Human factors engineering (HFE) is a primary strategy for advancing safety in healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40403/psn-pdf
August 25, 2011 - The quality and economic impact of disruptive behaviors
on clinical outcomes of patient care.
August 25, 2011
Rosenstein AH. The quality and economic impact of disruptive behaviors on clinical outcomes of patient
care. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26(5):372-9. doi:10.1177/1062860611400592.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/qual…
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December 19, 2016 - Prescribing errors that cause harm.
December 19, 2016
Rider BB, Gaunt MJ, Grissinger M. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2016;13:81-91.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-errors-cause-harm
Prescribing errors can have harmful results. Analyzing prescribing error reports submitted over a 12- year
period, t…
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January 01, 2020 - New 2012 National Patient Safety Goal - catheter-
associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).
June 1, 2011
Joint Commission.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-2012-national-patient-safety-goal-catheter-associated-urinary-tract-
infection-cauti
This announcement reveals the new National Patient Safety Goal for 2012…
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April 22, 2020 - COVID-19 exposes potential gaps in PPE training,
effectiveness.
April 22, 2020
Ault A. Medscape Medical News. April 6, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-exposes-potential-gaps-ppe-training-effectiveness
Training is essential to ensure the safe use of equipment. This article discusses how the incorrect us…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867772/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocl.
September 1, 2013
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Universal ICU Decolonization: An Enhanced Protocol.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/universal-icu-decolonization-enhanced-protocl
Methicillin-resistant?Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a known threat to pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866284/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - AJR Podcast Series on Diagnostic Excellence and Error.
February 26, 2025
Deng F, ed. AJR Am J Roentgenol. July 2024-February 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ajr-podcast-series-diagnostic-excellence-and-error
Reducing diagnostic errors relies on a variety of professionals across the spectrum of care. This podcast…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40331/psn-pdf
July 31, 2012 - Keeping the Commitment: A Progress Report on Four
Early Leaders in Patient Safety Improvement.
July 31, 2012
McCarthy D, Klein S. New York, NY: The Commonwealth Fund; March 15, 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/keeping-commitment-progress-report-four-early-leaders-patient-safety-
improvement
Updating a previous …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35654/psn-pdf
June 14, 2011 - Medical error and human factors engineering: where are
we now?
June 14, 2011
Gawron VJ, Drury CG, Fairbanks RJ, et al. Medical error and human factors engineering: where are we
now? Am J Med Qual. 2006;21(1):57-67.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-error-and-human-factors-engineering-where-are-we-now
The autho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45311/psn-pdf
May 20, 2019 - The Joint Commission Big Book of Checklists. 2nd
Edition.
May 20, 2019
Oakbrook Terrance, IL: Joint Commission; 2018. ISBN: 9781635850598.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/joint-commission-big-book-checklists-2nd-edition
Checklists are a widely accepted strategy to improve communication and standardize processes to su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45338/psn-pdf
July 20, 2016 - Understanding models of error and how they apply in
clinical practice.
July 20, 2016
Garfield S, Franklin BD. Pharm J. June 14, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-models-error-and-how-they-apply-clinical-practice
Human error and fallibility are a part of health care delivery that can be exacerbated b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46607/psn-pdf
November 08, 2017 - Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic.
November 8, 2017
Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stem-tide-addressing-opioid-epidemic
The opioid epidemic is a challenge to patient safety and public health. This report reviews tools to help
health care systems target ei…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49392/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - Another Fall
April 1, 2003
Bogardus SG. Another Fall. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/another-fall
Case Objectives
List risk factors for falls in hospitalized patients
Understand appropriate use of restraints
Identify system issues contributing to falls in hospitalized patients
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June 12, 2019 - In Conversation With… David Urbach, MD, MSc
April 1, 2015
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… David Urbach, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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June 01, 2010 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Another Fall
Citation Text:
Bogardus SG. Another Fall. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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August 30, 2023 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Nurse Wellbeing and Patient Safety
Curated Library
Foundations
Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses.
Page A; Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety, Board on Health Care
Services. Wash…
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July 23, 2024 - The Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS) Finds Infectious Diseases (ID) Physician Approval for Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) Prevents Unnecessary PICC Use and Reduces Complications
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