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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44495/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Impact of laws aimed at healthcare-associated infection
reduction: a qualitative study.
September 30, 2015
Stone PW, Pogorzelska-Maziarz M, Reagan J, et al. Impact of laws aimed at healthcare-associated
infection reduction: a qualitative study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015;24(10):637-44. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-
003921.
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December 11, 2019 - Improving Diagnostic Quality & Safety/Reducing
Diagnostic Error: Measurement Considerations.
December 11, 2019
Washington DC; National Quality Forum: October 28, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnostic-quality-safetyreducing-diagnostic-error-measurement-
considerations
Efforts to track, understand…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47954/psn-pdf
August 07, 2019 - Special Issue on Resilience Engineering and High
Reliability Organizations.
August 7, 2019
Wears RL, Roberts KH, eds. Safety Sci. 2019;117;458-533.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-resilience-engineering-and-high-reliability-organizations
Resilience is an organizational characteristic that enables indivi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48072/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Independent double checks: worth the effort if used
judiciously and properly.
June 19, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 6, 2019;24:1-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/independent-double-checks-worth-effort-if-used-judiciously-and-properly
Independent double checks can reduce risk of human …
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August 31, 2022 - Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence (U54
Clinical Trial Optional).
August 31, 2022
National Institutes of Health. August 11, 2022. RFA-HD-23-035.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maternal-health-research-centers-excellence-u54-clinical-trial-optional
Maternity care is increasingly being recognized as …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73225/psn-pdf
May 05, 2021 - Black or 'other'? Doctors may be relying on race to make
decisions about your health.
May 5, 2021
Smith J, Spodak C. CNN. April 25, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/black-or-other-doctors-may-be-relying-race-make-decisions-about-your-health
Race-adjusted decision making tools perpetuate the potential for diagnos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74143/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - Confronting Racism in Health Care: Moving from
Proclamations to New Practices.
December 1, 2021
Hostetter M, Klein S. New York, NY: Commonwealth Fund; October 18, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/confronting-racism-health-care-moving-proclamations-new-practices
Structural racism affects the safety and equit…
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May 11, 2016 - National Patient Safety Alerting System.
May 11, 2016
National Health Service England
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-patient-safety-alerting-system
In response to the Francis report, this three-stage reporting system was launched to help National Health
Service organizations learn from incidents and incorpo…
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July 10, 2008 - Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a
randomized controlled trial of staff education.
July 10, 2008
Ray WA, Taylor JA, Brown AK, et al. Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized
controlled trial of staff education. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165(19):2293-8.
https://psnet.ahr…
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July 01, 2017 - The need for experts is also greatly reduced because this is not an adversarial
system where we pit
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47943/psn-pdf
May 20, 2019 - Governing the safety of artificial intelligence in
healthcare.
May 20, 2019
Macrae C. Governing the safety of artificial intelligence in healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019;28(6):495-498.
doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009484.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/governing-safety-artificial-intelligence-healthcare
The unintended risk…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45486/psn-pdf
September 14, 2016 - Addressing nurse fatigue to promote safety and health:
joint responsibilities of registered nurses and employers
to reduce risks.
September 14, 2016
Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association; September 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-nurse-fatigue-promote-safety-and-health-joint-responsibilities…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837593/psn-pdf
June 29, 2022 - Adverse event reporting priorities: an integrative review.
June 29, 2022
Falcone ML, Van Stee SK, Tokac U, et al. Adverse event reporting priorities: an integrative review. J
Patient Saf. 2022;18(4):e727-e740. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000945.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-event-reporting-priorities-integrat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46160/psn-pdf
June 07, 2017 - ISMP Guidelines for Optimizing Safe Subcutaneous
Insulin Use in Adults.
June 7, 2017
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; May 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-optimizing-safe-subcutaneous-insulin-use-adults
Insulin is a widely used medication that can contribute to serious patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38945/psn-pdf
November 25, 2009 - The negative impact of nurse-physician disruptive
behavior on patient safety: a review of the literature.
November 25, 2009
Saxton R, Hines T, Enriquez M. The negative impact of nurse-physician disruptive behavior on patient
safety: a review of the literature. J Patient Saf. 2009;5(3):180-183. doi:10.1097/pts.0b013…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40385/psn-pdf
May 21, 2019 - A comprehensive obstetrics patient safety program
improves safety climate and culture.
May 21, 2019
Pettker CM, Thung SF, Raab CA, et al. A comprehensive obstetrics patient safety program improves safety
climate and culture. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011;204(3):216.e1-6. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.004.
https://psnet.a…
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February 17, 2021 - The critical need for nursing education to address the
diagnostic process.
February 17, 2021
Gleason KT, Harkless G, Stanley J, et al. The critical need for nursing education to address the diagnostic
process. Nurs Outlook. 2021;69(3):362-369. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2020.12.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48068/psn-pdf
June 12, 2019 - Health Professions Education.
June 12, 2019
Dhaliwal G, Olson APJ, Singhal G, eds. Diagnosis (Berl). 2019;6(2):75-185.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-professions-education
Clinical and educational environments are increasingly focusing on improving diagnosis. This special issue
explores an overarching approac…
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May 04, 2022 - The potential for leveraging machine learning to filter
medication alerts.
May 4, 2022
Liu S, Kawamoto K, Del Fiol G, et al. The potential for leveraging machine learning to filter medication
alerts. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022;29(5):891-899. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocab292.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potential-levera…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46444/psn-pdf
December 19, 2017 - Nil per os orders for imaging: a teachable moment.
December 19, 2017
Wickerham AL, Schultz EJ, Lewine EB. Nil per Os Orders for Imaging: A Teachable Moment. JAMA Intern
Med. 2017;177(11):1670-1671. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3943.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nil-os-orders-imaging-teachable-moment
Patients are…