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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47969/psn-pdf
June 12, 2019 - Opioid medication discontinuation and risk of adverse
opioid-related health care events.
June 12, 2019
Mark TL, Parish W. Opioid medication discontinuation and risk of adverse opioid-related health care
events. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2019;103:58-63. doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2019.05.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848816/psn-pdf
May 10, 2023 - Racial bias in cesarean decision-making.
May 10, 2023
Edwards SE, Class QA, Ford CE, et al. Racial bias in cesarean decision-making. Am J Obstet Gynecol
MFM. 2023;5(5):100927. doi:10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100927.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/racial-bias-cesarean-decision-making
Racial bias negatively impacts maternal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47359/psn-pdf
October 10, 2018 - Is there evidence of a July effect among patients
undergoing hysterectomy surgery?
October 10, 2018
Varma S, Mehta A, Hutfless S, et al. Is there evidence of a July effect among patients undergoing
hysterectomy surgery? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;219(2):176.e1-176.e9. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2018.05.033.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45729/psn-pdf
September 20, 2017 - Maximize benefits of IV workflow management systems
by addressing workarounds and errors.
September 20, 2017
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. September 7, 2017;22:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/maximize-benefits-iv-workflow-management-systems-addressing-
workarounds-and-errors
Workflow process…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44756/psn-pdf
September 12, 2016 - Importance of teamwork, communication and culture on
failure-to-rescue in the elderly.
September 12, 2016
Ghaferi AA, Dimick JB. Importance of teamwork, communication and culture on failure-to-rescue in the
elderly. Br J Surg. 2016;103(2):e47-51. doi:10.1002/bjs.10031.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/importance-teamw…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44393/psn-pdf
August 12, 2015 - FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA warns about
prescribing and dispensing errors resulting from brand
name confusion with antidepressant Brintellix
(vortioxetine) and antiplatelet Brilinta (ticagrelor).
August 12, 2015
MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; July 30, 2015.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838310/psn-pdf
October 12, 2022 - Intravenous smart pumps at the point of care: a
descriptive, observational study.
October 12, 2022
Giuliano KK, Blake JWC, Bittner NP, et al. Intravenous smart pumps at the point of care: a descriptive,
observational study. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(6):553-558. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001057.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45130/psn-pdf
July 18, 2018 - Surgical fires: decreasing incidence relies on continued
prevention efforts.
July 18, 2018
Bruley ME, Arnold TV, Finley E, Deutsch ES, Treadwell JR. PA-PSRS Pa Patient Saf Advis. June 2018;15.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-fires-decreasing-incidence-relies-continued-prevention-efforts
Although surgical fir…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45767/psn-pdf
April 17, 2017 - Medication errors attributed to health information
technology.
April 17, 2017
Lawes S, Grissinger M. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2017;14:1-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-attributed-health-information-technology
The unintended consequences associated with health information technologies for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838017/psn-pdf
September 07, 2022 - Addressing adultification of black pediatric patients in the
emergency department: a framework to decrease
disparities.
September 7, 2022
Koch A, Kozhumam A. Addressing adultification of black pediatric patients in the emergency department: a
framework to decrease disparities. Health Promot Pract. 2022;23(4):555-5…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/856592/psn-pdf
January 01, 2024 - Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken
communication of patients' fall risks in hospitals and
implications for multifactorial approaches to fall
prevention.
November 29, 2023
McVey L, Alvarado N, Healey F, et al. Talking about falls: a qualitative exploration of spoken
communication of patients’…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850173/psn-pdf
June 07, 2023 - A national safety board made transportation safer and
could do the same for health care, advocates say.
June 7, 2023
Jaklevic MC. CNN. May 30, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-safety-board-made-transportation-safer-and-could-do-same-health-
care-advocates-say
Patient safety has long drawn from aviation…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45726/psn-pdf
December 14, 2016 - National Cancer Institute–American Society of Clinical
Oncology Teams in Cancer Care Project.
December 14, 2016
J Oncol Pract. 2016;12(11):955-1194.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-cancer-institute-american-society-clinical-oncology-teams-cancer-
care-project
Team-based care has been adopted in various spec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72644/psn-pdf
February 01, 2021 - Best Practices in Developing Proprietary Names for
Human Nonprescription Drug Products.
January 13, 2021
Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research; December 7, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-developing-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43702/psn-pdf
May 07, 2018 - Strengthen your resolve: no unlabeled containers
anywhere, ever!
May 7, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 6, 2014;19:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strengthen-your-resolve-no-unlabeled-containers-anywhere-ever
Despite the designation of proper labeling as a National Patient Safety …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45123/psn-pdf
May 07, 2018 - Hardwiring safety into the computer system: one
hospital's actions to provide technology support for U-
500 insulin.
May 7, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 5, 2016;21:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hardwiring-safety-computer-system-one-hospitals-actions-provide-technology-
support-u-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867759/psn-pdf
March 12, 2025 - Intrahospital patient transport: checklists, adverse
events, and other considerations for the anesthesia
professional.
March 12, 2025
Andrew C, Fitzsimons M. Intrahospital patient transport: checklists, adverse events, and other
considerations for the anesthesia professional. APSF Newsletter. 2025;40(1):24-26.
ht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46453/psn-pdf
October 04, 2017 - Evaluation of patient and family outpatient complaints as
a strategy to prioritize efforts to improve cancer care
delivery.
October 4, 2017
Mack JW, Jacobson J, Frank D, et al. Evaluation of Patient and Family Outpatient Complaints as a
Strategy to Prioritize Efforts to Improve Cancer Care Delivery. Jt Comm J Qual…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73135/psn-pdf
April 14, 2021 - Debrief it all: a tool for inclusion of Safety-II.
April 14, 2021
Bentley SK, McNamara S, Meguerdichian MJ, et al. Debrief it all: a tool for inclusion of Safety-II. Adv Simul
(Lond). 2021;6(1):9. doi:10.1186/s41077-021-00163-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/debrief-it-all-tool-inclusion-safety-ii
Debriefing is a c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838237/psn-pdf
October 05, 2022 - Deprescribing medicines in older people living with
multimorbidity and polypharmacy: the TAILOR evidence
synthesis.
October 5, 2022
Reeve J, Maden M, Hill R, et al. Deprescribing medicines in older people living with multimorbidity and
polypharmacy: the TAILOR evidence synthesis. Health Technol Assess. 2022;26(32)…