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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73691/psn-pdf
September 08, 2021 - Pump up the volume: tips for increasing error reporting
and decreasing patient harm.
September 8, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. August 26, 2021;26(17);1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pump-volume-tips-increasing-error-reporting-and-decreasing-patient-harm
Error reporting is an essen…
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June 17, 2020 - The limits of current A.I. in health care: patient safety
policing in hospitals.
June 17, 2020
Furrow BR. NE Univ Law Rev. 2020;12(1):1-55.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-current-ai-health-care-patient-safety-policing-hospitals
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the use of big data to e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45923/psn-pdf
April 19, 2017 - Huddles and debriefings: improving communication on
labor and delivery.
April 19, 2017
McQuaid-Hanson E, Pian-Smith MCM. Huddles and Debriefings: Improving Communication on Labor and
Delivery. Anesthesiol Clin. 2017;35(1):59-67. doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2016.09.006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/huddles-and-debriefings…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43819/psn-pdf
July 16, 2015 - Intercepting wrong-patient orders in a computerized
provider order entry system.
July 16, 2015
Green RA, Hripcsak G, Salmasian H, et al. Intercepting wrong-patient orders in a computerized provider
order entry system. Ann Emerg Med. 2015;65(6):679-686.e1. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.11.017.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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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/37754/psn-pdf
May 14, 2008 - Potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized
elders.
May 14, 2008
Rothberg MB, Pekow PS, Liu F, et al. Potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized elders. J
Hosp Med. 2008;3(2):91-102. doi:10.1002/jhm.290.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medication-use-hospitalized-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47645/psn-pdf
April 17, 2019 - When a nurse is prosecuted for a fatal medical mistake,
does it make medicine safer?
April 17, 2019
Gordon M. Health Shots. National Public Radio. April 10, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-nurse-prosecuted-fatal-medical-mistake-does-it-make-medicine-safer
Punitive responses to medical errors persist despit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60766/psn-pdf
August 05, 2020 - Dermatology faces a reckoning: lack of darker skin in
textbooks and journals harms care for patients of color.
August 5, 2020
McFarling UL. Stat. July 21, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dermatology-faces-reckoning-lack-darker-skin-textbooks-and-journals-harms-
care-patients-color
Dermatologists rely on v…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40985/psn-pdf
December 07, 2011 - Implementing the World Health Organization surgical
safety checklist: a model for future perioperative
initiatives.
December 7, 2011
Styer KA, Ashley SW, Schmidt I, et al. Implementing the World Health Organization surgical safety
checklist: a model for future perioperative initiatives. AORN J. 2011;94(6):590-8.
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July 19, 2023 - Patient safety 2.0: slaying dragons, not just investigating
them.
July 19, 2023
Card AJ. Patient safety 2.0: slaying dragons, not just investigating them. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(6):394-395.
doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001140.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-20-slaying-dragons-not-just-investigating-them
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45792/psn-pdf
December 20, 2017 - Reevaluation of diagnosis in adults with physician-
diagnosed asthma.
December 20, 2017
Aaron SD, Vandemheen KL, FitzGerald M, et al. Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-
Diagnosed Asthma. JAMA. 2017;317(3):269-279. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19627.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reevaluation-diagnosis-adu…
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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/839327/psn-pdf
December 05, 2024 - The National Healthcare System Action Alliance for
Patient and Workforce Safety.
December 5, 2024
US Department of Health and Human Services.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-healthcare-system-action-alliance-advance-patient-safety
The large system change required to reduce patient harm requires multi-stakeho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836761/psn-pdf
March 16, 2022 - Complexity bias in the prevention of iatrogenic injury:
why specific harms may inhibit performance.
March 16, 2022
Padula WV, Armstrong DG, Goldman DP. Complexity bias in the prevention of iatrogenic injury: why
specific harms may inhibit performance. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022;97(2):221-224.
doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.1…
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May 22, 2019 - Communication and Resolution After an Adverse Health
Care Incident.
May 22, 2019
Pettersen B, Tate J, Tipper K, McKean H. Colorado Senate Bill 19-201.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-and-resolution-after-adverse-health-care-incident
Communication-and-resolution mechanisms are seen as important approache…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855107/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Foundations of Safety Science: a century of
understanding accidents and disasters.
January 1, 2019
Dekker S. Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2019. ISBN: 9781138481787.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/foundations-safety-science-century-understanding-accidents-and-disasters
Safety science p…
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October 04, 2017 - Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.
October 4, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fall-prevention-hospitals-training-program
Falls are a primary focus of quality and patient safety improvement efforts in hospitals. This training
program pro…
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October 13, 2018 - Using an inpatient portal to engage families in pediatric
hospital care.
October 13, 2018
Kelly MM, Hoonakker P, Dean SM. Using an inpatient portal to engage families in pediatric hospital care. J
Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017;24(1):153-161. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocw070.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-inpatient-portal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862151/psn-pdf
February 07, 2024 - Taking up the challenge to improve name and role
recognition in the operating room.
February 7, 2024
Thota B, Rabinowitz A, Guttman OT. Taking up the challenge to improve name and role recognition in the
operating room. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(1):45-47. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001177.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74848/psn-pdf
February 16, 2022 - Patients for Patient Safety US.
February 16, 2022
404.510.8787; info@pfps.us
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-patient-safety-us
Patient safety improvement has made progress but more can be done. This organization supports
community efforts in the United States to engage policymakers in work toward aligning ef…