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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41683/psn-pdf
September 19, 2012 - Techniques to improve patient safety in hospitals: what
nurse administrators need to know.
September 19, 2012
Fagan MJ. Techniques to improve patient safety in hospitals: what nurse administrators need to know. J
Nurs Adm. 2012;42(9):426-430. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e3182664df5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technique…
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July 05, 2017 - Patient Safety Risk Management Playbook.
July 5, 2017
Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-risk-management-playbook
Proactive risk management is an important component to improving the safety of care. Exploring principles
of high reliabilit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860400/psn-pdf
January 10, 2024 - AHA Patient Safety Initiative.
January 10, 2024
American Hospital Association.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aha-patient-safety-initiative
Leadership at the organization and system level is crucial to gaining improvement traction and
sustainability. This initiative centers on safety culture, care inequities, and wo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60563/psn-pdf
June 03, 2020 - ‘Last responders’ seek to expand postmortem COVID
testing In unexplained deaths.
June 3, 2020
Andrews M. Kaiser News Network. May 19, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/last-responders-seek-expand-postmortem-covid-testing-unexplained-deaths
Post-mortem examination is an important tool for determining if misdiagnos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45646/psn-pdf
November 23, 2016 - Patient safety in the emergency department.
November 23, 2016
Farmer B. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med (N Y). 2016;48(9).
doi:10.12788/emed.2016.0052.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-emergency-department
Emergency departments are high-risk environments due to the urgency of care …
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January 24, 2018 - Complications.
January 24, 2018
Anaesthesia. 2018;73(suppl 1):3-101.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/complications
Study of complications can provide insights into presurgical patient counseling, risk assessment, and
medical harm prevention. Articles in this special issue explore complications in anesthesia, includin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43151/psn-pdf
April 30, 2014 - Open for Better Care.
April 30, 2014
Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/open-better-care
This Web site hosts tools and resources associated with a national campaign to augment patient care. The
initiative aims to build collaborative programs across New Zealand to reduce fa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867648/psn-pdf
January 01, 2023 - Opioid Taskforce Playbook.
January 1, 2023
College of Healthcare Information Management Executives; 2023. Opioid Taskforce Playbook.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-taskforce-playbook
Hospitals play an important role in identifying and preventing the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids.
This Opioid Playbo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39715/psn-pdf
May 25, 2011 - Barriers to incident notification in a regional prehospital
setting.
May 25, 2011
Jennings PA, Stella J. Barriers to incident notification in a regional prehospital setting. Emerg Med J.
2011;28(6):526-9. doi:10.1136/emj.2010.090738.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/barriers-incident-notification-regional-prehospital-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47621/psn-pdf
May 11, 2019 - 2018 update on pediatric medical overuse: a review.
May 11, 2019
Coon ER, Quinonez RA, Morgan DJ, et al. 2018 Update on Pediatric Medical Overuse: A Review. JAMA
Pediatr. 2019;173(4):379-384. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5550.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2018-update-pediatric-medical-overuse-review
Overuse of …
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January 14, 2021 - COVID-19 Content. ISMP Medication Safety Alert!
January 14, 2021
March 2020--January 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-editions-covid-19-ismp-medication-safety-alert
Medication safety is improved through the sharing of frontline improvement experiences and concerns.
These articles share recommendations to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847734/psn-pdf
April 19, 2023 - Patient safety tools for primary care.
April 19, 2023
Domdera J. Fam Pract Manag. 2023;30(2):24-28.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-tools-primary-care
A large segment of patients receives outpatient care. This commentary suggests that high-reliability
concepts be applied in the primary care environment…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42460/psn-pdf
July 31, 2013 - Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in a high
standard care environment.
July 31, 2013
Lübbeke A, Hovaguimian F, Wickboldt N, et al. Effectiveness of the surgical safety checklist in a high
standard care environment. Med Care. 2013;51(5):425-9. doi:10.1097/MLR.0b013e31828d1489.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39558/psn-pdf
May 26, 2010 - ReCASTing the RCA: an improved model for performing
root cause analyses.
May 26, 2010
Pham JC, Kim GR, Natterman JP, et al. ReCASTing the RCA: An Improved Model for Performing Root
Cause Analyses. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2010;25(3). doi:10.1177/1062860609359533.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/recasting-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39576/psn-pdf
September 25, 2010 - Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the
Hospital.
September 25, 2010
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0059.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/taking-care-myself-guide-when-i-leave-hospital
This guide provides patients with information they need t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38453/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - A multidisciplinary team approach to retained foreign
objects.
January 2, 2017
Cima RR, Kollengode A, Storsveen AS, et al. A multidisciplinary team approach to retained foreign objects.
Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2009;35(3):123-132.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multidisciplinary-team-approach-retained-foreign-objects
Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846165/psn-pdf
March 15, 2023 - Do no unconscious harm.
March 15, 2023
Ortega RP. Do no unconscious harm. Science. 2023;379(6635):870-873. doi:10.1126/science.adh3698.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-no-unconscious-harm
Implicit biases can degrade decision making as they impact heuristics, test result interpretation, and
patient/physician commun…
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December 12, 2012 - Teams under pressure in the emergency department: an
interview study.
December 12, 2012
Flowerdew L, Brown R, Russ S, et al. Teams under pressure in the emergency department: an interview
study. Emerg Med J. 2012;29(12):e2. doi:10.1136/emermed-2011-200084.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teams-under-pressure-emergenc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841789/psn-pdf
July 01, 2022 - The REPAIR Project.
July 1, 2022
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/repair-project
Systemic racism reduces the effectiveness and safety of the care people of color receive. The REPAIR (
REParations and Anti-Institutional Racism) Project is examining the impact o…