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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35048/psn-pdf
June 22, 2009 - Reduction in warfarin adverse events requiring patient
hospitalization after implementation of a pharmacist-
managed anticoagulation service.
June 22, 2009
Locke C, Ravnan SL, Patel R, et al. Reduction in warfarin adverse events requiring patient hospitalization
after implementation of a pharmacist-managed anticoa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41541/psn-pdf
September 26, 2012 - Failures in communication and information transfer
across the surgical care pathway: interview study.
September 26, 2012
Nagpal K, Arora S, Vats A, et al. Failures in communication and information transfer across the surgical
care pathway: interview study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(10):843-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46776/psn-pdf
February 28, 2018 - Older adults' awareness of deprescribing: a population-
based survey.
February 28, 2018
Turner JP, Tannenbaum C. Older adults' awareness of deprescribing: a population-based survey. J Am
Geriatr Soc. 2017;65(12):2691-2696. doi:10.1111/jgs.15079.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-adults-awareness-deprescribing-pop…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866406/psn-pdf
July 31, 2024 - Impact of a daily huddle on safety in perioperative
services.
July 31, 2024
Tuyishime H, Claure RE, Balakrishnan K, et al. Impact of a daily huddle on safety in perioperative services.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2024;50(9):678-683. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2024.04.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-daily-huddle-s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45469/psn-pdf
January 18, 2017 - Tamper-resistant drugs cannot solve the opioid crisis.
January 18, 2017
Leece P, Orkin AM, Kahan M. Tamper-resistant drugs cannot solve the opioid crisis. CMAJ.
2015;187(10):717-718. doi:10.1503/cmaj.150329.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tamper-resistant-drugs-cannot-solve-opioid-crisis
Health care organizations ha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44787/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - Medication errors involving overrides of healthcare
technology.
January 20, 2016
Grissinger M. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2015;12:141-148.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-involving-overrides-healthcare-technology
Users often bypass alerts meant to enhance safety of medication ordering and d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50925/psn-pdf
February 19, 2020 - Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues Raised
by Paterson.
February 19, 2020
James G. House Commons Report 31. Department of Health and Social Care. London,
England: Crown Copyright; 2020. ISBN 9781528617284.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-independent-inquiry-issues-raised-paterson
Shari…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46554/psn-pdf
October 25, 2017 - Severe hyperglycemia in patients incorrectly using insulin
pens at home.
October 25, 2017
National Alert Network. Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; Bethesda, MD: American
Society of Health-System Pharmacists. October 12, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/severe-hyperglycemia-patients-incorrect…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/847733/psn-pdf
March 16, 2025 - ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for
Community Pharmacy.
March 16, 2025
Institute for Safe Medication Practices: March 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-targeted-medication-safety-best-practices-community-pharmacy
Community pharmacies are common providers of medication delivery that harbor proc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46931/psn-pdf
January 15, 2019 - Strategies for optimizing OR drug safety.
January 15, 2019
Meyer TA, McAllister RK. Pharmacy Practice News. March 19, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-optimizing-or-drug-safety
Perioperative adverse drug events are common and understudied. Reporting on the complexity of
medication administration durin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45764/psn-pdf
April 11, 2018 - Pediatric anesthesiology fellows' perception of quality of
attending supervision and medical errors.
April 11, 2018
Benzon HA, Hajduk J, De Oliveira GS, et al. Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellows' Perception of Quality of
Attending Supervision and Medical Errors. Anesth Analg. 2018;126(2):639-643.
doi:10.1213/ANE.000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837630/psn-pdf
July 06, 2022 - Mandating limits on workload, duty, and speed in
radiology.
July 6, 2022
Alexander R, Waite S, Bruno MA, et al. Mandating limits on workload, duty, and speed in radiology.
Radiology. 2022:212631. doi:10.1148/radiol.212631.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mandating-limits-workload-duty-and-speed-radiology
To reduce m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45188/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - Reporting and second-order problem solving can turn
short-term fixes into long-term remedies.
June 1, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 19, 2016;21:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reporting-and-second-order-problem-solving-can-turn-short-term-fixes-long-
term-remedies
Workarounds are pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839326/psn-pdf
November 02, 2022 - Safety considerations for challenges when using smart
infusion pumps.
November 2, 2022
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. October 20, 2022;20(21):1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-considerations-challenges-when-using-smart-infusion-pumps
Errors due to inadequate information use with intraveno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837154/psn-pdf
May 18, 2022 - Survey shows room for improvement with three new best
practices for hospitals.
May 18, 2022
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 5, 2022;27(9):1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/survey-shows-room-improvement-three-new-best-practices-hospitals
Practice changes take time to be fully incorporate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38774/psn-pdf
July 08, 2009 - Evaluation of causes and frequency of medication errors
during information technology downtime.
July 8, 2009
Hanuscak TL, Szeinbach SL, Seoane-Vazquez E, et al. Evaluation of causes and frequency of medication
errors during information technology downtime. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66(12):1119-24.
doi:10.2146/a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60615/psn-pdf
June 24, 2020 - Key potentially inappropriate drugs in pediatrics: the KIDs
list.
June 24, 2020
Meyers RS, Thackray J, Matson KL, et al. Key potentially inappropriate drugs in pediatrics: the KIDs list. J
Pediatr Pharmacol Ther. 2020;25(3). doi:10.5863/1551-6776-25.3.175.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/key-potentially-inappropriate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850356/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - Prescribing errors in children: why they happen and how
to prevent them.
June 14, 2023
Conn R, Fox A, Carrington A, et al. Prescribing errors in children: why they happen and how to prevent
them. Pharmaceutical Journal. 2023;310:7973. doi:10.1211/pj.2023.1.184013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-errors-ch…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45530/psn-pdf
October 19, 2016 - As a critical behavior to improve quality and patient
safety in health care: speaking up!
October 19, 2016
Nacioglu A. As a critical behavior to improve quality and patient safety in health care: speaking up!. Safety
in Health. 2016;2(1). doi:10.1186/s40886-016-0021-x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/critical-behavio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43640/psn-pdf
November 12, 2014 - Infection prevention in the emergency department.
November 12, 2014
Liang SY, Theodoro DL, Schuur JD, et al. Infection prevention in the emergency department. Ann Emerg
Med. 2014;64(3):299-313. doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.02.024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention-emergency-department
Emergency c…