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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60742/psn-pdf
July 29, 2020 - Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid
prescriptions.
July 29, 2020
Mann B. Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions. National Public Radio. 2020;July
17.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions
Despite efforts to reduce opio…
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April 03, 2024 - Implement strategies to prevent persistent medication
errors and hazards: 2024.
April 3, 2024
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care. 2024;29(6):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implement-strategies-prevent-persistent-medication-errors-and-hazards-2024
Systemic failures can perpetuate unsafe care if a lack of p…
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November 06, 2015 - Innovative teaching in situational awareness.
November 6, 2015
Gregory A, Hogg G, Ker J. Innovative teaching in situational awareness. Clin Teach. 2015;12(5):331-5.
doi:10.1111/tct.12310.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/innovative-teaching-situational-awareness
Nontechnical skills contribute to successful teamwork an…
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January 14, 2011 - Need for standardized sign-out in the emergency
department: a survey of emergency medicine residency
and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship program
directors.
January 14, 2011
Sinha M, Shriki J, Salness R, et al. Need for standardized sign-out in the emergency department: a survey
of emergency medicine resid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44944/psn-pdf
July 01, 2016 - Managing and mitigating conflict in healthcare teams: an
integrative review.
July 1, 2016
Almost J, Wolff AC, Stewart-Pyne A, et al. Managing and mitigating conflict in healthcare teams: an
integrative review. J Adv Nurs. 2016;72(7):1490-505. doi:10.1111/jan.12903.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-and-mitigat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38276/psn-pdf
December 10, 2008 - Addressing delays in medication administration for
patients transferred from the hospital to the nursing
home: a pilot quality improvement project.
December 10, 2008
Ward KT, Bates-Jensen B, Eslami MS, et al. Addressing delays in medication administration for patients
transferred from the hospital to the nursing h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50594/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - Pharmacist linkage in care transitions: from academic
medical center to community.
October 30, 2019
Bloodworth LS, Malinowski SS, Lirette ST, et al. Pharmacist linkage in care transitions: from academic
medical center to community. J Am Pharm Assoc . 2019;59(6):896-904. doi:10.1016/j.japh.2019.08.011.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50825/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - Investigation into Detection of Retained Vaginal Swabs
and Tampons Following Childbirth.
January 22, 2020
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; December 18, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigation-detection-retained-vaginal-swabs-and-tampons-following-
childbirth
Maternal care during a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73477/psn-pdf
July 07, 2021 - Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the
Epidemic of Healthcare Harm.
July 7, 2021
Saks M, Landsman S. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2021. ISBN: 9780190667986.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-deaths-door-legal-innovations-end-epidemic-healthcare-harm
A weave of systemic factors c…
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December 21, 2016 - Accidental IV infusion of heparinized irrigation in the OR.
December 21, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. December 1, 2016;21:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accidental-iv-infusion-heparinized-irrigation-or
Accidental administration of irrigation solutions are a wrong-route error that can re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43394/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - With oral chemotherapy, we simply must do better!
July 30, 2014
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 17, 2014;19:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oral-chemotherapy-we-simply-must-do-better
To illustrate hazards associated with dispensing more than one dose of certain medications, this newsletter
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45572/psn-pdf
March 22, 2017 - Ordering interruptions in a tertiary care center: a
prospective observational study.
March 22, 2017
Dadlez NM, Azzarone G, Sinnett MJ, et al. Ordering Interruptions in a Tertiary Care Center: A Prospective
Observational Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2017;7(3):134-139. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2016-0127.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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February 27, 2019 - Medicine Safety: Take Care.
February 27, 2019
Lim R, Semple S, Ellett LK, Roughead L. Canberra, Australia: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicine-safety-take-care
Analyzing the evidence on medication errors in Australia, this report estimates the incidence of acute care
ad…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47485/psn-pdf
January 09, 2019 - System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory
medicine.
January 9, 2019
Plebani M. System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(4):191-
196. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0085.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-related-and-cognitive-errors-laboratory-medicine
Problems managing …
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May 27, 2011 - A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach
to predicting the effectiveness of medication error
interventions.
May 27, 2011
Karnon J, McIntosh A, Dean JE, et al. A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach to
predicting the effectiveness of medication error interventions. Saf Sci. 2006;45(4).…
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November 15, 2017 - Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting.
November 15, 2017
Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-office-based-practice-setting
Patient safety in the ambulatory setting is gaining traction as a focus for research, intervention, and policy.
Th…
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April 03, 2013 - Enhancing electronic health record usability in pediatric
patient care: a scenario-based approach.
April 3, 2013
Patterson ES, Zhang J, Abbott P, et al. Enhancing electronic health record usability in pediatric patient
care: a scenario-based approach. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(3):129-135.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38925/psn-pdf
September 16, 2009 - A literature review of the individual and systems factors
that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice.
September 16, 2009
Brady A-M, Malone A-M, Fleming S. A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute
to medication errors in nursing practice. J Nurs Manag. 2009;17(6):679-97…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73256/psn-pdf
May 12, 2021 - Addiction treatment providers in Pa. face little state
scrutiny despite harm to clients.
May 12, 2021
Pattani A, Mahon E. Kaiser Health News. April 30, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addiction-treatment-providers-pa-face-little-state-scrutiny-despite-harm-clients
Systemic oversight weaknesses and lack of…
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July 24, 2013 - Strategies for improving communication in the
emergency department: mediums and messages in a
noisy environment.
July 24, 2013
Welch SJ, Cheung DS, Apker J, et al. Strategies for improving communication in the emergency
department: mediums and messages in a noisy environment. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(6)…