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4221. Does your patient really understand? | PSNet
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      January 25, 2023 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Does your patient really understand? Citation Text: Huff C. Does your patient really understand? Hospitals & health networks. 2011;85(10):34-5, 37-8, 2. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged…

4222. Addressing postdischarge adverse events: a neglected area. | PSNet
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      November 13, 2024 - Review Addressing postdischarge adverse events: a neglected area. Citation Text: Tsilimingras D. Addressing postdischarge adverse events: a neglected area. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(2):85-97. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNot…

4223. Scandal as a sentinel event—recognizing hidden cost–quality trade-offs. | PSNet
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      November 04, 2020 - Commentary Scandal as a sentinel event—recognizing hidden cost–quality trade-offs. Citation Text: Bloche G. Scandal as a Sentinel Event--Recognizing Hidden Cost-Quality Trade-offs. N Engl J Med. 2016;374(11):1001-3. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1502629. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google…

4224. Linking nurse characteristics, team member effectiveness, practice environment, and medication error incidence. | PSNet
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      May 14, 2008 - Study Linking nurse characteristics, team member effectiveness, practice environment, and medication error incidence. Citation Text: Fasolino T, Snyder R. Linking nurse characteristics, team member effectiveness, practice environment, and medication error incidence. J Nurs Care Qual. 2…

4225. Informatics confronts drug–drug interactions. | PSNet
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      February 18, 2011 - Review Informatics confronts drug–drug interactions. Citation Text: Percha B, Altman RB. Informatics confronts drug-drug interactions. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2013;34(3):178-84. doi:10.1016/j.tips.2013.01.006. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X…

4226. Partial do-not-resuscitate orders: a hazard to patient safety and clinical outcomes? | PSNet
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      April 24, 2018 - Review Partial do-not-resuscitate orders: a hazard to patient safety and clinical outcomes? Citation Text: Sanders A, Schepp M, Baird M. Partial do-not-resuscitate orders: A hazard to patient safety and clinical outcomes? Crit Care Med. 2011;39(1):14-8. doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181feb8f6…

4227. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2009 - Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the checklist. April 1, 2009 Perencevich EN; Pittet D. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-catheter-related-bloodstream-infections-thinking-outside-checklist Checklists for specific interventions have proved successful at markedly reducing ca…

4228. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 04, 2018 - Diagnostic Error in Medicine. April 4, 2018 Singh H, ed. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(suppl 2):ii1-ii72. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-medicine-0 Articles in this special issue cover efforts to reduce diagnostic errors, including patient engagement and cognitive debiasing. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/di…

4229. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 03, 2012 - Prescribing errors in hospital practice. October 3, 2012 Tully MP. Prescribing errors in hospital practice. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012;74(4):668-75. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.2012.04313.x. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-errors-hospital-practice Highlighting inconsistencies in defining and measuring prescrib…

4230. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 24, 2012 - How-to Guide: Prevent Obstetrical Adverse Events. October 24, 2012 Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-guide-prevent-obstetrical-adverse-events This guide highlights strategies to enhance the use of care bundles to prevent errors in obstetric care. https://ps…

4231. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 13, 2013 - Mistakes even good doctors make. November 13, 2013 Consumer Reports on Health. November 2013;25:6-7.  https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mistakes-even-good-doctors-make This article reveals commonly misdiagnosed conditions, why diagnostic errors occur, and tips for patients to reduce risks. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…

4232. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 24, 2018 - Defusing Disruptive Behavior. A Workbook for Health Care Leaders. October 24, 2018 Oakbrook, IL: Joint Commission Resources; 2007. ISBN: 9781599400846. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defusing-disruptive-behavior-workbook-health-care-leaders This workbook includes background on disruptive behaviors and provides tools…

4233. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 09, 2008 - Safety First: One Year On. January 9, 2008 London, England: National Patient Safety Agency; 2008. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-first-one-year This report shares the results of the British National Patient Safety Agency effort to reduce medical error and found that safety wasn’t always given the priority nec…

4234. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 24, 2008 - New standards for hospitals call for patients to get private rooms. July 24, 2008 Landro L. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-standards-hospitals-call-patients-get-private-rooms This article reports on design guidelines that will require newly constructed hospitals to have only private rooms. Single-patient rooms …

4235. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 07, 2012 - Order from Chaos: Accelerating Care Integration. November 7, 2012 Boston, MA: Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation; October 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/order-chaos-accelerating-care-integration This report discusses the need for improved coordination and integration in patient car…

4236. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 24, 2010 - Care transitions and home health care. June 24, 2010 Boling PA. Care transitions and home health care. Clin Geriatr Med. 2009;25(1):135-48, viii. doi:10.1016/j.cger.2008.11.005. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-transitions-and-home-health-care This article reviews the literature on transitions of care, discusses …

4237. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 15, 2007 - Prescription for Improving Patient Safety: Addressing Medication Errors. August 15, 2007 The Medication Errors Panel. Sacramento, CA: California State Senate; March 2007.   https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescription-improving-patient-safety-addressing-medication-errors This report shares findings from an exper…

4238. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 21, 2011 - Overconfidence as a cause of diagnostic error in medicine. January 21, 2011 Berner ES, Graber ML. Overconfidence as a cause of diagnostic error in medicine. Am J Med. 2008;121(5 Suppl):S2-S23. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.01.001. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overconfidence-cause-diagnostic-error-medicine This compre…

4239. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 31, 2010 - Doctors fear work caps for residents may be bad medicine. March 31, 2010 Shapira I. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-fear-work-caps-residents-may-be-bad-medicine This news piece examines the work week of resident physicians and discusses how further limiting trainees' work hours might reduce their experientia…

4240. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2013 - Patient safety in plastic surgery. September 12, 2012 Trussler AP, Tabbal GN. Patient safety in plastic surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;130(3):470e-478e. doi:10.1097/prs.0b013e31825dc349. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-plastic-surgery This commentary outlines tactics to prevent complications in pla…