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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39962/psn-pdf
September 24, 2016 - Interruptions and medication errors: part I.
September 24, 2016
Flanders S, Clark AP. Interruptions and medication errors: part I. Clin Nurse Spec. 2010;24(6):281-5.
doi:10.1097/NUR.0b013e3181faf78b.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interruptions-and-medication-errors-part-i
This commentary discusses preventable medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38919/psn-pdf
January 28, 2011 - Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability,
and public engagement.
January 28, 2011
Pronovost P, Faden RR. Setting priorities for patient safety: ethics, accountability, and public engagement.
JAMA. 2009;302(8):890-1. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.1177.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/setting-priorities-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39652/psn-pdf
June 30, 2010 - Aftercare tips for patients checking out of the hospital.
June 30, 2010
Alderman L. New York Times. June 18, 2010;B6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aftercare-tips-patients-checking-out-hospital
This news piece highlights efforts to improve discharge planning, enhance the safety of care transitions,
and reduce readm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35246/psn-pdf
July 11, 2007 - Treatment errors in healthcare: a safety climate approach.
July 11, 2007
Naveh E, Katz-Navon T, Stern Z. Treatment errors in healthcare: a safety climate approach. . Manage Sci.
2005;51(6):948-960. doi:10.1287/mnsc.1050.0372.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/treatment-errors-healthcare-safety-climate-approach
The auth…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35353/psn-pdf
July 16, 2009 - Best-practice protocols: preventing adverse drug events.
July 16, 2009
Weir VL. Best-practice protocols: preventing adverse drug events. Nurs Manage. 2005;36(9):24-30.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practice-protocols-preventing-adverse-drug-events
This article reports on one hospital's use of failure modes and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/syringe-swap-during-regional-block-case-medication-error-and-recovery
July 22, 2020 - communication, and procedure implementation can contribute positively to support an education program that reduces
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35891/psn-pdf
May 03, 2006 - Costs and Benefits of Health Information Technology.
May 3, 2006
Shekelle PG, Morton SC, Keeler EB. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April
2006. AHRQ Publication No. 06-E006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costs-and-benefits-health-information-technology
The authors reviewed the literature …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35952/psn-pdf
August 02, 2010 - Manage staff fatigue to improve patient safety.
August 2, 2010
Spath P. Manage staff fatigue to improve patient safety. Part 2 of 2. Hospital peer review. 2006;31(5):70-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/manage-staff-fatigue-improve-patient-safety
The author discusses three steps for reducing staff fatigue. Part I of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36948/psn-pdf
September 09, 2011 - Errors in a stat laboratory: changes in type and frequency
since 1996.
September 9, 2011
Carraro P, Plebani M. Errors in a stat laboratory: types and frequencies 10 years later. Clin Chem.
2007;53(7):1338-42.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-stat-laboratory-changes-type-and-frequency-1996
The investigators con…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42596/psn-pdf
October 23, 2013 - Diagnostic Errors and Strategies to Minimize Them.
October 23, 2013
Cutrer WB, Sullivan WM, Fleming AE, et al. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2013;43:225-257.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-errors-and-strategies-minimize-them
Articles in this special issue cover diagnostic errors, includin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36533/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of
chemotherapy prescription.
May 27, 2011
Voeffray M, Pannatier A, Stupp R, et al. Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of
chemotherapy prescription. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(6):418-21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-computerisation-qual…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39484/psn-pdf
April 28, 2010 - Surgical fires, a clear and present danger.
April 28, 2010
Yardley IE, Donaldson LJ. Surgical fires, a clear and present danger. Surgeon. 2010;8(2):87-92.
doi:10.1016/j.surge.2010.01.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-fires-clear-and-present-danger
This article reviews the literature on surgical fires and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40937/psn-pdf
November 16, 2011 - AHRQ Projects to Prevent Healthcare-Associated
Infections, Fiscal Year 2011.
November 16, 2011
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2011. AHRQ Publication No. 09-
P013-4-E.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-projects-prevent-healthcare-associated-infections-fiscal-year-2011
This annou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36798/psn-pdf
March 09, 2009 - Organizational culture, critical success factors, and the
reduction of hospital errors.
March 9, 2009
Stock GN, McFadden KL, Gowen CR. Organizational culture, critical success factors, and the reduction of
hospital errors. Int J Prod Econ. 2006;106(2). doi:10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.07.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60216/psn-pdf
April 08, 2020 - The Diagnosis of Ectopic Pregnancy.
April 8, 2020
Farnborough, UK: Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; March 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnosis-ectopic-pregnancy
Missed or delayed diagnosis in maternal care can result in serious harm to both the mother and the child.
This report analyzes a dela…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34925/psn-pdf
February 27, 2009 - Medication errors and professional practice of registered
nurses.
February 27, 2009
Deans C. Medication errors and professional practice of registered nurses. Collegian. 2005;12(1):29-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-and-professional-practice-registered-nurses
This Australian study identified and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34002/psn-pdf
March 17, 2011 - Utah DoH Patient Safety Initiatives.
March 17, 2011
Center for Health Data, Utah Department of Health, PO Box 144004, Salt Lake City, UT 84114.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utah-doh-patient-safety-initiatives
Utah established a number of collaborative initiatives to understand the nature and occurrence of adverse
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38709/psn-pdf
June 17, 2009 - Enteral feeding misconnections: an update.
June 17, 2009
Guenter P, Hicks RW, Simmons D. Enteral feeding misconnections: an update. Nutr Clin Pract.
2009;24(3):325-34. doi:10.1177/0884533609335174.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enteral-feeding-misconnections-update
This review surveys information on enteral nutriti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50601/psn-pdf
October 09, 2022 - Medication Safety: Advancing the Development of
Improvement Strategies and Tools (R18).
October 9, 2022
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 28, 2022. PA-
20-028.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-advancing-development-improvement
Medication errors are …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36793/psn-pdf
August 26, 2011 - Patient safety in Taiwan: a survey on orthopedic
surgeons.
August 26, 2011
Yang C-T, Chen H-H, Hou S-M. Patient safety in Taiwan: a survey on orthopedic surgeons. J Formos Med
Assoc. 2007;106(3):212-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-taiwan-survey-orthopedic-surgeons
The researchers surveyed Taiwanese…