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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36431/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Using the internet to deliver education on drug safety.
March 28, 2011
Franklin B, O'Grady K, Parr J, et al. Using the internet to deliver education on drug safety. Qual Saf Health
Care. 2006;15(5):329-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-internet-deliver-education-drug-safety
The project team implemented a web-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42830/psn-pdf
December 18, 2013 - How to Identify and Address Unsafe Conditions
Associated With Health IT.
December 18, 2013
Wallace C, Zimmer KP, Possanza L, Giannini R, Solomon R. Washington, DC: Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology; November 15, 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-identify-and-address-unsafe-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47556/psn-pdf
November 28, 2018 - Improving Diagnosis.
November 28, 2018
Deutsch E, ed. PA-PSRS Pa Patient Saf Advis. 2018 Oct 31;15(suppl 1):1-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis
This special issue raises awareness of challenges to reducing diagnostic error. Articles discuss insights
from experts about how to improve diagnosis, t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38341/psn-pdf
April 02, 2009 - CPOE: it don't come easy.
April 2, 2009
Anderson HJ. CPOE: it don't come easy. Health Data Manag. 2009;17(1):18-20, 22, 24 passim.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cpoe-it-dont-come-easy
Although shifting from paper-based or verbal orders to computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
systems could reduce medical errors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43491/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - The systems approach to medicine: controversy and
misconceptions.
December 9, 2014
Dekker SWA, Leveson NG. The systems approach to medicine: controversy and misconceptions. BMJ
Qual Saf. 2015;24(1):7-9. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003106.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systems-approach-medicine-controversy-and-misconcept…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42364/psn-pdf
September 18, 2013 - The pursuit of better diagnostic performance: a human
factors perspective.
September 18, 2013
Henriksen K, Brady J. The pursuit of better diagnostic performance: a human factors perspective. BMJ
Qual Saf. 2013;22(Suppl 2):ii1-ii5. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001827.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pursuit-better-diagnosti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36039/psn-pdf
March 02, 2011 - The effects of on-duty napping on intern sleep time and
fatigue.
March 2, 2011
Arora V, Dunphy C, Chang VY, et al. The effects of on-duty napping on intern sleep time and fatigue. Ann
Intern Med. 2006;144(11):792-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effects-duty-napping-intern-sleep-time-and-fatigue
The investigators …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39465/psn-pdf
May 08, 2018 - Latest heparin fatality speaks loudly—what have you
done to stop the bleeding?
May 8, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 8, 2010;15:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/latest-heparin-fatality-speaks-loudly-what-have-you-done-stop-bleeding
Detailing a recent lethal overdose of heparin, this …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41955/psn-pdf
January 09, 2013 - Making Medical Devices Safer at Home.
January 9, 2013
Consumer Updates. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; December 12, 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-medical-devices-safer-home
Highlighting concerns associated with patients' use of medical devices at home, such as difficulty
understand…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50727/psn-pdf
December 11, 2019 - Your diagnosis was wrong. Could doctor bias have been
a factor?
December 11, 2019
Glicksman E. Washington Post. November 17, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-diagnosis-was-wrong-could-doctor-bias-have-been-factor
Unconscious assumptions and biases are known contributors to poor decision-making. This news st…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46466/psn-pdf
July 11, 2018 - Distinct newborn identification requirement.
July 11, 2018
R3 Report. June 25, 2018;7:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/distinct-newborn-identification-requirement
Neonatal patients are at risk for misidentification due to communication challenges and lack of
distinguishable features. This report highlights new Jo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41411/psn-pdf
October 19, 2012 - Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE
from FALLS.
October 19, 2012
Apold J, Quigley PA. Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS. J Nurs Care
Qual. 2012;27(4):299-306. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3182599d1b.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minnesota-hospital-association-statewide-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40696/psn-pdf
December 01, 2011 - Rapid response systems: a prospective study of
response times.
December 1, 2011
Adelstein B-A, Piza MA, Nayyar V, et al. Rapid response systems: a prospective study of response times. J
Crit Care. 2011;26(6):635.e11-8. doi:10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.03.013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-systems-prospective-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40568/psn-pdf
June 29, 2011 - Tubing misconnections: normalization of deviance.
June 29, 2011
Simmons D, Symes L, Guenter P, et al. Tubing misconnections: normalization of deviance. Nutr Clin Pract.
2011;26(3):286-293. doi:10.1177/0884533611406134.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tubing-misconnections-normalization-deviance
Analyzing published ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40668/psn-pdf
March 04, 2015 - Body CT: technical advances for improving safety.
March 4, 2015
Marin D, Nelson RC, Rubin GD, et al. Body CT: technical advances for improving safety. AJR Am J
Roentgenol. 2011;197(1):33-41. doi:10.2214/AJR.11.6755.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/body-ct-technical-advances-improving-safety
This article explores risk…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41972/psn-pdf
January 23, 2013 - Impact of a pharmacotherapy alerting system on
medication errors.
January 23, 2013
Natali BJ, Varkey AC, Garey KW, et al. Impact of a pharmacotherapy alerting system on medication errors.
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2012;70(1). doi:10.2146/ajhp120126.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-pharmacothe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39766/psn-pdf
August 18, 2010 - Paediatric dosing errors before and after electronic
prescribing.
August 18, 2010
Jani Y, Barber N, Wong ICK. Paediatric dosing errors before and after electronic prescribing. Qual Saf
Health Care. 2010;19(4):337-40. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.033068.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paediatric-dosing-errors-and-after-elec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73431/psn-pdf
June 23, 2021 - Drive to Deprescribe.
June 23, 2021
The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drive-deprescribe
Polypharmacy is a known challenge to patient safety. This collective program encourages long-term care
organizations, physicians, and pharmacists to take part in a learning net…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37653/psn-pdf
May 14, 2008 - Getting boards on board: engaging governing boards in
quality and safety.
May 14, 2008
Conway JB. Getting boards on board: engaging governing boards in quality and safety. Jt Comm J Qual
Saf. 2008;34(4):214-220.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/getting-boards-board-engaging-governing-boards-quality-and-safety
This a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44436/psn-pdf
October 30, 2017 - Overreaction.
October 30, 2017
Shell ER. Overreaction. Scientific American. 2015;313(5):28-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overreaction
Reporting on how test inaccuracies can lead to misdiagnosis of food allergies in children and the potential
consequences, this magazine article describes a diagnostic tool to dete…