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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46607/psn-pdf
November 08, 2017 - Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic.
November 8, 2017
Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stem-tide-addressing-opioid-epidemic
The opioid epidemic is a challenge to patient safety and public health. This report reviews tools to help
health care systems target ei…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74259/psn-pdf
January 19, 2022 - Diagnostic reasoning in cardiovascular medicine.
January 19, 2022
Brush JE, Sherbino J, Norman GR. Diagnostic reasoning in cardiovascular medicine. BMJ.
2022;376:e064389. doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-064389.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-reasoning-cardiovascular-medicine
Misdiagnosis of heart failure can lead to…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38292/psn-pdf
May 21, 2009 - The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting
medication in an emergency department.
May 21, 2009
Vasileff HM, Whitten LE, Pink JA, et al. The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication
in an emergency department. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31(3):373-9. doi:10.1007/s11096-008-9271-y.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41321/psn-pdf
April 25, 2012 - Cognitive balanced model: a conceptual scheme of
diagnostic decision making.
April 25, 2012
Lucchiari C, Pravettoni G. Cognitive balanced model: a conceptual scheme of diagnostic decision making.
J Eval Clin Pract. 2012;18(1):82-8. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01771.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-balanc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40765/psn-pdf
September 14, 2011 - Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care
unit for oncologic patients.
September 14, 2011
Belela ASC, Peterlini MAS, Pedreira MLG. Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care unit for
oncologic patients. Cancer Nurs. 2011;34(5):393-400. doi:10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182064a6a.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45926/psn-pdf
May 17, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
May 17, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-safety-ambulatory-surgery-centers
Ambulatory surgery centers provide care to growing numbers of patients. This toolkit draws fr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46218/psn-pdf
October 29, 2017 - Nurses' knowledge and teaching of possible postpartum
complications.
October 29, 2017
Suplee PD, Bingham D, Kleppel L. Nurses' Knowledge and Teaching of Possible Postpartum
Complications. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2017;42(6):338-344. doi:10.1097/NMC.0000000000000371.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurses-knowledge…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33952/psn-pdf
July 16, 2009 - Bar code label requirement for human drug products and
biological products.
July 16, 2009
Food and Drug Administration. Fed Register. February 26, 2004;69 9119-9171.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bar-code-label-requirement-human-drug-products-and-biological-products
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846765/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Addressing Medical Gaslighting to Improve Maternal
Health—Together.
March 29, 2023
Oregon Patient Safety Commission: 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-medical-gaslighting-improve-maternal-health-together
Gaslighting has been identified as a contributor to maternal mortality and morbidity. This toolkit …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61052/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - Inadvertent Administration of an Oral Liquid Medicine into
a Vein.
April 1, 2019
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch: April 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inadvertent-administration-oral-liquid-medicine-vein
Wrong route medication administration is a never event. This report examined the co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41931/psn-pdf
December 19, 2012 - Preventing wrong-site surgery in Minnesota: a 5-year
journey.
December 19, 2012
Rydrych D, Apold J, Harder K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November/December 2012;9:24-27,30-32,34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-wrong-site-surgery-minnesota-5-year-journey
Discussing a 5-year effort to report, analyze, and red…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45462/psn-pdf
August 31, 2016 - Learning From Mistakes.
August 31, 2016
London, UK: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman; July 18, 2016. ISBN: 9781474135764.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-mistakes
The National Health Service (NHS) has a history of sharing analyses of problems in its system.
Summarizing an NHS investigation into the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45638/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Measures to improve diagnostic safety in clinical practice.
November 2, 2016
Singh H, Graber ML, Hofer TP. Measures to Improve Diagnostic Safety in Clinical Practice. J Patient Saf.
2019;15(4):311-316. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000338.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measures-improve-diagnostic-safety-clinical-practic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39257/psn-pdf
January 27, 2010 - Opportunities and Recommendations for State–Federal
Coordination to Improve Health System Performance: A
Focus on Patient Safety.
January 27, 2010
Buxbaum J. Portland, ME: National Academy for State Health Policy; January 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opportunities-and-recommendations-state-federal-coordinati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50805/psn-pdf
January 15, 2020 - Advancing safety with closed-loop communication of test
results.
January 15, 2020
Quick Safety. December 17, 2019;(52):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-safety-closed-loop-communication-test-results
Incomplete or delayed test result communication is a known factor in diagnostic error. This article shares…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42370/psn-pdf
June 19, 2013 - Resident Projects for Improvement.
June 19, 2013
Heilman J, ed. UNM CIR Journal of Quality Improvement in Healthcare. Albuquerque, NM: University of
New Mexico; May 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/journal-quality-improvement-healthcare-second-edition
This publication outlines quality and safety improvement proj…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47475/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.
January 23, 2019
Shah RK, ed. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2019;52:1-194.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-0
Articles in this special issue apply safety concepts to reducing preventable patient harm in otolaryngology.
The reviews highlight sy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45237/psn-pdf
June 15, 2016 - Medication reconciliation in oncological patients: a
randomized clinical trial.
June 15, 2016
Vega TG-C, Sierra-Sánchez JF, Martínez-Bautista MJ, et al. Medication Reconciliation in Oncological
Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2016;22(6):734-40.
doi:10.18553/jmcp.2016.15248.
https:/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40204/psn-pdf
April 14, 2011 - Residents' intentions and actions after patient safety
education.
April 14, 2011
Jansma JD, Wagner C, Bijnen AB. Residents' intentions and actions after patient safety education. BMC
Health Serv Res. 2010;10:350. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-350.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/residents-intentions-and-actions-after-pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45646/psn-pdf
November 23, 2016 - Patient safety in the emergency department.
November 23, 2016
Farmer B. Patient Safety in the Emergency Department. Emerg Med (N Y). 2016;48(9).
doi:10.12788/emed.2016.0052.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-emergency-department
Emergency departments are high-risk environments due to the urgency of care …