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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37754/psn-pdf
May 14, 2008 - Potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized
elders.
May 14, 2008
Rothberg MB, Pekow PS, Liu F, et al. Potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized elders. J
Hosp Med. 2008;3(2):91-102. doi:10.1002/jhm.290.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potentially-inappropriate-medication-use-hospitalized-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47645/psn-pdf
April 17, 2019 - When a nurse is prosecuted for a fatal medical mistake,
does it make medicine safer?
April 17, 2019
Gordon M. Health Shots. National Public Radio. April 10, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-nurse-prosecuted-fatal-medical-mistake-does-it-make-medicine-safer
Punitive responses to medical errors persist despit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40985/psn-pdf
December 07, 2011 - Implementing the World Health Organization surgical
safety checklist: a model for future perioperative
initiatives.
December 7, 2011
Styer KA, Ashley SW, Schmidt I, et al. Implementing the World Health Organization surgical safety
checklist: a model for future perioperative initiatives. AORN J. 2011;94(6):590-8.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836759/psn-pdf
April 06, 2022 - Diversion is a Threat to Patient Safety: Adopting Best
Practices.
March 16, 2022
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. April 6, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diversion-threat-patient-safety-adopting-best-practices
Drug diversion can result in patient harm due to reduced medication availability, impai…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851461/psn-pdf
July 19, 2023 - Patient safety 2.0: slaying dragons, not just investigating
them.
July 19, 2023
Card AJ. Patient safety 2.0: slaying dragons, not just investigating them. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(6):394-395.
doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001140.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-20-slaying-dragons-not-just-investigating-them
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45792/psn-pdf
December 20, 2017 - Reevaluation of diagnosis in adults with physician-
diagnosed asthma.
December 20, 2017
Aaron SD, Vandemheen KL, FitzGerald M, et al. Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-
Diagnosed Asthma. JAMA. 2017;317(3):269-279. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.19627.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reevaluation-diagnosis-adu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42468/psn-pdf
August 07, 2013 - A comprehensive quality assurance program for
personnel and procedures in radiation oncology: value of
voluntary error reporting and checklists.
August 7, 2013
Kalapurakal JA, Zafirovski A, Smith J, et al. A comprehensive quality assurance program for personnel and
procedures in radiation oncology: value of volunt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38945/psn-pdf
November 25, 2009 - The negative impact of nurse-physician disruptive
behavior on patient safety: a review of the literature.
November 25, 2009
Saxton R, Hines T, Enriquez M. The negative impact of nurse-physician disruptive behavior on patient
safety: a review of the literature. J Patient Saf. 2009;5(3):180-183. doi:10.1097/pts.0b013…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839327/psn-pdf
December 05, 2024 - The National Healthcare System Action Alliance for
Patient and Workforce Safety.
December 5, 2024
US Department of Health and Human Services.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-healthcare-system-action-alliance-advance-patient-safety
The large system change required to reduce patient harm requires multi-stakeho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836761/psn-pdf
March 16, 2022 - Complexity bias in the prevention of iatrogenic injury:
why specific harms may inhibit performance.
March 16, 2022
Padula WV, Armstrong DG, Goldman DP. Complexity bias in the prevention of iatrogenic injury: why
specific harms may inhibit performance. Mayo Clin Proc. 2022;97(2):221-224.
doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47851/psn-pdf
May 22, 2019 - Communication and Resolution After an Adverse Health
Care Incident.
May 22, 2019
Pettersen B, Tate J, Tipper K, McKean H. Colorado Senate Bill 19-201.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-and-resolution-after-adverse-health-care-incident
Communication-and-resolution mechanisms are seen as important approache…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855107/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - Foundations of Safety Science: a century of
understanding accidents and disasters.
January 1, 2019
Dekker S. Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2019. ISBN: 9781138481787.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/foundations-safety-science-century-understanding-accidents-and-disasters
Safety science p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45273/psn-pdf
October 13, 2018 - Using an inpatient portal to engage families in pediatric
hospital care.
October 13, 2018
Kelly MM, Hoonakker P, Dean SM. Using an inpatient portal to engage families in pediatric hospital care. J
Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017;24(1):153-161. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocw070.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-inpatient-portal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862151/psn-pdf
February 07, 2024 - Taking up the challenge to improve name and role
recognition in the operating room.
February 7, 2024
Thota B, Rabinowitz A, Guttman OT. Taking up the challenge to improve name and role recognition in the
operating room. J Patient Saf. 2024;20(1):45-47. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001177.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74848/psn-pdf
February 16, 2022 - Patients for Patient Safety US.
February 16, 2022
404.510.8787; info@pfps.us
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-patient-safety-us
Patient safety improvement has made progress but more can be done. This organization supports
community efforts in the United States to engage policymakers in work toward aligning ef…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841492/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Cybersecurity is Patient Safety: Policy Options in the
Health Care Sector.
December 14, 2022
Washington DC; Office of Senator Mark Warner: November 25, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cybersecurity-patient-safety-policy-options-health-care-sector
There is lack of consensus concerning the need for increased syst…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34981/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Child-specific risk factors and patient safety.
July 14, 2010
Woods DM, Holl JL, Shonkoff JP, et al. J Patient Saf. 2005;1(1):17-22.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/child-specific-risk-factors-and-patient-safety
To discover factors that may contribute to a child’s risk for error during hospitalization, this study iden…
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June 01, 2012 - Effect of medication reconciliation at hospital admission
on medication discrepancies during hospitalization and at
discharge for geriatric patients.
June 1, 2012
Cornu P, Steurbaut S, Leysen T, et al. Effect of medication reconciliation at hospital admission on
medication discrepancies during hospitalization and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838916/psn-pdf
October 26, 2022 - Falling through the cracks: the invisible hospital cleaning
workforce.
October 26, 2022
Hacker CE, Debono D, Travaglia J, et al. Falling through the cracks: the invisible hospital cleaning
workforce. J Health Organ Manag. 2022;36(8):981-986. doi:10.1108/jhom-02-2022-0035.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/falling-throu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838196/psn-pdf
July 01, 2019 - The impact of racism on child and adolescent health.
July 1, 2019
Trent M, Dooley DG, Dougé J, et al. The impact of racism on child and adolescent health. Pediatrics.
2019;144(2):e20191765. doi:10.1542/peds.2019-1765.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-racism-child-and-adolescent-health
Children and adolescents a…