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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39860/psn-pdf
September 01, 2017 - Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in
patient care.
September 1, 2017
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https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interventions-i…
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September 28, 2016 - Preventing high-alert medication errors in hospital
patients.
September 28, 2016
Anderson P, Townsend T. Am Nurse Today. May 2015;10:18-23.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-high-alert-medication-errors-hospital-patients
High-alert medications have the potential to cause serious patient harm. This article fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837206/psn-pdf
May 25, 2022 - Automated dispensing cabinet overrides-an evaluation of
necessity in a pediatric emergency department.
May 25, 2022
Paterson EP, Manning KB, Schmidt MD, et al. Automated dispensing cabinet overrides-an evaluation of
necessity in a pediatric emergency department. J Emerg Nurs. 2022;48(3):319-327.
doi:10.1016/j.jen.…
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June 28, 2023 - Assessing medication safety in settings not designated
solely for pediatric patients.
June 28, 2023
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. June 15, 2023;28(12);1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-medication-safety-settings-not-designated-solely-pediatric-patients
Pediatric patients are at increa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841155/psn-pdf
February 02, 2020 - Understanding unwarranted variation in clinical practice:
a focus on network effects, reflective medicine and
learning health systems.
February 2, 2020
Atsma F, Elwyn G, Westert GP. Understanding unwarranted variation in clinical practice: a focus on
network effects, reflective medicine and learning health systems…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43606/psn-pdf
October 15, 2014 - Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of
the American Academy of Neurology.
October 15, 2014
Franklin GM, Neurology AA of. Opioids for chronic noncancer pain: a position paper of the American
Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2014;83(14):1277-84. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000000839.
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March 16, 2022 - Internet of things in healthcare for patient safety: an
empirical study.
March 16, 2022
Yesmin T, Carter MW, Gladman AS. Internet of things in healthcare for patient safety: an empirical study.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2022;22(1):278. doi:10.1186/s12913-022-07620-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/internet-things-healthc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860733/psn-pdf
January 17, 2024 - Staff warned about the lack of psychiatric care at a VA
clinic. They couldn’t prevent tragedy.
January 17, 2024
McGrory K, Bedi N. ProPublica, January 6, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/staff-warned-about-lack-psychiatric-care-va-clinic-they-couldnt-prevent-tragedy
Stories of mental health system failure provid…
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February 19, 2020 - The harms of promoting 'Zero Harm'.
February 19, 2020
Thomas EJ. The harms of promoting ‘Zero Harm’. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019;29(1):4-6. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2019-
009703.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harms-promoting-zero-harm
Achieving “zero harm” has been advocated as a patient safety goal. This editorial proposes that t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43843/psn-pdf
February 11, 2015 - Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert
medications on the prevention of prescription errors.
February 11, 2015
Lee JH, Han H, Ock M, et al. Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert medications on the
prevention of prescription errors. Int J Med Inform. 2014;83(12). doi:10.101…
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August 05, 2009 - Polypharmacy in hospitalized older adult cancer patients:
experience from a prospective, observational study of an
oncology-acute care for elders unit.
August 5, 2009
Flood KL, Carroll MB, Le C, et al. Polypharmacy in hospitalized older adult cancer patients: experience
from a prospective, observational study of…
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August 03, 2016 - Health information technologies: from hazardous to the
dark side.
August 3, 2016
Saunders C, Rutkowski AF, Pluyter J, et al. Health information technologies: From hazardous to the dark
side. J Assoc Inf Sci Technol. 2016;67(7). doi:10.1002/asi.23671.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-information-technologies-haz…
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September 26, 2016 - The effect of a safe zone on nurse interruptions,
distractions, and medication administration errors.
September 26, 2016
Yoder M, Schadewald D, Dietrich K. The effect of a safe zone on nurse interruptions, distractions, and
medication administration errors. J Infus Nurs. 2015;38(2):140-51. doi:10.1097/NAN.000000000…
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August 19, 2015 - Use of in-situ simulation to investigate latent safety
threats prior to opening a new emergency department.
August 19, 2015
Medwid K, Smith SW, Gang M. Use of in-situ simulation to investigate latent safety threats prior to opening
a new emergency department. Safety Sci. 2015;77:19-24. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2015.03.01…
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January 22, 2020 - How one medical checkup can snowball into a ‘cascade’
of tests, causing more harm than good.
January 22, 2020
Ganguli I. Washington Post. January 5, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-one-medical-checkup-can-snowball-cascade-tests-causing-more-harm-
good
Overdiagnosis and uncertainty can result in a range of …
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December 18, 2019 - EMS crews brought patients to the hospital with
misplaced breathing tubes. None of them survived
December 18, 2019
Arditi L. Peoples Public Radio. December 3, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ems-crews-brought-patients-hospital-misplaced-breathing-tubes-none-them-
survived
Emergency medical services are often p…
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June 08, 2022 - Wellbeing, burnout, and safe practice among healthcare
professionals: predictive influences of mindfulness,
values, and self-compassion.
June 8, 2022
Prudenzi A, D. Graham C, Flaxman PE, et al. Wellbeing, burnout, and safe practice among healthcare
professionals: predictive influences of mindfulness, values, and s…
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April 12, 2019 - Association of hospitalist years of experience with
mortality in the hospitalized Medicare population.
April 12, 2019
Goodwin JS, Salameh H, Zhou J, et al. Association of Hospitalist Years of Experience With Mortality in the
Hospitalized Medicare Population. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;178(2). doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2…
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March 28, 2018 - Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness
of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation in the
community after hospital discharge.
March 28, 2018
McNab D, Bowie P, Ross A, et al. Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of pharmacist-
led medication reconciliation in the community afte…
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April 29, 2020 - With Covid-19 delaying routine care, chronic disease
startups brace for a slew of complications.
April 29, 2020
Brodwin E. STAT. April 14, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-delaying-routine-care-chronic-disease-startups-brace-slew-
complications
Patients with cancer and other chronic disorder treatment …