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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42974/psn-pdf
September 07, 2016 - Chemotherapy drug shortages in pediatric oncology: a
consensus statement.
September 7, 2016
Decamp M, Joffe S, Fernandez C, et al. Chemotherapy drug shortages in pediatric oncology: a consensus
statement. Pediatrics. 2014;133(3):e716-24. doi:10.1542/peds.2013-2946.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chemotherapy-drug-sh…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39254/psn-pdf
January 27, 2010 - Practical challenges of introducing WHO surgical
checklist: UK pilot experience.
January 27, 2010
Vats A, Vincent CA, Nagpal K, et al. Practical challenges of introducing WHO surgical checklist: UK pilot
experience. BMJ. 2010;340(jan13 2). doi:10.1136/bmj.b5433.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/practical-challenges-in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37938/psn-pdf
July 23, 2008 - An integrative review of the current evidence on the
relationship between hand hygiene interventions and the
incidence of health care-associated infections.
July 23, 2008
Backman C, Zoutman DE, Marck PB. An integrative review of the current evidence on the relationship
between hand hygiene interventions and the in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40558/psn-pdf
May 20, 2019 - Patient Safety in the Context of Perinatal, Neonatal, and
Pediatric Care.
May 20, 2019
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; NICHD; National
Institutes of Health; NIH.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-context-perinatal-neonatal-and-pediatric-care
This dual-com…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46718/psn-pdf
August 08, 2018 - Workplace Violence Prevention: Implementing Strategies
for Safer Healthcare Organizations.
August 8, 2018
Joint Commission.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/workplace-violence-prevention-implementing-strategies-safer-healthcare-
organizations
Workplace violence in health care can affect the safety of both staff and p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47533/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Patient Safety: A Health Affairs Briefing.
June 19, 2019
Project Hope.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-health-affairs-briefing
To Err Is Human was released almost 2 decades ago and continues to influence a growing area of study
aimed at improving health care and reducing medical error. This in-person a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46469/psn-pdf
October 25, 2017 - RxAwareness.
October 25, 2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CDC.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rxawareness
The opioid crisis is a persisting patient safety problem. One approach to prevent misuse of opioids is to
raise awareness of the addictive nature of the medication. This national campaign enlists…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851451/psn-pdf
July 19, 2023 - Issues and complexities in safety culture assessment in
healthcare.
July 19, 2023
Ellis LA, Falkland E, Hibbert P, et al. Issues and complexities in safety culture assessment in healthcare.
Front Public Health. 2023;11:1217542. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1217542.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/issues-and-complexities-sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44939/psn-pdf
March 09, 2016 - Listening for What Matters: Avoiding Contextual Errors in
Health Care.
March 9, 2016
Weiner SJ, Schwartz A. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2016. ISBN: 9780190228996.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/listening-what-matters-avoiding-contextual-errors-health-care
This book discusses how physicians can reduce cont…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837798/psn-pdf
August 10, 2022 - An evolution of reporting: identifying the missing link.
August 10, 2022
Harsini S, Tofighi S, Eibschutz L, et al. An evolution of reporting: identifying the missing link. Diagnostics
(Basel). 2022;12(7):1761. doi:10.3390/diagnostics12071761.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evolution-reporting-identifying-missing-link…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38503/psn-pdf
June 16, 2009 - Antimicrobial prescription errors in hospitalized children:
role of antimicrobial stewardship program in detection
and intervention.
June 16, 2009
Di Pentima C, Chan S, Eppes SC, et al. Antimicrobial prescription errors in hospitalized children: role of
antimicrobial stewardship program in detection and interventi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44091/psn-pdf
January 04, 2019 - Isolation precautions for visitors.
January 4, 2019
Munoz-Price LS, Banach DB, Bearman G, et al. Isolation Precautions for Visitors. Infect Control Hosp
Epidemiol. 2015;36(7):747-758. doi:10.1017/ice.2015.67.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/isolation-precautions-visitors
This expert guidance provides recommendations …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44241/psn-pdf
November 09, 2015 - The overlooked danger of delirium in hospitals.
November 9, 2015
Boodman SG. The Atlantic. June 7, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overlooked-danger-delirium-hospitals
Delirium is a common unintended consequence of hospitalization, most often following a surgical
procedure. This magazine article discusses chara…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43415/psn-pdf
September 10, 2014 - Project BOOST implementation: lessons learned.
September 10, 2014
Williams M, Li J, Hansen LO, et al. Project BOOST implementation: lessons learned. South Med J.
2014;107(7):455-65. doi:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000140.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/project-boost-implementation-lessons-learned
This qualitative study o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43036/psn-pdf
March 27, 2014 - Redesigning hospital alarms for patient safety: alarmed
and potentially dangerous.
March 27, 2014
Chopra V, McMahon LF. Redesigning hospital alarms for patient safety: alarmed and potentially
dangerous. JAMA. 2014;311(12):1199-200. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.710.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/redesigning-hospital-alarms…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35628/psn-pdf
June 23, 2010 - Medical professional liability insurance and its relation to
medical error and healthcare risk management for the
practicing physician.
June 23, 2010
Abbott RL, Weber P, Kelley B. Medical professional liability insurance and its relation to medical error and
healthcare risk management for the practicing physician.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/839830/psn-pdf
November 09, 2022 - Walgreens will stop judging its pharmacy staffers by how
fast they work.
November 9, 2022
Kaplan A. NBC News. October 27, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/walgreens-will-stop-judging-its-pharmacy-staffers-how-fast-they-work
Suboptimal working conditions are a known contributor to errors in retail pharmacie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43183/psn-pdf
May 14, 2014 - Physician: 'I almost killed a patient' because of an
advance directive.
May 14, 2014
Betbeze P. HealthLeaders Media. May 2, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-i-almost-killed-patient-because-advance-directive
Reporting on how misinterpretation of advance directives and living wills can detract from patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46477/psn-pdf
January 08, 2018 - The iatrogenic potential of the physician's words.
January 8, 2018
Barsky AJ. The Iatrogenic Potential of the Physician's Words. JAMA. 2017;318(24):2425-2426.
doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16216.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iatrogenic-potential-physicians-words
Inadequate information sharing between physicians and patien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50577/psn-pdf
October 23, 2019 - Medicare's Oversight of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Report.
October 23, 2019
Washington, DC: Office of the Inspector General; September 2019. Report No. OEI-01-15-00400.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicares-oversight-ambulatory-surgery-centers-report
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) play an increasing role in com…