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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/40219/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National
Reporting and Learning System.
December 29, 2014
Martinez EA, Shore AD, Colantuoni E, et al. Cardiac surgery errors: results from the UK National Reporting
and Learning System. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(2):151-8. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq084.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43952/psn-pdf
March 04, 2015 - Improving resident morning sign-out by use of daily
events reports.
March 4, 2015
Nabors C, Patel D, Khera S, et al. Improving resident morning sign-out by use of daily events reports. J
Patient Saf. 2015;11(1):36-41. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e31829e4f56.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-resident-morning-sign-ou…
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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/60801/psn-pdf
August 12, 2020 - Targeting zero harm: a stretch goal that risks breaking the
spring.
August 12, 2020
Meddings J, Saint S, Lilford RJ, et al. Targeting zero harm: a stretch goal that risks breaking the spring.
NEJM Catal Innov Care Deliv. 2020;1(4). doi:10.1056/cat.20.0354.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/targeting-zero-harm-stretch-g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74128/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in
ambulatory environments.
December 1, 2021
Benning S, Wolfe R, Banes M, et al. Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in ambulatory
environments. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021;61:372-377. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2021.09.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/call-action-ad…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72535/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Learning from influenza vaccine errors to prepare for
COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
December 2, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. November 19, 2020;25(23):1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-influenza-vaccine-errors-prepare-covid-19-vaccination-campaigns
Safety professionals enco…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60800/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Changing hospital organisational culture for improved
patient outcomes: developing and implementing the
Leadership Saves Lives intervention.
August 12, 2020
Linnander EL, McNatt Z, Boehmer K, et al. Changing hospital organisational culture for improved patient
outcomes: developing and implementing the leadership s…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46336/psn-pdf
August 23, 2017 - Improving the Working Environment for Safe Surgical
Care.
August 23, 2017
Short-Life Working Group on Hospital Reports. Edinburgh, Scotland: Royal College of Surgeons of
Edinburgh; July 31, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-working-environment-safe-surgical-care
Surgical training is demanding and can r…
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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/837605/psn-pdf
June 29, 2022 - Under the Skin. The Hidden Toll of Racism on American
Lives and on the Health of our Nation.
June 29, 2022
Villarosa L. New York, NT: Doubleday: 2022. ISBN 9780385544887.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/under-skin-hidden-toll-racism-american-lives-and-health-our-nation
Health inequities are receiving increased …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45514/psn-pdf
November 02, 2016 - Building a culture of safety in ophthalmology.
November 2, 2016
Custer PL, Fitzgerald ME, Herman DC, et al. Building a Culture of Safety in Ophthalmology.
Ophthalmology. 2016;123(9 Suppl):S40-5. doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.06.019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-culture-safety-ophthalmology
Efforts to reduce m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46384/psn-pdf
November 14, 2018 - Peggy Lillis Foundation.
November 14, 2018
266 12th Street #6, Brooklyn, NY 11215.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/peggy-lillis-foundation
Clostridium difficile infections are considered a serious hospital-acquired infection. This grassroots
foundation employs educational, policy, and advocacy strategies aimed at red…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74064/psn-pdf
May 27, 2021 - Achieving zero inequity: lessons learned from patient
safety.
May 27, 2021
Gandhi TK. NEJM Catalyst. May 27, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-zero-inequity-lessons-learned-patient-safety
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a spotlight on bias, disparities, and inequity in the healthcare system.
The author…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60604/psn-pdf
June 17, 2020 - The limits of current A.I. in health care: patient safety
policing in hospitals.
June 17, 2020
Furrow BR. NE Univ Law Rev. 2020;12(1):1-55.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-current-ai-health-care-patient-safety-policing-hospitals
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to improve the use of big data to e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47233/psn-pdf
November 02, 2018 - The STEP-up programme: engaging all staff in patient
safety.
November 2, 2018
Hamblin-Brown DJ; Ingram J.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/step-programme-engaging-all-staff-patient-safety
A transparent and respectful hospital culture is the foundation for improving working conditions to reduce
preventable harm. This …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35502/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Medication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand-
written and computerised physician order entry in the
intensive care unit.
May 27, 2011
Shulman R, Singer M, Goldstone J, et al. Medication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand-written and
computerised physician order entry in the intensive care unit. Cr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45387/psn-pdf
August 15, 2016 - Preventing medication errors.
August 15, 2016
Stefanacci RG, Riddle A. Preventing medication errors. Geriatr Nurs. 2016;37(4):307-10.
doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.06.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-medication-errors
Nursing home patients are particularly vulnerable to medication errors. This commentar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46524/psn-pdf
October 18, 2017 - Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.
October 18, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pressure-injury-prevention-hospitals-training-program
Pressure ulcers are a common hospital-acquired condition that can lead to patient h…