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January 23, 2019 - In patient safety efforts, pharmacists gain new
prominence.
January 23, 2019
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March 14, 2018 - Our other prescription drug problem.
March 14, 2018
Lembke A, Papac J, Humphreys K. Our Other Prescription Drug Problem. N Engl J Med. 2018;378(8):693-
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Unintended consequences can emerge when targeted strategies divert …
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April 02, 2014 - Application of surgical safety standards to robotic
surgery: five principles of ethics for nonmaleficence.
April 2, 2014
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principles of ethics for nonmaleficence. J Am Coll Surg. 2014;218(2):290-3.
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February 17, 2011 - Electronic alerts to prevent venous thromboembolism
among hospitalized patients.
February 17, 2011
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patients. N Engl J Med. 2005;352(10):969-77.
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February 04, 2015 - A combined teamwork training and work standardisation
intervention in operating theatres: controlled interrupted
time series study.
February 4, 2015
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January 01, 2020 - First-year analysis of the Operating Room Black Box
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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.
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Stories of mental health system failure provid…
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October 30, 2013 - Clinical evaluation of the ADE scorecards as a decision
support tool for adverse drug event analysis and
medication safety management.
October 30, 2013
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support tool for adverse drug event analysis and medication safe…
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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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April 22, 2015 - Surgeon-specific mortality data disguise wider failings in
delivery of safe surgical services.
April 22, 2015
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safe surgical services. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015;47(2):341-5. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezu380.
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June 21, 2017 - High 5s initiative: implementation of medication
reconciliation in France a 5 years experimentation.
June 21, 2017
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a 5 years experimentation. Safety in Health. 2017;3(1):6. doi:10.1186/s40886-017-0057-6.
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February 01, 2023 - How providers can optimize effective and safe scribe use:
a qualitative study.
February 1, 2023
Corby S, Ash JS, Florig ST, et al. How providers can optimize effective and safe scribe use: a qualitative
study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023;38(9):2052-2058. doi:10.1007/s11606-022-07942-2.
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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.
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good
Overdiagnosis and uncertainty can result in a range 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.
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February 11, 2015 - Impact of a clinical decision support system for high-alert
medications on the prevention of prescription errors.
February 11, 2015
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prevention of prescription errors. Int J Med Inform. 2014;83(12). doi:10.101…
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May 25, 2022 - Automated dispensing cabinet overrides-an evaluation of
necessity in a pediatric emergency department.
May 25, 2022
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necessity in a pediatric emergency department. J Emerg Nurs. 2022;48(3):319-327.
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November 16, 2022 - 'Reading the Signals' : Maternity and Neonatal Services in
East Kent – the Report of the Independent Investigation.
November 16, 2022
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November 03, 2015 - The absence of a drug–disease interaction alert leads to a
child's death.
November 3, 2015
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 21, 2015;20:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/absence-drug-disease-interaction-alert-leads-childs-death
The disabling of alerts due to alarm fatigue can hinder the abilit…
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May 12, 2021 - Any new process poses a risk for errors: learning from 4
months of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
vaccinations.
May 12, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 22, 2021.26(8):1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/any-new-process-poses-risk-errors-learning-4-months-coronavirus-disease-
2019-c…
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August 30, 2023 - Quality and safety practices among academic obstetrics
and gynecology departments.
August 30, 2023
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