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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50825/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - Investigation into Detection of Retained Vaginal Swabs
and Tampons Following Childbirth.
January 22, 2020
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; December 18, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigation-detection-retained-vaginal-swabs-and-tampons-following-
childbirth
Maternal care during a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50781/psn-pdf
January 08, 2020 - Harnessing the power of medical malpractice data to
improve patient care.
January 8, 2020
Siegal D, Swift J, Forget J, et al. Harnessing the power of medical malpractice data to improve patient care.
J Healthc Risk Manag. 2020;39(3):28-36. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21393.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harnessing-power-medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846455/psn-pdf
March 22, 2023 - Diagnostic Centers of Excellence (X01 Clinical Trial Not
Allowed).
March 22, 2023
PAR-23-120. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health; March 7, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-centers-excellence-x01-clinical-trial-not-allowed
Approaching diagnosis as a team activity is seen as a key approach to di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46630/psn-pdf
November 15, 2017 - Patient Safety in the Office-Based Practice Setting.
November 15, 2017
Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians; 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-office-based-practice-setting
Patient safety in the ambulatory setting is gaining traction as a focus for research, intervention, and policy.
Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/843095/psn-pdf
January 25, 2023 - Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities causing mortality
and morbidity in pregnant and postpartum patients.
January 25, 2023
Sentinel Event Alert. January 17, 2023:(66):1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-racial-and-ethnic-disparities-causing-mortality-and-morbidity-
pregnant-and
Racial and ethnic in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73477/psn-pdf
July 07, 2021 - Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the
Epidemic of Healthcare Harm.
July 7, 2021
Saks M, Landsman S. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2021. ISBN: 9780190667986.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-deaths-door-legal-innovations-end-epidemic-healthcare-harm
A weave of systemic factors c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35836/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication
errors and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin.
March 28, 2011
Donihi AC, DiNardo MM, Devita MA, et al. Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication errors
and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(2)…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45269/psn-pdf
November 18, 2016 - Surgeons' disclosures of clinical adverse events.
November 18, 2016
Elwy R, Itani KMF, Bokhour BG, et al. Surgeons' Disclosures of Clinical Adverse Events. JAMA Surg.
2016;151(11):1015-1021. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2016.1787.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeons-disclosures-clinical-adverse-events
Even though disclo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45572/psn-pdf
March 22, 2017 - Ordering interruptions in a tertiary care center: a
prospective observational study.
March 22, 2017
Dadlez NM, Azzarone G, Sinnett MJ, et al. Ordering Interruptions in a Tertiary Care Center: A Prospective
Observational Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2017;7(3):134-139. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2016-0127.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44152/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Infection Prevention.
November 6, 2015
Allen G, ed. AORN J. 2015;101:505-596.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/infection-prevention
A primary concern in the perioperative setting is the prevention of health care–associated infections,
particularly surgical site infections. Articles in this special issue explore strate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43120/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - How studying human factors improves patient safety.
September 27, 2016
Eggertson L. How studying human factors improves patient safety. The Canadian nurse. 2014;110(2):25-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-studying-human-factors-improves-patient-safety
Human factors engineering is being increasingly promoted as an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837861/psn-pdf
August 17, 2022 - Skin cancer is a risk no matter the skin tone. But it may
be overlooked in people with dark skin.
August 17, 2022
West S. Kaiser Health News. August 5, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/skin-cancer-risk-no-matter-skin-tone-it-may-be-overlooked-people-dark-skin
The article highlights skin cancer identification pro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44617/psn-pdf
January 22, 2016 - Pediatric prehospital medication dosing errors: a mixed-
methods study.
January 22, 2016
Hoyle JD, Sleight D, Henry R, et al. Pediatric prehospital medication dosing errors: a mixed-methods study.
Prehosp Emerg Care. 2016;20(1):117-124. doi:10.3109/10903127.2015.1061625.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-preh…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50387/psn-pdf
September 25, 2019 - Special Issue on Prescription Drug Misuse.
September 25, 2019
Rickles NM, Fleming ML, Björnsdottir I, eds. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2019;15:907-1056.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-prescription-drug-misuse
This special issue reviews research initiatives exploring persistent challenges associated with the
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36576/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - Need for standardized sign-out in the emergency
department: a survey of emergency medicine residency
and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship program
directors.
January 14, 2011
Sinha M, Shriki J, Salness R, et al. Need for standardized sign-out in the emergency department: a survey
of emergency medicine resid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40992/psn-pdf
December 15, 2011 - Should patients get direct access to their laboratory test
results?: An answer with many questions.
December 15, 2011
Giardina TD, Singh H. Should patients get direct access to their laboratory test results? An answer with
many questions. JAMA. 2011;306(22):2502-2503. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.1797.
https://psnet.ahrq…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43874/psn-pdf
February 25, 2015 - An overview of the use and implementation of checklists
in surgical specialities - a systematic review.
February 25, 2015
Patel J, Ahmed K, Guru KA, et al. An overview of the use and implementation of checklists in surgical
specialities - a systematic review. Int J Surg. 2014;12(12):1317-23. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2014…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44531/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Never Events for Hospital Care in Canada: Safer Care for
Patients.
September 30, 2015
Toronto, ON: Health Quality Ontario and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute; September 2015. ISBN:
9781460666180.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/never-events-hospital-care-canada-safer-care-patients
The never events list was dev…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838638/psn-pdf
September 01, 2012 - Directed peer review in surgical pathology.
September 1, 2012
Smith ML, Raab SS. Directed peer review in surgical pathology. Adv Anat Pathol. 2012;19(5):331-337.
doi:10.1097/pap.0b013e31826661b7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/directed-peer-review-surgical-pathology
Diagnostic error in pathology can result in delaye…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41976/psn-pdf
March 11, 2013 - Moving beyond readmission penalties: creating an ideal
process to improve transitional care.
March 11, 2013
Burke RE, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis EE, et al. Moving beyond readmission penalties: creating an ideal
process to improve transitional care. J Hosp Med. 2013;8(2):102-9. doi:10.1002/jhm.1990.
https://psnet.ahr…