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March 24, 2021 - Well-Being Playbook 2.0. A COVID-19 Resource for
Hospital and Health System Leaders.
March 24, 2021
AHA Physician Alliance. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association. February 2021.
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Human factors enginee…
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July 21, 2017 - Towards high-reliability organising in healthcare: a
strategy for building organisational capacity.
July 21, 2017
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September 27, 2016 - Causes of medication administration errors in hospitals: a
systematic review of quantitative and qualitative
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September 27, 2016
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March 22, 2016 - The role of failure mode and effects analysis in health
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March 22, 2016
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Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) h…
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August 05, 2015 - Advancing medication safety: establishing a National
Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention.
August 5, 2015
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May 04, 2022 - Use duodenoscopes with innovative designs to enhance
safety: FDA Safety Communication.
May 4, 2022
Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; April 5, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-duodenoscopes-innovative-designs-enhance-safety-fda-safety-
communication
The challenge of medical device steriliza…
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August 10, 2011 - An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care
hospital.
August 10, 2011
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January 18, 2017 - Standardization of inpatient handoff communication.
January 18, 2017
Jewell JA. Standardization of Inpatient Handoff Communication. Pediatrics. 2016;138(5):e20162681.
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https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardization-inpatient-handoff-communication
Handoffs at shift changes are vulnerable to…
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August 04, 2010 - Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs
conventional pediatric drug dosing and administration.
August 4, 2010
Yamamoto LG, Kanemori J. Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs conventional pediatric drug
dosing and administration. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28(5):588-92. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2009.02.009.
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December 29, 2014 - Using a logic model to design and evaluate quality and
patient safety improvement programs.
December 29, 2014
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May 04, 2016 - Actions Needed to Improve Newly Enrolled Veterans'
Access to Primary Care.
May 4, 2016
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; March 18, 2016. Publication GAO-16-
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https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/actions-needed-improve-newly-enrolled-veterans-access-primary-care
This analysis found that s…
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August 28, 2019 - Error Reduction and Prevention in Surgical Pathology,
Second Edition.
August 28, 2019
Nakhleh RE, Volmar KE, eds. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature; 2019. ISBN: 9783030184636.
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Surgical specimen and laboratory process proble…
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September 21, 2022 - How insight contributes to diagnostic excellence.
September 21, 2022
Shimizu T, Graber ML. How insight contributes to diagnostic excellence. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(3):311-
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Improving diagnostic reasoning skil…
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February 02, 2022 - Using smart IV infusion pumps outside of patient rooms.
February 2, 2022
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Nurs. 2022;122(2). doi:10.1097/01.naj.0000819772.45006.5d.
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January 23, 2017 - Premature closure? Not so fast.
January 23, 2017
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Analyzing clinician decision making is increasingly suggested as a strategy to reduce diagnostic er…
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December 09, 2015 - The effect of contact precautions on frequency of hospital
adverse events.
December 9, 2015
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July 20, 2022 - Narrowing the mindware gap in medicine.
July 20, 2022
Croskerry P. Narrowing the mindware gap in medicine. Diagnosis (Berl). 2022;9(2):176-183.
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In dual process thinking, Type 1 decisions are made rapidly, but can result in diagn…
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March 20, 2018 - Blind obedience and an unnecessary workup for
hypoglycemia: a teachable moment.
March 20, 2018
Wang EY, Patrick L, Connor DM. Blind Obedience and an Unnecessary Workup for Hypoglycemia: A
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January 30, 2019 - Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia
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September 01, 2016 - A clinical data warehouse-based process for refining
medication orders alerts.
September 1, 2016
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