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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33846/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Health information technology (IT) represents one of the most important tools providers can employ to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpatrick-s-romano-md-mph
July 10, 2024 - " because we recognize that these are not measures where we can say that every single flagged event represents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866812/psn-pdf
September 25, 2024 - Patient perspectives on adverse event investigations in
health care.
September 25, 2024
Dijkstra-Eijkemans RI, Knap LJ, Elbers NA, et al. Patient perspectives on adverse event investigations in
health care. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024;24(1):1044. doi:10.1186/s12913-024-11522-x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/taxonomy/term/3475
September 15, 2025 - Error
An act of commission (doing something wrong) or omission (failing to do the right thing) that leads to an undesirable outcome or significant potential for such an outcome. For instance, ordering a medication for a patient with a documented allergy to that medication would be an act of commission. Failing to pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49553/psn-pdf
January 01, 2008 - out of 2 blood cultures positive with the same
pathogen, even one that is commonly a contaminant, represents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/security-lapse
December 18, 2019 - The Commentary
This case represents a common situation in which a medical student, having noticed an
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854897/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - The Swiss Cheese
Model depicts a series of defense layers within a system, where each layer represents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-height-juxtaposition-electronic-medical-record-causing-accidental-medication
March 15, 2023 - The Swiss Cheese Model depicts a series of defense layers within a system, where each layer represents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48046/psn-pdf
August 21, 2019 - Educational targets to reduce medication errors by
general surgery residents.
August 21, 2019
Chaitoff A, Strong AT, Bauer SR, et al. Educational Targets to Reduce Medication Errors by General
Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ. 2019;76(6):1612-1621. doi:10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.04.009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/educat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lessons-learned-building-culture-patient-safety-within-veterans-health-administration
November 06, 2019 - Congressional Testimony
Lessons Learned? Building a Culture of Patient Safety Within the Veterans Health Administration.
Citation Text:
Lessons Learned? Building a Culture of Patient Safety Within the Veterans Health Administration. US House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oversight-hearing-recent-patient-safety-issues
November 06, 2019 - Congressional Testimony
Oversight Hearing on Recent Patient Safety Issues.
Citation Text:
Oversight Hearing on Recent Patient Safety Issues. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Hearing before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Oversight and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/electronic-health-records
March 15, 2025 - However, several experts have observed that the present state of EHRs represents a "big miss," in that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/workaround-error
October 30, 2024 - This is an efficient (and understandable) solution from their perspective, but it also represents a workaround
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prospective-study-evaluate-awareness-about-medication-errors-amongst-health-care-personnel
May 17, 2018 - Study
A prospective study to evaluate awareness about medication errors amongst health-care personnel representing North, East, West Regions of India.
Citation Text:
Sewal RK, Singh PK, Prakash A, et al. A prospective study to evaluate awareness about medication errors amongst health-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74267/psn-pdf
January 19, 2022 - Support opportunities for second victims lessons
learned: a qualitative study of the top 20 US News and
World Report Honor Roll Hospitals.
January 19, 2022
Marr R, Goyal A, Quinn M, et al. Support opportunities for second victims lessons learned: a qualitative
study of the top 20 US News and World Report Honor Rol…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837959/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - Kelly, MD
This case represents a common event that frequently occurred in the hospital and especially … Strict attention to the risk of latex products represents an opportunity to improve health system safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-error-neonate-does-just-culture-provide-answer
June 24, 2020 - Be sure to involve multiple viewpoints in your determination of whether a given error represents an honest
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851158/psn-pdf
June 28, 2023 - kidney
disease, female sex, and age over 75 years.5,6
Opportunities for Improving Safety
This case represents
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37737/psn-pdf
January 06, 2017 - Can patient safety be measured by surveys of patient
experiences?
January 6, 2017
Solberg LI, Asche SE, Averbeck BM, et al. Can patient safety be measured by surveys of patient
experiences? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(5):266-274.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-patient-safety-be-measured-surveys-patient-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49818/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - In a world in which financial harm represents a serious patient safety issue, physicians can no
longer