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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73168/psn-pdf
April 21, 2021 - Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical
care in North West England between 2009 and 2017.
April 21, 2021
Thomas AN, Balmforth JE. Patient safety incidents describing patient falls in critical care in North West
England between 2009 and 2017. J Patient Saf. 2021;17(2):e71-e75. doi:10.1097/pts.0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34789/psn-pdf
December 23, 2008 - Medication error prevention by pharmacists.
December 23, 2008
Blum K, Abel SR, Urbanski CJ, et al. Medication error prevention by pharmacists. Am J Hosp Pharm.
1988;45(9):1902-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-error-prevention-pharmacists
This study investigated the impact of hospital pharmacists in preve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34798/psn-pdf
June 23, 2015 - Costs of medical injuries in Utah and Colorado.
June 23, 2015
Thomas EJ; Studdert DM; Newhouse JP; Zbar BI; Howard KM; Williams EJ; Brennan TA
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/costs-medical-injuries-utah-and-colorado
This study analyzed more than 450 adverse events from a representative hospital sample in order to
est…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60548/psn-pdf
May 28, 2020 - In Conversation With... Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD
May 28, 2020
In Conversation With.. Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jeffrey-shuren-md-jd
Editor’s note: Jeffrey Shuren, MD, JD is the Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at
the Food…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34701/psn-pdf
January 04, 2017 - Making the business case for patient safety.
January 4, 2017
Weeks WB, Bagian JP. Making the business case for patient safety. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2003;29(1):51-4,
1.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-business-case-patient-safety
While the costs of medical error to patients are well appreciated, the direct costs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34994/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to
Implementation.
September 29, 2017
Henriksen K, Battles JB, Marks ES, et al, eds. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(US); 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advances-patient-safety-research-implementation
With 4 volumes and 140 articles (all of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35385/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - El Camino Hospital: using health information technology
to promote patient safety.
January 2, 2017
Bukunt S, Hunter C, Perkins S, et al. El Camino Hospital: Using Health Information Technology to Promote
Patient Safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;31(10):561-565. doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(05)31073-7.
https://psn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41649/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Last orders: follow-up of tests ordered on the day of
hospital discharge.
December 21, 2014
Ong M-S, Magrabi F, Jones G, et al. Last Orders: Follow-up of Tests Ordered on the Day of Hospital
Discharge. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(17):1347-9. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2836.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/last-orde…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34744/psn-pdf
January 07, 2019 - Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.
January 7, 2019
Kahneman D, Slovic P, Tversky A, eds. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press;
1982. ISBN: 0521284147.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/judgment-under-uncertainty-heuristics-and-biases
Judgement is an inherently human activity tha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46726/psn-pdf
January 31, 2018 - Toolkit to Promote Safe Surgery.
January 31, 2018
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; November 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-promote-safe-surgery
Preventing surgical complications including surgical site infections are a worldwide target for improvement.
This toolkit builds on t…
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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/35672/psn-pdf
June 28, 2010 - How many hospital pharmacy medication dispensing
errors go undetected?
June 28, 2010
Cina J, Gandhi TK, Churchill WW, et al. How many hospital pharmacy medication dispensing errors go
undetected? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(2):73-80.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-many-hospital-pharmacy-medication-dispen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46628/psn-pdf
December 18, 2017 - Residency evaluations—where is the patient voice?
December 18, 2017
Tummalapalli SL. Residency Evaluations-Where Is the Patient Voice? JAMA Intern Med.
2017;177(12):1722-1723. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.6029.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/residency-evaluations-where-patient-voice
Residents rarely receive feedba…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46244/psn-pdf
June 28, 2017 - Changing the narratives for patient safety.
June 28, 2017
Pronovost P, Sutcliffe K, Basu L, et al. Changing the narratives for patient safety. Bull World Health Organ.
2017;95(6):478-480. doi:10.2471/BLT.16.178392.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changing-narratives-patient-safety
Mental models represent established …
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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/42436/psn-pdf
August 07, 2013 - Office-based physicians are responding to incentives and
assistance by adopting and using electronic health
records.
August 7, 2013
Hsiao C-J, Jha AK, King J, et al. Office-based physicians are responding to incentives and assistance by
adopting and using electronic health records. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013;32(8…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43910/psn-pdf
November 23, 2016 - Error disclosure and family members' reactions: does the
type of error really matter?
November 23, 2016
Leone D, Lamiani G, Vegni E, et al. Error disclosure and family members' reactions: does the type of error
really matter? Patient Educ Couns. 2015;98(4):446-52. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2014.12.011.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34809/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Iatrogenic illness on a general medical service at a
university hospital.
February 18, 2011
Steel K, Gertman PM, Crescenzi C, et al. Iatrogenic illness on a general medical service at a university
hospital. N Engl J Med. 1981;304(11):638-42.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iatrogenic-illness-general-medical-service-u…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.107_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case November 2005
Reconciling Doses
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2005 Spotlight Case in Emergency Medicine
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Frank Federico, RPh,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49421/psn-pdf
October 01, 2003 - Urine a Tough Position
October 1, 2003
Gandhi TK. Urine a Tough Position. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/urine-tough-position
The Case
A 22-year-old unmarried woman came to her doctor’s office worried that she might be pregnant. Although
she did not want to have a baby at that time, she sta…