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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844790/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Investigators identified 13 studies (3 were considered high-quality) that demonstrated variable
adherence … No studies demonstrated differences in patient
harm with double-checking compared to usual medication … The authors call for
higher-quality studies to determine whether the time-intensive practice of double-checking
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837194/psn-pdf
January 01, 2023 - first-year resident physicians'
extended duration work shifts: a pooled analysis of
prospective cohort studies … first-year resident physicians’ extended duration work shifts: a pooled analysis of
prospective cohort studies … Recent studies found that these duty hour requirements did not yield significant
differences in patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47991/psn-pdf
July 12, 2019 - In this systematic review, researchers looked at studies of patients placed in a nonpreferred
location … The
included studies also assessed multiple safety outcomes. … Studies demonstrated increased use of rapid response teams when patients were not
appropriately located
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60320/psn-pdf
May 13, 2020 - healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, this rapid evidence review of
qualitative research studies … The authors included 20
studies in their analysis; these studies explored the views and experiences
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45113/psn-pdf
May 11, 2016 - Early studies
summarized in the seminal To Err Is Human report yielded an estimate of 44,000 to 98,000 … More recent studies have challenged that estimate. … This
estimation was developed by extrapolating preventable death rates from several studies with different … Most studies of preventable harm find that even experienced clinical reviewers achieve only moderate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guide-improving-patient-safety-primary-care-settings-engaging-patients-and-families
October 23, 2019 - This guide includes case studies and highlights handoffs , teach-back , tools to prepare patients … November 28, 2016
Patient and Family Engagement in Primary Care: Case Studies.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/triggers-and-trigger-tools
September 15, 2024 - Current use of trigger tools The Harvard Medical Practice Study and other classic studies used fairly … The GTT is practical for routine improvement efforts and not just research studies, and it includes detailed … Conceptually, though, the method resembles that of major adverse event studies such as the Harvard Medical … This is not inappropriate per se, but readers of such studies should be aware that inter-rater agreement … Although some studies have sought to develop trigger tools for ambulatory care , there is relatively
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/delayed_diagnosis_and_treatment_of_sle.pdf
January 01, 2024 - health professionals use the medical history, physical
examination, laboratory testing, and imaging studies … experiences stereotypical recurrences.
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Diagnosing Psychotic Illness (7)
Several laboratory studies … can be ordered, depending on the clinical context of presentation.9,10 More invasive
laboratory studies … , such as lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies, is not routinely accomplished
initially … It is unclear why obviously abnormal laboratory
studies were not acted upon to effectuate the needed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33570/psn-pdf
June 15, 2024 - Diagnostic error has
received comparatively less attention, despite the fact that landmark patient safety studies … accounted for 17% of preventable errors in hospitalized patients, and a systematic review of autopsy
studies … Taken together, these studies imply that thousands
of hospitalized patients die every year due to diagnostic … This work has been informed by the field of cognitive psychology, which studies how individuals process … However, studies evaluating the effect of these interventions on diagnostic error rates are lacking.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865454/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - Other studies focused on what attributes and techniques leaders can have or use to improve their role … Few intervention studies posted on PSNet in 2023 related to leadership and psychological safety. … All studies included in the review identified a lack of emotional support after a safety
event. … These findings were echoed in studies with other professions in
2023, such as surgeons, respiratory … Several studies this year discussed factors that were associated with decreased stress and burnout.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ensuring-patient-and-workforce-safety-culture-healthcare
March 27, 2024 - Other studies focused on what attributes and techniques leaders can have or use to improve their role … Few intervention studies posted on PSNet in 2023 related to leadership and psychological safety. … All studies included in the review identified a lack of emotional support after a safety event. … These findings were echoed in studies with other professions in 2023, such as surgeons , respiratory … Several studies this year discussed factors that were associated with decreased stress and burnout.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43882/psn-pdf
February 18, 2015 - Case Studies in Patient Safety: Foundations for Core
Competencies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-studies-patient-safety-foundations-core-competencies
Patient stories … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-studies-patient-safety-foundations-core-competencies
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48139/psn-pdf
July 17, 2019 - As
with prior studies, researchers found that patients expressed a desire to be heard. … boards permit investigators to approach
patients who have experienced adverse events to participate in studies … , rather than prohibit such studies
due to fear of causing further psychological harm.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33830/psn-pdf
March 22, 2016 - mortality estimate
drew criticism almost immediately (including from some of the researchers whose studies … The 2016 study—and earlier studies that also put the death toll from medical errors in the hundreds of … Studies of the epidemiology of medical errors generally use a two-stage review
process to determine … Estimates of the population toll of deaths from medical error are extrapolations from individual
studies … Classic studies have shown that multiple sources of information are
necessary in order to provide a
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40117/psn-pdf
March 18, 2011 - impact-sample-size-variation-adverse-events-and-preventable-adverse-events-
systematic-review
This systematic review of more than 150 studies … of adverse events found considerable
variation in the estimated frequency of adverse events across studies … In general, smaller studies (sample
size less than 1000 patients) found a much higher incidence of errors
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47072/psn-pdf
October 18, 2018 - admissions associated with medication non-
adherence: a systematic review of prospective
observational studies … admissions associated with medication non-
adherence: a systematic review of prospective observational studies … There was significant heterogeneity among the included studies.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45465/psn-pdf
September 07, 2016 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-culture-primary-care-systematic-review
Most studies … This systematic review was
only able to identify two studies, each with significant methodological shortcomings … The authors suggest that more intervention studies of safety culture
improvement in primary care are
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35809/psn-pdf
February 25, 2015 - Stories from the sharp end: case studies in safety
improvement. … Milbank Q. 2006;84(1):165-200
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stories-sharp-end-case-studies-safety-improvement … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stories-sharp-end-case-studies-safety-improvement
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33575/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Studies in
the inpatient setting have found that patients often report errors that were not detected … traditional
mechanisms such as chart review; indeed, patient-reported errors formed the basis of landmark studies … seem
confrontational (for example, asking their clinician if she washed her hands), some preliminary studies … Early studies have leveraged information technology to incorporate patients in medication
reconciliation … Studies in the intensive care unit and inpatient pediatric wards have shown that interventions that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865412/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - Similarly, several laboratory studies are routinely performed in this setting, as vitamin deficiencies … , such as lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) studies, would not be
routinely accomplished … Laboratory Studies for First Episode Psychotic Illness9-14
Urine drug screen
Basic metabolic panel … This profile would
have obligated an urgent rheumatology referral and inpatient admission for CSF studies … It is unclear why obviously abnormal laboratory studies were not acted
upon to effectuate the needed