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April 05, 2024 - Common Formats for Patient Safety Data Collection.
March 13, 2024
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Fed Register. Mar 6, 2024;89(45);15992.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/common-formats-patient-safety-data-collection
A standard system for voluntary reporting to patient safety organizations improves measurem…
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March 12, 2025 - Errors in the EMR: under-recognized hazard for AI in
healthcare.
March 12, 2025
Morreim EH. Errors in the EMR: under-recognized hazard for AI in healthcare. Hous J Health Law Policy.
2025;24:127-165.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-emr-under-recognized-hazard-ai-healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems…
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June 19, 2024 - Safe and equitable pediatric clinical use of AI.
June 19, 2024
Handley JL, Lehmann CU, Ratwani RM. Safe and equitable pediatric clinical use of AI. JAMA Pediatr.
2024;178(7):637-638. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0897.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-and-equitable-pediatric-clinical-use-ai
Accepting shared res…
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February 11, 2014 - The role of the electronic health record in patient safety
events.
February 11, 2014
Sparnon E, Marella WM. Pa Patient Saf Advis 2012 Dec;9(4):113-21.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-electronic-health-record-patient-safety-events
This piece analyzes data submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting Sys…
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December 18, 2014 - Breakdowns in the medication reconciliation process.
December 18, 2014
Gao T, Gaunt MJ. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2013;10:125-136.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/breakdowns-medication-reconciliation-process
Analyzing data submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System, this piece identifies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40833/psn-pdf
October 05, 2011 - Personal best.
October 5, 2011
Gawande A. New Yorker. October 3, 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/personal-best
This magazine article explores the role of coaches in helping high-performing professionals, such as
musicians and athletes, improve their performance. By submitting to observation in the operating roo…
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March 13, 2013 - Distractions and their impact on patient safety.
March 13, 2013
Feil M. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. March 2013;10:1-10.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/distractions-and-their-impact-patient-safety
Analyzing data submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System, this piece outlines the
types of distraction…
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March 18, 2010 - Doing the "right" things to correct wrong-site surgery.
March 18, 2010
Patient Safety Advisory
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doing-right-things-correct-wrong-site-surgery
This article discusses reports of wrong-site surgery submitted to the PA-PSRS, compares them with results
of other studies, and provides suggesti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848828/psn-pdf
May 10, 2023 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and
Quality Care Act of 2023.
May 10, 2023
118th Cong (2023-2024).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-staffing-standards-hospital-patient-safety-and-quality-care-act-2023
Nurse staffing and patient care outcomes are linked, yet variation exists in nursing covera…
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April 03, 2019 - Exploring vulnerability to patient safety events along the
age continuum.
April 3, 2019
Field C, Finley E, Deutsch ES. PA-PSRS Pa Patient Saf Advis. 2019;16(1).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-vulnerability-patient-safety-events-along-age-continuum
This article analyzed 2017 data submitted to the Pennsylvan…
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November 15, 2023 - NPSD Data Spotlight: Patterns of Fall Interventions.
November 15, 2023
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2023. AHRQ Publication no. 23-
0055.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/npsd-data-spotlight-patterns-fall-interventions
Falls are a frequently reported sentinel event. This Data Spo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/862996/psn-pdf
February 21, 2024 - Descriptive analysis on disproportionate medication
errors and associated patient characteristics in the Food
and Drug Administration's adverse event reporting
system.
February 21, 2024
Pera V, van Vaerenbergh F, Kors JA, et al. Descriptive analysis on disproportionate medication errors and
associated patient cha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39189/psn-pdf
April 16, 2018 - Neuromuscular blocking agents: reducing associated
wrong-drug errors.
April 16, 2018
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/neuromuscular-blocking-agents-reducing-associated-wrong-drug-errors
This article discusses adverse incidents submitted to the Pennsylvania reporting system involving
neuromuscular blocking agents and s…
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January 05, 2017 - Medication errors involving neuromuscular blocking
agents.
January 5, 2017
Santell JP. Medication errors involving neuromuscular blocking agents. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.
2006;32(8):470-5, 417.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-involving-neuromuscular-blocking-agents
The author analyzes error data…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39835/psn-pdf
December 27, 2018 - Advancement toward High Reliability in Healthcare
Awards.
December 27, 2018
Department of Defense Patient Safety Program; DoD PSP; DoD
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancement-toward-high-reliability-healthcare-awards
This award recognizes outstanding high reliability improvement work in the Military Health System…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842432/psn-pdf
January 11, 2023 - Medication errors: the year in review: January through
December 2021.
January 11, 2023
Pharmacy Practice News Special Edition. December 13, 2022: 43-54.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-year-review-january-through-december-2021
Medication errors continue to occur despite long-standing efforts to redu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50838/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Start the new year off right by preventing these top 10
medication errors and hazards.
January 29, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 16, 2020;26(2):1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/start-new-year-right-preventing-these-top-10-medication-errors-and-hazards
Medication errors routinely c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47803/psn-pdf
October 07, 2021 - Letter to Health Care Providers: Safe Use of Surgical
Staplers and Staples.
October 7, 2021
US Food and Drug Administration. October 7, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/letter-health-care-providers-safe-use-surgical-staplers-and-staples
Errors of commission during complex procedures can contribute to patient har…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37285/psn-pdf
December 24, 2007 - Safer Care for the Acutely Ill Patient: Learning from
Serious Incidents.
December 24, 2007
Thomson R, Luettel D, Healey F, Scobie S. London, England: National Patient Safety Agency; 2007. ISBN
9780955634055.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-care-acutely-ill-patient-learning-serious-incidents
In analyzing inform…
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April 14, 2011 - Patient expectations of fair complaint handling in
hospitals: empirical data.
April 14, 2011
Friele RD, Sluijs EM. Patient expectations of fair complaint handling in hospitals: empirical data. BMC
Health Serv Res. 2006;6:106.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-expectations-fair-complaint-handling-hospitals-empir…