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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39137/psn-pdf
June 07, 2016 - The rise of patient safety organizations.
June 7, 2016
Ivill DS, Kearbey AH. New York Law J. November 2, 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rise-patient-safety-organizations
This news feature discusses legal aspects of Patient Safety Organizations' (PSO) role in data collection
and evaluation, work product designa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42244/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - Medical simulation: a holistic approach to highly reliable
healthcare.
June 27, 2018
Fanning RM.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-simulation-holistic-approach-highly-reliable-healthcare
This magazine article describes various ways simulation can be used to augment safety in health care,
including evaluating w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37863/psn-pdf
June 25, 2008 - The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors
and nurse burnout.
June 25, 2008
Garrett C. The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors and nurse burnout. AORN J.
2008;87(6):1191-204. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.01.022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-nurse-staffing-patterns-medical-errors-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34919/psn-pdf
February 25, 2009 - Changes in prognosis after the first postoperative
complication.
February 25, 2009
Silber JH, Rosenbaum PR, Trudeau ME, et al. Changes in prognosis after the first postoperative
complication. Med Care. 2005;43(2):122-31.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/changes-prognosis-after-first-postoperative-complication
The aut…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41883/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - Reduce readmissions with pharmacy programs that focus
on transitions from the hospital to the community.
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. November 15, 2012;17:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reduce-readmissions-pharmacy-programs-focus-transitions-hospital-
community
This article d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39383/psn-pdf
January 23, 2012 - What doctors can learn from the factory floor.
January 23, 2012
Martyn C. What doctors can learn from the factory floor. BMJ. 2010;340(mar03 3). doi:10.1136/bmj.c1217.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-doctors-can-learn-factory-floor
This essay relates what health care systems can learn from industry about making t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40421/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Safe Surgery 2020.
April 27, 2011
GE Foundation. info@safesurgery2020.org.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-surgery-2015
This Web site provides programmatic resources building on work to implement the World Health
Organization surgical safety checklist to improve surgical safety worldwide. Its efforts center…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36131/psn-pdf
September 29, 2010 - Emergent CSCW systems: the resolution and bandwidth
of workplaces.
September 29, 2010
Xiao Y, Seagull J. Emergent CSCW systems: the resolution and bandwidth of workplaces. Int J Med
Inform. 2007;76 Suppl 1:S261-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergent-cscw-systems-resolution-and-bandwidth-workplaces
The authors d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36035/psn-pdf
June 21, 2006 - Development and implementation of a pediatric patient
safety program.
June 21, 2006
Alton M, Frush K, Brandon D, et al. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEDIATRIC
PATIENT SAFETY PROGRAM. Adv Neonatal Care. 2006;6(3):104-111. doi:10.1016/j.adnc.2006.02.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-and-implementa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38134/psn-pdf
December 30, 2008 - Developing expert medical teams: toward an evidence-
based approach.
December 30, 2008
Fernandez R, Vozenilek JA, Hegarty CB, et al. Developing expert medical teams: toward an evidence-
based approach. Acad Emerg Med. 2008;15(11):1025-36. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00232.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35036/psn-pdf
March 29, 2007 - Escape Fire: Designs for the Future of Health Care.
March 29, 2007
Berwick DM. San Francisco, CA: John Wiley & Sons; 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/escape-fire-designs-future-health-care
This book presents a decade's worth of keynote speeches made by the Institute for Healthcare
Improvement's cofounder and pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40997/psn-pdf
December 14, 2011 - Psychosocial influences on safety climate: evidence from
community pharmacies.
December 14, 2011
Phipps D, Ashcroft DM. Psychosocial influences on safety climate: evidence from community pharmacies.
BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(12):1062-8. doi:10.1136/bmjqs.2011.051912.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/psychosocial-influence…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40397/psn-pdf
January 22, 2017 - The Safe Tables Collaborative: a statewide experience.
January 22, 2017
Wagner CA, Cecchettini D, Fletcher J. The safe tables collaborative: a statewide experience. Jt Comm J
Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37(5):206-10, 193.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-tables-collaborative-statewide-experience
The authors, who won t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47614/psn-pdf
October 19, 2020 - Patient.
October 19, 2020
Canadian Patient Safety Institute;
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient
Patient stories and insights related to medical mishaps can inspire and motivate work to enhance health
care safety. This annual podcast series uses patient accounts of medical errors to collaboratively explore
solut…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40451/psn-pdf
May 11, 2011 - Adverse Events: Expecting too Much of Nurses and too
Little of Nursing Research.
May 11, 2011
Jordan S, ed. J Nurs Manag. 2011;19(3):287-417.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-expecting-too-much-nurses-and-too-little-nursing-research
This special issue explores adverse events in nursing, including …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34621/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Human Factors and Medical Devices.
September 27, 2017
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, US Food and Drug Administration.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-and-medical-devices
Human factors engineering (HFE) helps improve human performance and reduce the risks associated with
use error. The U.S. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34632/psn-pdf
March 28, 2005 - Keeping Each Patient Safe.
March 28, 2005
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/keeping-each-patient-safe
A collection of three educational modules that address key areas of concern in patient safety. These
include protecting patients from hospital-acquired infection,…
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January 29, 2020 - Better Safer Care Victoria.
January 29, 2020
Safer Care Victoria and Victorian Agency for Health Information.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/better-safer-care-victoria
Large scale tracking of adverse care incidents offers evidence that governments and organizations can use
to target care process improvement efforts.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72558/psn-pdf
December 09, 2020 - Escape Room.
December 9, 2020
Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Safety Authority; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/escape-room
Time pressure can negatively impact critical thinking, information gathering, and communication abilities.
This tool builds teamwork and decision-making skills by testing participants as they…