AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (33)

•Diagnostic Errors (110)

•Identification Errors (28)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (118)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (66)

•Medication Safety (285)

•Medical Complications (36)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (20)

•Surgical Complications (170)

•Transfusion Complications (2)

•Psychological and Social Complications (65)

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•Asia (5)

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•Clinical Guideline (5)

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•Special or Theme Issue (10)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (210)

•Active Errors (137)

•Latent Errors (45)

•Near Miss (14)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (237)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (94)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (304)

•Communication Improvement (243)

•Human Factors Engineering (72)

•Teamwork (66)

•Specialization of Care (44)

•Logistical Approaches (97)

•Culture of Safety (84)

•Technologic Approaches (172)

•Education and Training (219)

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•Allied Health Services (3)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (506)

•Psychiatric Facilities (1)

•Residential Facilities (6)

•Ambulatory Care (92)

•Outpatient Surgery (14)

•Patient Transport (2)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Doctors say patients who lie may put their health at risk.

Johnson CK. USA Today. January 19, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When doctors say, "We're sorry."

Eisenberg D. Time Magazine. August 15, 2005;166:50.

COMMENTARY

Apologies and medical error.

Robbennolt JK. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2009;467:376-382.

REVIEW

An empirically derived taxonomy of factors affecting physicians' willingness to disclose medical errors.

Kaldjian LC, Jones EW, Rosenthal GE, Tripp-Reimer T, Hillis SL. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:942-948.

STUDY

The impact of the 80-hour resident workweek on surgical residents and attending surgeons.

Hutter MM, Kellogg KC, Ferguson CM, Abbott WM, Warshaw AL. Ann Surg. 2006;243:864-871; discussion 871-875.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

A case that shook medicine.

Lerner BH. The Washington Post. November 28, 2006:HE01.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

When I follow up, I don't give up.

Roy PJ. Med Econ. 2006 Aug 4;83:68-69.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES classic

Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery.

The Joint Commission.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safety in ASCs: putting patients first.

Dix K. Today's Surgicenter. December 1, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Surgical site verification: A through Z.

Dunn D. J Perianesth Nurs. 2006;21:317-328.

STUDY

Diagramming patients' views of root causes of adverse drug events in ambulatory care: an online tool for planning education and research.

Brown M, Frost R, Ko Y, Woosley R. Patient Educ Couns. 2006;62:302-315.

COMMENTARY

Disclosure of medical errors: ethical considerations for the development of a facility policy and organizational culture change.

Henry LL. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2005;6:127-134.

STUDY

How patients perceive a doctor's caring attitude.

Quirk M, Mazor K, Haley H-L, et al. Patient Educ Couns. 2008;72:359-366.

AUDIOVISUAL

Removing Insult from Injury: Disclosing Adverse Events.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals study when to apologize to patients.

Kowalczyk L. The Boston Globe. July 24, 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Baby has jaundice: is that a problem?

Zimmerman R. Wall Street Journal. February 6, 2007:A1.

REVIEW

Avoiding iatrogenic harm to patient and family while discussing goals of care near the end of life.

Weiner JS, Roth J. J Palliat Med. 2006;9:451-463.

COMMENTARY

Apology for errors: whose responsibility?

Leape LL. Front Health Serv Manage. 2012;28:3-12.

STUDY

Failure to notify reportable test results: significance in medical malpractice.

Gale BD, Bissett-Siegel DP, Davidson SJ, Juran DC. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011;8:776-779.

COMMENTARY

To err is human; the need for trauma support is, too.

Kenney LK, van Pelt RA. Patient Safety Qual Healthc. January/February 2005;2:6, 8-9.

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