AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (106)

•Diagnostic Errors (89)

•Identification Errors (66)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (260)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (70)

•Medication Safety (657)

•Medical Complications (292)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (47)

•Surgical Complications (232)

•Transfusion Complications (11)

•Psychological and Social Complications (107)

Origin/Sponsor

•Africa (1)

•Asia (17)

•Australia and New Zealand (50)

•Central and South America (3)

•Europe (189)

•North America (2435)

Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (3)

•Journal Article (1872)

•Legislation/Regulation (45)

•Meeting/Conference (35)

•Newsletter/Journal (10)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (312)

•Press Release/Announcement (18)

•Special or Theme Issue (62)

•Tools/Toolkit (39)

•Web Resource (57)

•Grant (10)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (487)

•Active Errors (216)

•Latent Errors (157)

•Near Miss (40)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (852)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (356)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (956)

•Communication Improvement (598)

•Human Factors Engineering (279)

•Teamwork (376)

•Specialization of Care (190)

•Logistical Approaches (199)

•Culture of Safety (797)

•Technologic Approaches (424)

•Education and Training (484)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (12)

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Health Care Executives and Administrators

•Facility and Group Administrators (172)

•Nurse Managers (190)

•Risk Managers (255)

•Quality and Safety Professionals (727)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1657)

•Psychiatric Facilities (10)

•Residential Facilities (52)

•Ambulatory Care (173)

•Outpatient Surgery (21)

•Patient Transport (13)

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BOOK/REPORT

Department of Defense Health Care Quality.

Falls Church, VA: TRICARE Management Activity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense; 2006.

STUDY

The effect of the fit between organizational culture and structure on medication errors in medical group practices.

Kaissi A, Kralewski J, Dowd B, Heaton A. Health Care Manage Rev. 2007;32:12-21.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Q: What scares doctors? A: Being the patient.

Gibbs N, Bower A. Time Magazine. May 1, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety in women's health care: a framework for progress.

Gluck PA. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007;21:525-36.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Physician leadership is key to creating a safer, more reliable health care system.

Silbaugh BR, Leider HL. Physician Exec. Sept-Oct 2009;35:12, 14-16.

BOOK/REPORT

Recommendations for Safe Use of Insulin in Hospitals.

Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2006.

STUDY

Teamwork in the operating room: frontline perspectives among hospitals and operating room personnel.

Sexton JB, Makary MA, Tersigni AR, et al. Anesthesiology. 2006;105:877-884.

STUDY

Professionalism: a necessary ingredient in a culture of safety.

DuPree E, Anderson R, McEvoy MD, Brodman M. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:447-455.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Interprofessional Approaches to Patient Safety.

J Interprof Care. 2006;20:455-571.

STUDY

Large-scale deployment of the Global Trigger Tool across a large hospital system: refinements for the characterisation of adverse events to support patient safety learning opportunities.

Good VS, Saldaña M, Gilder R, Nicewander D, Kennerly DA. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:25-30.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety: mindful, meaningful, and fulfilling.

Winokur SC, Beauregard KJ. Frontiers Health Serv Manag. 2005;22:17-32.

BOOK/REPORT

Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Annual Report 2010.

Nashville, TN: Tennessee Center for Patient Safety; August 2011.

COMMENTARY

When good doctors go bad: a systems problem.

Leape LL. Ann Surg. 2006;244:649-652.

COMMENTARY

Learning accountability for patient outcomes.

Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2010;304:204-205.

COMMENTARY

Thinking ethically about medical mistakes.

Smith ML. J Child Neurol. 2013 Feb 21; [Epub ahead of print].

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Empowered to improve.

Gardner E. Mod Healthc. May 18, 2009;39:28-31.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Bringing surgeons down to earth.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). November 16, 2005:D1.

STUDY

Quality and strength of patient safety climate on medical–surgical units.

Hughes LC, Chang Y, Mark BA. Health Care Manage Rev. 2009;34:19-28.

COMMENTARY

Changing the work environment in ICUs to achieve patient-focused care: the time has come.

McCauley K, Irwin RS. Chest. 2006;130:1571-1578.

REVIEW

Intimidation: a concept analysis.

Lamontagne C. Nurs Forum. 2010;45:54-65.

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