AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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Safety Target

•Device-related Complications (90)

•Diagnostic Errors (85)

•Identification Errors (74)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (230)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (49)

•Medication Safety (588)

•Medical Complications (245)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (62)

•Surgical Complications (250)

•Transfusion Complications (9)

•Psychological and Social Complications (62)

Origin/Sponsor

•Asia (22)

•Australia and New Zealand (40)

•Central and South America (3)

•Europe (187)

•North America (1726)

Resource Types

•Audiovisual (7)

•Award (4)

•Book/Report (68)

•Clinical Guideline (3)

•Journal Article (1671)

•Legislation/Regulation (27)

•Meeting/Conference (11)

•Newsletter/Journal (4)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (125)

•Press Release/Announcement (6)

•Special or Theme Issue (21)

•Tools/Toolkit (19)

•Web Resource (30)

•Grant (2)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (528)

•Active Errors (324)

•Latent Errors (131)

•Near Miss (42)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (504)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (99)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (592)

•Communication Improvement (443)

•Human Factors Engineering (293)

•Teamwork (196)

•Specialization of Care (149)

•Logistical Approaches (162)

•Culture of Safety (339)

•Technologic Approaches (345)

•Education and Training (387)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (7)

•Complementary and Alternative Medicine (1)

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Quality and Safety Professionals

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1381)

•Psychiatric Facilities (6)

•Residential Facilities (34)

•Ambulatory Care (143)

•Outpatient Surgery (18)

•Patient Transport (13)

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STUDY

Comparing two safety culture surveys: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and Hospital Survey on Patient Safety.

Etchegaray JM, Thomas EJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:490-498.

COMMENTARY

A plan for achieving significant improvement in patient safety.

Johnson K, Maultsby CC. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22:164-171.

COMMENTARY

Creating high reliability: a new approach for patient safety.

McGinnis L. AORN J. 2011;94:219-222.

STUDY

Organizational and cultural changes for providing safe patient care.

Odwazny R, Hasler S, Abrams R, McNutt R. Qual Manag Health Care. 2005;14:132-143.

REVIEW

Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist.

Odle TG, Rosier N. Albuquerque, NM: American Society of Radiologic Technologists Education and Research Foundation; 2012.

REVIEW

Hospital do-not-resuscitate orders: why they have failed and how to fix them.

Yuen JK, Reid MC, Fetters MD. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:791-797.

STUDY

Perceptions of hospital safety climate and incidence of readmission.

Hansen LO, Williams MV, Singer SJ. Health Serv Res. 2011;46:596-616.

STUDY

Creating safety culture on nursing units: human performance and organizational system factors that make a difference.

Moody RF, Pesut DJ, Harrington CF. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:198-206.

COMMENTARY

Disclosing unanticipated outcomes to patients: the art and practice.

Gallagher TH, Denham CR, Leape LL, Amori G, Levinson W. J Patient Saf. 2007;3:158-165.

STUDY

Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications.

Cumbler E, Wald H, Kutner J. J Hosp Med. 2010;5-83-86.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

If safety is your yardstick, measuring culture from the top down must be a priority.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 22, 2007;12:1-2.

STUDY

Eradicating medical student mistreatment: a longitudinal study of one institution's efforts.

Fried JM, Vermillion M, Parker NH, Uijtdehaage S. Acad Med. 2012;87:1191-1198.

STUDY

Adoption of National Quality Forum safe practices by magnet hospitals.

Jayawardhana J, Welton JM, Lindrooth R. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:350-356.

STUDY

A patient safety objective structured clinical examination.

Singh R, Singh A, Fish R, McLean D, Anderson DR, Singh G. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:55-60.

COMMENTARY

Effective strategies to increase reporting of medication errors in hospitals.

Force MV, Deering L, Hubbe J, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2006;36:34-41.

COMMENTARY classic

Five years after 'To Err is Human': what have we learned?

Leape LL, Berwick DM. JAMA. 2005;293:2384-2390.

REVIEW

Evaluation and certification of computerized physician order entry systems.

Classen D, Avery AJ, Bates DW. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14:48-55.

COMMENTARY

The 100,000 Lives Campaign: crystallizing standards of care for hospitals.

Gosfield AG, Reinertsen JL. Health Aff (Millwood). 2005;24:1560-1570.

BOOK/REPORT

The Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds Guide.

Frankel AS, Grillo S, Pittman MA. Chicago, IL: Health Research and Educational Trust; 2006.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Internal Bleeding: The Truth Behind America's Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes. Updated edition.

Wachter R, Shojania K. New York, NY: Rugged Land; 2005. ISBN: 1590710738.

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