AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (50)

•Diagnostic Errors (48)

•Identification Errors (26)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (242)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (34)

•Medication Safety (359)

•Medical Complications (228)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (16)

•Surgical Complications (68)

•Transfusion Complications (9)

•Psychological and Social Complications (63)

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•Africa (2)

•Asia (20)

•Australia and New Zealand (46)

•Europe (248)

•North America (1139)

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•Audiovisual (20)

•Award (7)

•Book/Report (109)

•Clinical Guideline (1)

•Journal Article (1058)

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•Meeting/Conference (6)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (175)

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•Special or Theme Issue (11)

•Tools/Toolkit (24)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (405)

•Active Errors (165)

•Latent Errors (97)

•Near Miss (20)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (358)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (164)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (427)

•Communication Improvement (381)

•Human Factors Engineering (139)

•Teamwork (97)

•Specialization of Care (102)

•Logistical Approaches (116)

•Culture of Safety (247)

•Technologic Approaches (246)

•Education and Training (251)

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General Internal Medicine

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (813)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (1143)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (560)

•Patients (124)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1256)

•Psychiatric Facilities (5)

•Residential Facilities (9)

•Ambulatory Care (188)

•Outpatient Surgery (4)

•Patient Transport (2)

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STUDY

A theory-driven, longitudinal evaluation of the impact of team training on safety culture in 24 hospitals.

Jones KJ, Skinner AM, High R, Reiter-Palmon R. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:394-404.

STUDY

Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents? An analysis of associations with safety climate and working conditions.

Taylor JA, Dominici F, Agnew J, Gerwin D, Morlock L, Miller MR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:101-111.

STUDY

Relationship of safety climate and safety performance in hospitals.

Singer S, Lin S, Falwell A, Gaba D, Baker L. Health Serv Rev. 2009;44:399-421.

REVIEW

What is patient safety culture? A review of the literature.

Sammer CE, Lykens K, Singh KP, Mains DA, Lackan NA. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2010;42:156-165.

STUDY

Getting doctors to clean their hands: lead the followers.

Haessler S, Bhagavan A, Kleppel R, Hinchey K, Visintainer P. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:499-502.

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Medical error reduction: the effect of employee satisfaction with organizational support.

Lee D, Lee SM, Schniederjans MJ. Serv Ind J. 2011;31:1311-1325.

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Improving patient safety using the sterile cockpit principle during medication administration: a collaborative, unit-based project.

Fore AM, Sculli GL, Albee D, Neily J. J Nurs Manag. 2013;21:106-111.

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An organizational assessment of disruptive clinician behavior: findings and implications.

Walrath JM, Dang D, Nyberg D. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28:110-121.

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2012.

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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.

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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.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Eighth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Reed K, May R. Denver, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; March 2011.

STUDY

Multiple patient safety events within a single hospitalization: a national profile in US hospitals.

Yu H, Greenberg MD, Haviland AM, Farley DO. Am J Med Qual. 2012;27:472-479.

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Hospital performance trends on national quality measures and the association with Joint Commission accreditation.

Schmaltz SP, Williams SC, Chassin MR, Loeb JM, Wachter RM. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:458-465.

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Variations in surgical outcomes associated with hospital compliance with safety practices.

Brooke BS, Dominici F, Pronovost PJ, Makary MA, Schneider E, Pawlik TM. Surgery. 2012;151:651-659.

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Effects of learning climate and registered nurse staffing on medication errors.

Chang Y, Mark B. Nurs Res. 2011;60:32-39.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE classic

Improving America's Hospitals—The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission.

STUDY

Collaboration between pharmacists, physicians and nurse practitioners: a qualitative investigation of working relationships in the inpatient medical setting.

Makowsky MJ, Schindel TJ, Rosenthal M, Campbell K, Tsuyuki RT, Madill HM. J Interprof Care. 2009;23:169-84.

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Safety leadership: a meta-analytic review of transformational and transactional leadership styles as antecedents of safety behaviours.

Clarke S. J Occup Organ Psychol. 2013;86:22-49.

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Impact of date stamping on patient safety measurement in patients undergoing CABG: experience with the AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators.

Glance LG, Li Y, Osler TM, Mukamel DB, Dick AW. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008;8:176.

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