AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (386)

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•Quality Improvement Strategies (358)

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General Internal Medicine

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (801)

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•Non-Health Care Professionals (564)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (1282)

•Psychiatric Facilities (5)

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•Ambulatory Care (156)

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STUDY

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

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

COMMENTARY

Perspective: a culture of respect—part 1 and part 2.

Leape LL, Shore MF, Dienstag JL, et al. Acad Med. 2012;87:845-858.

STUDY

Trainees' perceptions of patient safety practices: recounting failures of supervision.

Ross PT, McMyler ET, Anderson SG, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:88-95.

COMMENTARY

A strategic approach for managing conflict in hospitals: responding to The Joint Commission leadership standard—part 1 and part 2.

Scott C, Gerardi D. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:59-69, 70-80.

STUDY

Health care workers as second victims of medical errors.

Edrees HH, Paine LA, Feroli ER, Wu AW. Pol Arch Med Wewn. 2011;121:101-108.

BOOK/REPORT

Charting the Course: Launching Patient-Centric Healthcare.

Nance JJ, Bartholomew KM. Boseman, MT: Second River Healthcare Press; 2012. ISBN: 9781936406128.

MISSOURI MEETING/CONFERENCE

The Second Victim Experience: Train-the-Trainer Workshop.

Center for Patient Safety. June 11, 2013; University of Missouri Health System Health System, Columbia, MO.

COMMENTARY

The Henry Ford Health System No Harm Campaign: a comprehensive model to reduce harm and save lives.

Conway WA, Hawkins S, Jordan J, Voutt-Goos MJ. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:318-327.

BOOK/REPORT

Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Annual Report 2010.

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

COMMENTARY

Learning accountability for patient outcomes.

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

COMMENTARY

Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS.

Apold J, Quigley PA. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:299-306.

STUDY

Patient safety climate in hospitals: act locally on variation across units.

Campbell EG, Singer S, Kitch BT, Iezzoni LI, Meyer GS. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:319-326.

MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

The 2012 Fifth International High Reliability Conference Proceedings.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission; May 21–23, 2012.

COMMENTARY

Physicians with multiple patient complaints: ending our silence.

Gallagher TH, Levinson W. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Apr 18; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

Impact of a statewide intensive care unit quality improvement initiative on hospital mortality and length of stay: retrospective comparative analysis.

Lipitz-Snyderman A, Steinwachs D, Needham DM, Colantuoni E, Morlock LL, Pronovost PJ. BMJ. 2011;342:d219.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing violence in the health care setting.

Sentinel Event Alert. June 3, 2010;(45):1-3.

STUDY

Peer support: healthcare professionals supporting each other after adverse medical events.

van Pelt F. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:249-252.

STUDY

Improving safety culture on adult medical units through multidisciplinary teamwork and communication interventions: the TOPS Project.

Blegen MA, Sehgal NL, Alldredge BK, Gearhart S, Auerbach AD, Wachter RM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:346-350.

STUDY

The importance of leadership in preventing healthcare–associated infection: results of a multisite qualitative study.

Saint S, Kowalski CP, Banaszak-Holl J, Forman J, Damschroder L, Krein SL. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010;31:901-907.

STUDY

Analysis of staff safety concerns.

Davidson J, Lamontagne G, Burnell L, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28:147-152.

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