AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The Collection > United States of America

Narrow By

clear selections

Safety Target

•Device-related Complications (146)

•Diagnostic Errors (150)

•Identification Errors (108)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (388)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (90)

•Medication Safety (956)

•Medical Complications (410)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (86)

•Surgical Complications (352)

•Transfusion Complications (18)

•Psychological and Social Complications (128)

Origin/Sponsor
< All

United States of America

•United States Federal Government (176)

•State Governments and Agencies (36)

Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (8)

•Journal Article (2113)

•Legislation/Regulation (56)

•Meeting/Conference (25)

•Newsletter/Journal (15)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (629)

•Press Release/Announcement (32)

•Special or Theme Issue (41)

•Tools/Toolkit (76)

•Web Resource (138)

•Grant (8)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (633)

•Active Errors (541)

•Latent Errors (230)

•Near Miss (52)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (827)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (501)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (915)

•Communication Improvement (885)

•Human Factors Engineering (407)

•Teamwork (244)

•Specialization of Care (238)

•Logistical Approaches (268)

•Culture of Safety (466)

•Technologic Approaches (574)

•Education and Training (670)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (7)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (2606)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (2401)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (1208)

•Patients (655)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (2384)

•Psychiatric Facilities (14)

•Residential Facilities (57)

•Ambulatory Care (327)

•Outpatient Surgery (42)

•Patient Transport (19)

1 - 20 of 3490

Show ExcerptDon't Show Excerpt

dropdown

COMMENTARY

Safe use of cellular telephones in hospitals: fundamental principles and case studies.

Cohen T, Ellis WS, Morrissey JJ, Bakuzonis C, David Y, Paperman WD. J Healthc Inf Manag. Fall 2005;19:38-48.

AUDIOVISUAL

Eye to eye: Donald Berwick.

"Eye to Eye with Katie Couric." CBS News Video. February 6, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals move to cut dangerous lab errors.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). June 14, 2006:D1. [Reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

AWARD RECIPIENT

22 California hospitals earn top status for outstanding patient safety & health care quality.

San Francisco, CA: The Leapfrog Group; May 2, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

10 things your hospital won't tell you.

Kapadia R. Smart Money. October 2006;15:112-114.

BOOK/REPORT

Adverse Health Events in Minnesota: Ninth Annual Public Report.

St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Health; January 2013.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Josie's Story.

King S. New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press; 2009. ISBN: 9780802119209.

AUDIOVISUAL

Good News: How Hospitals Heal Themselves [documentary].

Washington, DC: CCM, Inc.; 2006. Crawford-Mason C (producer), Dobyns L (reporter); Management Wisdom Video Series.

BOOK/REPORT

HealthGrades Quality Study: Third Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.

Golden, CO: Health Grades, Inc.; April 2006.

AUDIOVISUAL

Avoiding medical error.

Colvin G. "The Colvin Interview." CNN. February 5, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals' bid to heal selves saves thousands.

P-I Staff and News Services. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. June 15, 2006:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing America's hospitals.

Newsweek. October 16, 2006:44-68, 72.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Safety as You Go from Hospital to Home.

McLean, VA: National Patient Safety Foundation.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Get me out alive.

Feldman R. The Washington Post. May 2, 2006:HE01.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

National Patient Safety Awareness Week.

National Patient Safety Foundation.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Perfect is possible.

Berwick DM, Leape LL. Newsweek. October 16, 2006:70-71.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health for life. Keys to safer hospitals.

Berwick DM. Newsweek. December 12, 2005;46:75-78.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Health-care industry agrees on patient safety rules.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition). November 1, 2006:D1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

AWARD RECIPIENT

Nurturing Creativity: 2006 MacArthur Fellows.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals combat errors at the 'hand-off.'

Landro L. Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition). June 28, 2006:D1. [reprinted on Post-gazette.com].

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next >