AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (70)

•Diagnostic Errors (194)

•Identification Errors (82)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (151)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (14)

•Medication Safety (402)

•Medical Complications (125)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (35)

•Surgical Complications (183)

•Transfusion Complications (6)

•Psychological and Social Complications (74)

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•United States Federal Government (35)

•State Governments and Agencies (4)

Resource Types

•Audiovisual (71)

•Award (10)

•Book/Report (79)

•Clinical Guideline (3)

•Journal Article (587)

•Legislation/Regulation (13)

•Meeting/Conference (7)

•Newsletter/Journal (4)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (431)

•Press Release/Announcement (7)

•Special or Theme Issue (12)

•Tools/Toolkit (40)

•Web Resource (48)

•Grant (2)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (219)

•Active Errors (549)

•Latent Errors (103)

•Near Miss (30)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (310)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (248)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (382)

•Communication Improvement (516)

•Human Factors Engineering (168)

•Teamwork (41)

•Specialization of Care (52)

•Logistical Approaches (69)

•Culture of Safety (98)

•Technologic Approaches (206)

•Education and Training (261)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (5)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (863)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (707)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (365)

•Patients (605)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (696)

•Psychiatric Facilities (6)

•Residential Facilities (16)

•Ambulatory Care (171)

•Outpatient Surgery (22)

•Patient Transport (11)

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical misdiagnoses can have fatal consequences.

Olsen D. State Journal-Register. June 26, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake.

Cohen E. Empowered Patient. CNN.com. November 13, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Drug errors are dangerous but preventable.

Washington Post; August 31, 2010:HE02.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Baby has jaundice: is that a problem?

Zimmerman R. Wall Street Journal. February 6, 2007:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't let a hospital make you sick.

Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medical mystery: alcoholism didn’t cause man’s diabetes and cirrhosis.

Boodman SG. Washington Post. June 13, 2011:E1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication mistakes that can kill.

Haiken M. Caring.com. August 17, 2009.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Inquiry into reporter's death finds multiple failures in care.

Stout D. New York Times. June 17, 2006;National desk:9.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Family of woman who died after a medical error joins hospital's safety panel.

Shelton DL. Chicago Tribune. October 7, 2011.

AUDIOVISUAL

Take Charge of Your Hospital Stay to Avoid Medical Mistakes.

Clarke S, Savard M. Good Morning America. ABC News. March 22, 2010.

AUDIOVISUAL

Speak Up Video Series.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission.

AUDIOVISUAL

Sepsis Emergency.

Tampa, FL: Sepsis Alliance; 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Staying safe during a hospital stay.

Graham J. Los Angeles Times. May 11, 2011.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The wrong foot, and other tales of surgical error.

Altman LK. New York Times. December 11, 2001;1:1.

AUDIOVISUAL

Interview with Jerome Groopman.

"The Colbert Report." Comedy Central. March 19, 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Minnesota hospitals are testing ways to reduce return trips.

Lerner M. Star Tribune. October 11, 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Small patients, big consequences in medical errors.

Tarkan L. New York Times. September 14, 2008;Health section:7.

STUDY

Process of care failures in breast cancer diagnosis.

Weingart SN, Saadeh MG, Simchowitz B, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:702-709.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals overhaul ERs to reduce mistakes.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. May 10, 2011:D3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Checking the right boxes, but failing the patient.

Rifkin D. New York Times. November 16, 2009;Science Desk:5.

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