Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Update

Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Update

Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Update

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) sent this bulletin at 07/10/2013 05:17 PM EDT

Journal Articles

Return on investment for vendor computerized physician order entry in four community hospitals: the importance of decision support.
Zimlichman E, Keohane C, Franz C, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:312-318.
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Developing and implementing a standardized process for Global Trigger Tool application across a large health system.
Garrett PR Jr, Sammer C, Nelson A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:292-297.
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Information technology interventions to improve medication safety in primary care: a systematic review.
Lainer M, Mann E, Sönnichsen A. Int J Qual Health Care. 2013 Jun 15; [Epub ahead of print].
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In situ simulation: identification of systems issues.
Guise JM, Mladenovic J. Semin Perinatol. 2013;37:161-165.
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Encouraging patients to ask questions: how to overcome "white-coat silence."
Judson TJ, Detsky AS, Press MJ. JAMA. 2013;309:2325-2326.
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Development and reliability of the explicit professional oral communication observation tool to quantify the use of non-technical skills in healthcare.
Kemper PF, van Noord I, de Bruijne M, Knol DL, Wagner C, van Dyck C. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:586-595.
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How to improve change of shift handovers and collaborative grounding and what role does the electronic patient record system play? Results of a systematic literature review.
Flemming D, Hübner U. Int J Med Inform. 2013;82:580-592.
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Medication errors in HIV-infected hospitalized patients: a pharmacist's impact.
Eginger KH, Yarborough LL, DeVito Inge L, Basile SA, Floresca D, Aaronson PM. Ann Pharmacother. 2013 Jun 4; [Epub ahead of print].
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Impact of the World Health Organization's Surgical Safety Checklist on safety culture in the operating theatre: a controlled intervention study.
Haugen AS, Søfteland E, Eide GE, et al. Br J Anaestesia. 2013;110:807-815.
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Books/Reports

Non-technical skills and the future of teamwork in healthcare settings.
Sevdalis N. London, UK: The Health Foundation; June 2013.
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Newspapers/Magazine Articles

Doctors perform thousands of unnecessary surgeries.
Eisler P, Hansen B. USA Today. June 20, 2013.
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Tools/Toolkits

  

High-Alert Medication Modeling and Error-Reduction Scorecards (HAMMERS) for Community Pharmacies.
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2012.
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Audiovisuals

Course on Patient Safety and Health Information Technology.
American Medical Informatics Association, University of Illinois at Chicago. August 26–December 6, 2013.
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Meetings/Conferences 

ISQua's 30th International Conference.
International Society for Quality in Health Care. October 13–16, 2013; Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland. http://psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=26342&sourceID=1&emailID=