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June 01, 2015 - encounters, this patient's severe peripheral arterial disease was misdiagnosed
This error led to a serious adverse … event
The case provides an opportunity to discuss diagnostic reasoning and heuristics
This piece will … Ambulatory care adverse events and preventable adverse events leading to a hospital admission. … or application of a computerized diagnostic aid might have prevented this error and the subsequent adverse … event
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Anchoring is the tendency to stick with initial impressions even as
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/predicting-and-preventing-adverse-drug-reactions-very-old
April 16, 2018 - Study
Predicting and preventing adverse drug reactions in the very old. … Predicting and preventing adverse drug reactions in the very old. Drugs Aging. 2005;22(5):375-92. … The authors evaluate pathophysiological factors associated with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in elderly … Predicting and preventing adverse drug reactions in the very old. … Part I: Sensitivity of the elderly to adverse drug reactions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49427/psn-pdf
January 01, 2004 - The Commentary
Adverse events occur during 3%-39% of all surgical admissions, with the operating room … if ever, used to
investigate intra-operative occurrences that don't rise to the level of "sentinel event … The incidence and nature of surgical adverse events
in Colorado and Utah in 1992. … Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized
patients. … An alternative strategy for studying adverse events in medical
care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/local-anesthesia-induced-coma-during-total-knee-arthroplasty
October 27, 2021 - Following treatment of LAST, the patient should be observed for at least 2 hours after a CNS event and … for 4-6 hours after a cardiovascular event, but clinical decision making should depend on the severity … Sentinel Event Data – Root Causes by Event Type, 2004 – 2014. … May 8, 2024
Prescription opioid dose reductions and potential adverse events: a multi-site … November 4, 2020
When safety event reporting is seen as punitive: "I've been PSN-ed!"
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfer-troubles
December 29, 2014 - Understand the frequency of errors and adverse events in the transfer of patients between hospitals. … Describe how communication lapses can lead to errors and adverse events in the transfer of patients between … transfers, it has been shown that adverse events can occur in 1% to 34% of critical care transfers.( … 4,7,8 ) In one study, approximately 17% of the adverse events resulted in potential harm to patients … Epidemiology of adverse events in air medical transport. Acad Emerg Med. 2008;15:923-931.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47674/psn-pdf
December 19, 2018 - Family-centered rounds reduced both
preventable and nonpreventable adverse events. … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-engagement-and-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-we-rely-patients-reports-adverse-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38612/psn-pdf
May 06, 2009 - assessing-controlled-substance-prescribing-errors-pediatric-teaching-hospital-analysis-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-pediatric-outpatients … ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-surveillance-emergency-department-visits-outpatient-adverse-drug-events-children-and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46424/psn-pdf
March 20, 2018 - electronic-triggers-identify-delays-follow-mammography-harnessing-power-big-
data-health-care
Electronic triggers are critical tools for detecting adverse … primer/triggers-and-trigger-tools
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/introduction-trigger-tools-identifying-adverse-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43567/psn-pdf
October 21, 2016 - National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-adverse-drug-event-prevention
This national action … aims to align the efforts of multiple federal programs committed to reducing patient
harms related to adverse … common
usage and their very high potential to cause clinically significant, preventable, and measurable adverse … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-adverse-drug-event-prevention
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45684/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - multilevel analysis of U.S. hospital patient safety
culture relationships with perceptions of voluntary event … Hospital Patient Safety Culture
Relationships With Perceptions of Voluntary Event Reporting. … However,
significant barriers to reporting exist and most systems capture only a fraction of adverse … Survey of Patient Safety Culture to better
understand what aspects of safety culture might affect event … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-we-use-incident-reports-detect-hospital-adverse-events
https://psnet.ahrq.gov
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35023/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - Building a framework for trust: critical event analysis of
deaths in surgical care. … Building a framework for trust: critical event analysis of deaths in surgical
care. … commentary discusses the role of the Scottish Audit of Surgical Mortality (SASM) on trends in adverse … Findings include a decrease over time in the percentage
of deaths for which adverse events in management … conclude that voluntary mortality audits may lead to important changes in practice and focusing on
adverse
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45468/psn-pdf
October 11, 2017 - Identification and characterization of adverse drug events
in primary care. … Identification and Characterization of Adverse Drug Events in
Primary Care. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identification-and-characterization-adverse-drug-events-primary-care
Adverse … drug event during a change in medications. … Less than 10% of patients
experienced an adverse drug event, which the authors conclude represents an
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45871/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - The relationship between safety culture and voluntary
event reporting in a large regional ambulatory … The Relationship Between Safety Culture and Voluntary Event
Reporting in a Large Regional Ambulatory … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-safety-culture-and-voluntary-event-reporting-large- … regional-ambulatory
Detection of adverse events is particularly challenging in ambulatory settings … These results suggest that safety culture promotes
reporting of adverse events.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45714/psn-pdf
December 20, 2017 - US emergency department visits for outpatient adverse
drug events, 2013–2014. … US Emergency Department Visits for Outpatient Adverse Drug
Events, 2013-2014. … Adverse drug events (ADEs) in outpatient settings can cause significant morbidity and mortality. … Drug Event Prevention. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-adverse-drug-event-prevention
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37701/psn-pdf
February 22, 2011 - Use of a handheld computer application for voluntary
medication event reporting by inpatient nurses … Use of a handheld computer application for voluntary
medication event reporting by inpatient nurses … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-handheld-computer-application-voluntary-medication-event-reporting- … by low clinician reporting rates and the fact that
they identify a relatively small percentage of adverse … rates-and-types-events-reported-established-incident-reporting-systems-two-us-hospitals
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/confidential-clinician-reported-surveillance-adverse-events-among-medical-inpatients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34845/psn-pdf
June 30, 2011 - The JCAHO patient safety event taxonomy: a
standardized terminology and classification schema for
near … misses and adverse events. … The JCAHO patient safety event taxonomy: a standardized
terminology and classification schema for near … misses and adverse events. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/jcaho-patient-safety-event-taxonomy-standardized-terminology-and-
classification-schema-near
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/examining-validity-ahrqs-patient-safety-indicators-psis-variation-psi-composite-score-related
November 10, 2010 - drug event triggers designed for the outpatient setting. … September 25, 2019
Consensus building for development of outpatient adverse drug event … August 4, 2015
Using estimated true safety event rates versus flagged safety event rates … June 25, 2014
Using AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to detect postdischarge adverse events … August 21, 2013
National trends in hospital-acquired preventable adverse events after
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35889/psn-pdf
March 10, 2011 - Automated surveillance for adverse drug events at a
community hospital and an academic medical center … Automated surveillance for adverse drug events at a
community hospital and an academic medical center … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automated-surveillance-adverse-drug-events-community-hospital-and-
academic-medical-center … This study determined that an automated adverse drug event (ADE) surveillance system captured higher … event rates than did existing voluntary systems, particularly in a community setting.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38935/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - December 23, 2016
Sentinel Event Alert. August 27, 2009;(43):1-3. … striving
to achieve high reliability status—consistently providing high quality care while minimizing adverse … In this sentinel event alert, the Joint Commission calls for senior health care leaders to establish … addressing errors at the sharp end, and maintain robust structures for analyzing and responding
to adverse … This Sentinel
Event Alert was retired in March 2017.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47189/psn-pdf
August 17, 2018 - Association of opioid-related adverse drug events with
clinical and cost outcomes among surgical patients … Association of Opioid-Related Adverse Drug Events With
Clinical and Cost Outcomes Among Surgical Patients … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-opioid-related-adverse-drug-events-clinical-and-cost-outcomes … drug event during their admission. … Patients who experienced an opioid-related
adverse drug event had longer hospital stays, greater inpatient