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  1. Medication Safety in Nursing Homes: What's Wrong and How to Fix It | PSNet

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    August 01, 2012 - Download Citation Perspective At any point in time, approximately 1.5 million Americans … reside in the nearly 16,000 nursing homes across the United States.( 1 ) In 2008, 2.8 million Americans

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2018 - Missing ECG and Missed Diagnosis Lead to Dangerous Delay March 1, 2018 O'Connor RE. Missing ECG and Missed Diagnosis Lead to Dangerous Delay. PSNet [internet]. 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-ecg-and-missed-diagnosis-lead-dangerous-delay The Case A 35-year-old woman with no prior cardiac history calle…

  3. Medication Reconciliation for Hospitalists. | PSNet

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    February 18, 2011 - Toolkit Medication Reconciliation for Hospitalists. Citation Text: Medication Reconciliation for Hospitalists. Society of Hospital Medicine. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linkedi…

  4. Patient Safety Through Teamwork and Communication Toolkit. | PSNet

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    October 25, 2013 - Toolkit Patient Safety Through Teamwork and Communication Toolkit. Citation Text: Patient Safety Through Teamwork and Communication Toolkit. Denver Health. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitte…

  5. New York City puts hospital error data online. | PSNet

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    January 23, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article New York City puts hospital error data online. Citation Text: New York City puts hospital error data online. Kershaw S. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter …

  6. Standardize 4 Safety. | PSNet

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    June 17, 2014 - Multi-use Website Standardize 4 Safety. Citation Text: Standardize 4 Safety. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL…

  7. Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand. Manual for Clinicians. 2nd ed. | PSNet

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    November 26, 2008 - Book/Report Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand. Manual for Clinicians. 2nd ed. Citation Text: Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand. Manual for Clinicians. 2nd ed. Weiss BD. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association Foundation; 2007. Cop…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 17, 2014 - Medication safety issue brief. Counterfeit drug prevention and identification. June 17, 2014 American Hospital Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Hosp Health Netw. 2005 Aug;79(8):29-30. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-issue-brief-counterfeit-drug-prevention-and-identificatio…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2006 - Liposuction Gone Awry March 1, 2006 Yates JA. Liposuction Gone Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/liposuction-gone-awry The Case A 54-year-old man with HIV was referred to a plastic surgeon for cosmetic surgery. In the plastic surgeon’s office, he underwent neck and facial liposuction wit…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 11, 2011 - Prevention of medication errors in the pediatric inpatient setting. April 11, 2011 Stucky ER; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Drugs; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Hospital Care. Pediatrics. 2003;112(2):431-436. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevention-medication-errors-pediatric-inpat…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 23, 2012 - Legality of technicians' involvement in medication reconciliation not clear. December 23, 2012 Thompson CA. Legality of technicians' involvement in medication reconciliation not clear. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 2009;66…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 14, 2010 - Practice Advisory on Intraoperative Awareness and Brain Function Monitoring. December 14, 2010 Awareness AS of ATF on I. Practice advisory for intraoperative awareness and brain function monitoring: a report by the american society of anesthesiologists task force on intraoperative awareness. Anesthesiology. 2006;1…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 02, 2017 - Munson Medical Center: embedding a culture of safety and QI into the organization. January 2, 2017 Haslinger T. Munson Medical Center: embedding a culture of safety and QI into the organization. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(11):665-70. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/munson-medical-center-embedding-culture-saf…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 13, 2011 - JCAHO views medication reconciliation as adverse-event prevention. June 13, 2011 Thompson CA. JCAHO views medication reconciliation as adverse-event prevention. American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 2005;62(15):1528, 1530, 1532. …

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 03, 2010 - Discharge missteps can send seniors back to hospital. March 3, 2010 Korc B, Landers SJ. American Medical News. February 15, 2010. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/discharge-missteps-can-send-seniors-back-hospital This news article uses an example of a preventable readmission to illustrate how ineffective communication …

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 19, 2015 - Out of the Crisis. November 19, 2015 Deming WE. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Engineering Study, 1986. ISBN: 9780911379013. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/out-crisis Deming believes that American companies need to transform their method of management to engage and compete…

  17. Never events: Utah hospitals saw nearly 60 serious errors in 2007. | PSNet

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    July 08, 2009 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Never events: Utah hospitals saw nearly 60 serious errors in 2007. Citation Text: Never events: Utah hospitals saw nearly 60 serious errors in 2007. May H. Salt Lake Tribune. August 18, 2008. Copy Citation Save Save to your library…

  18. Small patients, big consequences in medical errors. | PSNet

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    February 09, 2011 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Small patients, big consequences in medical errors. Citation Text: Small patients, big consequences in medical errors. Tarkan L. New York Times. September 14, 2008;Health section:7. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Pri…

  19. Questions to ask about radiation safety. | PSNet

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    June 01, 2015 - Fact Sheet/FAQs Questions to ask about radiation safety. Citation Text: Questions to ask about radiation safety. The American Society for Radiation Oncology Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook Twi…

  20. Serious Safety Events: Getting to Zero. Second Edition. | PSNet

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    February 19, 2014 - Book/Report Serious Safety Events: Getting to Zero. Second Edition. Citation Text: Serious Safety Events: Getting to Zero. Second Edition. Hoppes M, Mitchell JL. Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; October 2014. Copy Citation Save Save to…
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