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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incident-learning-radiation-oncology-review
October 14, 2020 - Review
Emerging Classic
Incident learning in radiation oncology: a review.
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Ford E, Evans SB. Incident learning in radiation oncology: A review. Med Phys. 2018;45(5):e100-e119. doi:10.1002/mp.12800.
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July 10, 2017 - Commentary
Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents and errors.
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Williams M. Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents and errors. Br J Radiol. 2007;80(953):297-301.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/radiation-therapy-safety-critical-role-radiation-therapist
June 20, 2014 - Book/Report
Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist.
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Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist. Odle TG, Rosier N. Albuquerque, NM: American Society of Radiologic Technologists Education and Research Foundatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/awareness-and-use-cognitive-aid-anesthesiology
January 05, 2017 - Study
Awareness and use of a cognitive aid for anesthesiology.
Citation Text:
Neily J, DeRosier JM, Mills PD, et al. Awareness and use of a cognitive aid for anesthesiology. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(8):502-11.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-governance-towards-improved-patient-safety-key-functions-approaches-and-pathways
October 07, 2020 - Book/Report
System Governance Towards Improved Patient Safety: Key Functions, Approaches and Pathways to Implementation.
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System Governance Towards Improved Patient Safety: Key Functions, Approaches and Pathways to Implementation. Auraaen A, Saar K, Klazinga N for the Organ…
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May 01, 2014 - Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance
May 1, 2014
Marra AR, Edmond MB. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/innovations-promoting-hand-hygiene-compliance
Perspective
One hundred sixty-five years after the publication of Ignaz Semmel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49516/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art?
August 1, 2006
Thompson GR, Verghese A. Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art? PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/physical-diagnosis-lost-art
Case Objectives
Appreciate the decline in proficiency and reliance on physical examination skills among health care
providers.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49480/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes
May 1, 2005
McNutt RA, Abrams RI, Hasler S. Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diagnosing-diagnostic-mistakes
Learning Objectives
Understand the biases that may contribute to overcalling medical errors
Describe the impact of conside…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33723/psn-pdf
December 01, 2011 - Implementing a Fall Prevention Program
December 1, 2011
Healey F. Implementing a Fall Prevention Program. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/implementing-fall-prevention-program
Perspective
Throughout the developed world, most hospital beds are occupied by older people, many of whom have
b…
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December 01, 2006 - In Conversation with...J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA
December 1, 2006
In Conversation with..J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withj-bryan-sexton-phd-ma
Editor's Note: J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA, is Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-appendicitis
March 13, 2013 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Missed Appendicitis
Citation Text:
Adams JG. Missed Appendicitis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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July 31, 2023 - This patient was assessed in the ED by a social worker from Psychiatric Emergency Services, but it is
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49784/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care
February 1, 2017
Kost GJ, Ehrmeyer SS. Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safeguarding-diagnostic-testing-point-care
The Case
A 23-year-old woman presented to the family medicine clinic for…
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December 01, 2012 - Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?
December 1, 2012
Moureau N. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventing-picc-complications-whose-line-it
The Case
A 55-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49715/psn-pdf
August 21, 2014 - Liver Biopsy: Proceed With Caution
August 21, 2014
Rockey DC. Liver Biopsy: Proceed With Caution. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/liver-biopsy-proceed-caution
The Case
A 42-year-old woman with a history of multiple malignancies, including osteosarcoma and recurrent breast
cancer, presented t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-pitfalls
May 01, 2006 - Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls
Citation Text:
Weber RJ. Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-graduate-medical-education-gme-improving-patient-safety
February 01, 2010 - The Role of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in Improving Patient Safety
Arpana R. Vidyarthi, MD; Robert B. Baron, MD, MS | February 1, 2010
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Baron RB, Vidyarthi A. The Role of Gra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withthomas-j-nasca-md
February 01, 2010 - In Conversation with…Thomas J. Nasca, MD
February 1, 2010
Also Read an Essay
Citation Text:
In Conversation with…Thomas J. Nasca, MD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/culture-clash-no-more-integration-and-coordination-disease-treatment-and-palliative-care
December 23, 2020 - Health literacy affects patient’s care choices and subsequent outcomes; it should be assessed in all
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-patient-summaries-electronic-health-records-do-not-provide-cognitive-support-necessary
January 18, 2013 - January 18, 2013
The effect of hospital electronic health record adoption on nurse-assessed