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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/vital-signs-core-metrics-health-and-health-care-progress
November 24, 2021 - Book/Report
Vital Signs: Core Metrics for Health and Health Care Progress.
Citation Text:
Vital Signs: Core Metrics for Health and Health Care Progress. Blumenthal D, Malphrus E, McGinnis JM, eds. Committee on Core Metrics for Better Health at Lower Cost, Institute of Medicine. Washingto…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-acute-hospitals-caring-end
March 17, 2011 - Book/Report
Deaths in Acute Hospitals: Caring to the End?
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Deaths in Acute Hospitals: Caring to the End? Cooper H, Findlay G, Goodwin APL, et al. London, UK: National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death; November 2009. ISBN: 9780956088222.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/duplication-surgical-site-marking
November 18, 2016 - Commentary
Duplication of surgical site marking.
Citation Text:
Davis JS, Karmacharya J, Schulman C. Duplication of surgical site marking. J Patient Saf. 2012;8(4):151-2. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e3182699a01.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defense-health-agency-should-improve-tracking-serious-adverse-medical-events-and-monitoring
July 11, 2018 - Book/Report
Defense Health Agency Should Improve Tracking of Serious Adverse Medical Events and Monitoring of Required Follow-up.
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Defense Health Agency Should Improve Tracking of Serious Adverse Medical Events and Monitoring of Required Follow-up. Washington, DC: United St…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checklist-improve-patient-safety-interventional-radiology
September 20, 2011 - Study
A checklist to improve patient safety in interventional radiology.
Citation Text:
Koetser ICJ, de Vries EN, van Delden OM, et al. A checklist to improve patient safety in interventional radiology. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2013;36(2):312-9. doi:10.1007/s00270-012-0395-z.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-about-diagnostic-errors-through-virtual-patient-cases-pilot-exploration
September 18, 2013 - Study
Teaching about diagnostic errors through virtual patient cases: a pilot exploration.
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Geha R, Trowbridge RL, Dhaliwal G, et al. Teaching about diagnostic errors through virtual patient cases: a pilot exploration. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(4):223-227. doi:10.1515/dx-201…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-not-learning-how-medical-residency-programs-handle-errors
December 18, 2008 - Study
Teaching but not learning: how medical residency programs handle errors.
Citation Text:
Hoff T, Pohl H, Bartfield J. Teaching but not learning: how medical residency programs handle errors. J Organ Behav. 2006;27(7). doi:10.1002/job.395.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drawing-boundaries-difficulty-defining-clinical-reasoning
June 26, 2019 - Commentary
Emerging Classic
Drawing boundaries: the difficulty in defining clinical reasoning.
Citation Text:
Young M, Thomas A, Lubarsky S, et al. Drawing Boundaries: The Difficulty in Defining Clinical Reasoning. Acad Med. 2018;93(7):990-995. doi:10.1097/ACM.0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-maturity-model-technology-induced-errors
June 15, 2022 - Review
A safety maturity model for technology-induced errors.
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Borycki EM, Kushniruk AW. A safety maturity model for technology-induced errors. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022;289:447-451. doi:10.3233/shti210954.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ultrasound-looked-fine-point-care-ultrasound-and-patient-safety
December 01, 2012 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
"The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety
Citation Text:
Lewiss RE. "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72589/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of
Security.
December 23, 2020
Weingart SN, James TA, Schiff G. Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
The Case
A 60-year-old woman was se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multifactorial-medication-mishap
September 01, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Multifactorial Medication Mishap
Citation Text:
Yang A. Multifactorial Medication Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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February 01, 2010 - In Conversation with…Thomas J. Nasca, MD
February 1, 2010
In Conversation with…Thomas J. Nasca, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withthomas-j-nasca-md
Editor's note: Thomas J. Nasca, MD, is the executive director and chief executive officer of the
Accreditation Council fo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
May 01, 2005 - Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security.
Citation Text:
Weingart SN, James TA, Schiff G. Delayed Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A False Sense of Security.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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December 18, 2024 - The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls
December 18, 2024
Dykes PC, Sousane Z, Mossburg SE. The Ongoing Journey to Prevent Patient Falls. PSNet [internet].
2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ongoing-journey-prevent-patient-falls
Falls are not a new issue, especially among older adults. The Centers for D…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/relationships-between-physician-professional-satisfaction-and-patient-safety
September 29, 2017 - Relationships Between Physician Professional Satisfaction and Patient Safety
Mark Friedberg, MD, MPP | February 1, 2016
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Citation Text:
Friedberg MW. Relationships Between Physician Professional Satisfaction and Patient Saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49598/psn-pdf
February 01, 2010 - Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls
February 1, 2010
Weber RJ. Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-pitfalls
The Case
A 90-year-old woman who lived alone suffered a mechanical fall with subsequent hip fracture and was
brought to the eme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49701/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - An Easily Forgotten Tube
February 1, 2014
Ousey K. An Easily Forgotten Tube. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/easily-forgotten-tube
The Case
A 45-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for acute liver failure secondary to alcohol
abuse. His illness was complicated by acute…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.314_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case
Multifactorial Medication Mishap
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This presentation is based on the February 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Annie Yang, PharmD, BCPS
NYU Langone Medical Center
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Robe…
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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