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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49819/psn-pdf
February 01, 2018 - Signout Fallout
February 1, 2018
Starmer AJ, Landrigan CP. Signout Fallout. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/signout-fallout
Case Objectives
Understand the role of communication failures in medical errors and preventable adverse events.
Review the evidence in support of handoff improvement pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49699/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Multifactorial Medication Mishap
February 1, 2014
Yang A. Multifactorial Medication Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multifactorial-medication-mishap
Case Objectives
Understand the system-based causes of medication errors.
Describe a model for a systems approach to error analysis.
Id…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49676/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Death by PCA
February 1, 2013
Hicks RW. Death by PCA. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/death-pca
The Case
A healthy 21-year-old pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby via Caesarean section after an
uncomplicated pregnancy. Two hours after delivery, the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-challenges-supervision-and-night-coverage-academic-residency
February 21, 2024 - The Safety Challenges of Supervision and Night Coverage in Academic Residency
Citation Text:
Raffel K. The Safety Challenges of Supervision and Night Coverage in Academic Residency. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73456/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult
Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia
June 30, 2021
Bohringer C. Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadequate-anesthesia-preparation-leading-difficult-intubat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33863/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - that simulation has a role not just in training but also in system and process improvement and in
assessing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/there-app-mobile-technology-improves-complication-reporting-and-resident-perception
November 28, 2012 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
There is an app for that: mobile technology improves complication reporting and resident perception of their role in patient safety
Citation Text:
Johnson CR, Noorzad A, Pujari A, et al. There is an app for that: mobile technology improves complication reporting and resident p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-board-and-management-practices-are-strongly-related-hospital-performance-clinical
October 27, 2021 - Study
Classic
Hospital board and management practices are strongly related to hospital performance on clinical quality metrics.
Citation Text:
Tsai TC, Jha AK, Gawande AA, et al. Hospital board and management practices are strongly related to hospital performanc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-harm-based-weights-ahrq-patient-safety-selected-indicators-composite-psi-90-does-it
March 15, 2016 - Study
Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators composite (PSI-90): does it affect assessment of hospital performance and financial penalties in Veterans Health Administration hospitals?
Citation Text:
Chen Q, Rosen AK, Borzecki A, et al. Using Harm-Bas…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838221/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - In Conversation With... Freya Spielberg, MD, MPH
September 28, 2022
In Conversation With.. Freya Spielberg, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-freya-spielberg-md-mph
Editor’s Note: Freya Spielberg, MD, MPH, is the Founder and CEO of Urgent Wellness LLC, a social
enterp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/quality-and-safety-challenges-critical-care-preventing-and-treating-delirium-intensive
December 01, 2012 - be prevented if things were handled perfectly, the argument would be that we need a standard way of assessing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pinpoint-beam-strays-invisibly-harming-instead-healing
March 09, 2011 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
A pinpoint beam strays invisibly, harming instead of healing.
Citation Text:
A pinpoint beam strays invisibly, harming instead of healing. Bogdanich W; Rebelo K.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rise-health-coalition
January 08, 2020 - Multi-use Website
Rise to Health Coalition.
Citation Text:
Rise to Health Coalition. Boston, MA; Institute for Healthcare Improvement: December 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-list-error-prone-abbreviations-symbols-and-dose-designations
January 14, 2024 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
ISMP List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations.
Citation Text:
ISMP List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations. Horsham, PA; Institute for Safe Medication Practices; April 17, 2024.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42063/psn-pdf
January 06, 2018 - Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis
of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices.
January 6, 2018
Shekelle PG, Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ, et al. Making Health Care Safer Ii: An Updated Critical Analysis
Of The Evidence For Patient Safety Practices.; 2013:Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep).(211)…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-awareness-week
July 12, 2017 - Webinar
Patient Safety Awareness Week.
Citation Text:
Patient Safety Awareness Week. Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/statement-prevention-retained-foreign-bodies-after-surgery
October 15, 2018 - Organizational Policy/Guidelines
Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery.
Citation Text:
Statement on the prevention of retained foreign bodies after surgery. Chicago, IL: American College of Surgeons; October 2016.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-carole-stockmeier-about-zero-harm-striving-reduce-preventable-harms-point
September 24, 2024 - Statistically, patient harm is rare enough that reliably assessing whether a harm is preventable or not
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49800/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer
July 1, 2017
Stewart S. The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-harms-hand-sanitizer
The Case
A 57-year-old woman with a history of alcohol abuse and severe depression was admitted to the hospital
for community-acquired pn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/application-safety-ii-principles
August 28, 2024 - Traditional root cause analysis limits the learning that can be gained from assessing adverse events