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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33834/psn-pdf
May 22, 2017 - Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem
May 22, 2017
Murimi IB, Alexander CG. Opioid Overdose as a Patient Safety Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/opioid-overdose-patient-safety-problem
Perspective
Opioids serve a valuable role in the treatment of acute pain and pain associat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49770/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Wrong-Time Error With High-Alert Medication
September 1, 2016
Yang A, Nelson LS. Wrong-Time Error With High-Alert Medication. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-time-error-high-alert-medication
The Case
A 60-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for a total knee arthroplasty. During th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mark-my-tooth
June 01, 2014 - Mark My Tooth
Citation Text:
Smith RA. Mark My Tooth. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misread-label
August 28, 2024 - Misread Label
Citation Text:
Franklin BD. Misread Label. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33621/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early
Experience
November 1, 2005
Krimsky WS. Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early Experience. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/rapid-response-teams-lessons-early-experience
Perspective
Health care organizations throughout the world have ide…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49628/psn-pdf
June 01, 2011 - Routine Goes Awry
June 1, 2011
Huoh KC, Rosbe KW. Routine Goes Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/routine-goes-awry
The Case
A 6-year-old girl with a history of asthma and chronic adenotonsillitis was referred to a surgeon and
scheduled for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She was in ot…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60168/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient
March 25, 2020
Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-electrocardiogram-wrong-patient
The Cases
Multiple electrocardiograms (EKGs) were incorrectly documented at a large urban tertiary care hosp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/612828/psn-pdf
February 23, 2022 - Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications
February 23, 2022
Kapa N, Morfín JA. Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-kidney-transplant-complications
Objectives
Recognition, early evaluation, and management of kidney …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49803/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3
August 1, 2017
Berberich RF. Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/point-care-mixup-1-shot-turns-3
The Case
A 2-month-old boy was brought in for a routine 2-month well-child visit. The exam was completed and the
app…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72837/psn-pdf
September 01, 2022 - Project Nurture Engages Pregnant People with Substance
Use Disorder, Improves Maternal and Infant Outcomes.
Originally published on March 11, 2021
Last updated on March 16, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/project-nurture-engages-pregnant-people-substance-use-disorder-
improves-maternal-and
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Project…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
January 01, 2015 - Annual Perspective
Patient Safety and Opioid Medications
Urmimala Sarkar, MD, and Kaveh Shojania, MD | January 1, 2016
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Sarkar U, Shojania KG. Patient Safety and Opioid Medications. PSNet [internet]. Ro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-and-diagnostic-error
July 30, 2020 - January 4, 2024
WebM&M Cases
A framework for assessing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60066/psn-pdf
March 25, 2020 - Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of
Emergency Department Care
March 25, 2020
Chang R, Barnes DK. Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care.
PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/some-patients-cant-wait-improving-timeliness-emergency-department-care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74830/psn-pdf
June 01, 2022 - The Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium (HMS)
Finds Infectious Diseases (ID) Physician Approval for
Placement of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters
(PICCs) Prevents Unnecessary PICC Use and Reduces
Complications
February 23, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/michigan-hospital-medicine-safety-co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjennifer-daley-md
January 01, 2008 - Then they have a hard time assessing in a comprehensive way the clinical and operational systems that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/errors-managing-open-wound-elbow-leading-multiple-complications-and-operations
September 27, 2023 - It is therefore imperative to maintain a high index of suspicion for foreign material when assessing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/descriptive-study-morbidity-and-mortality-conferences-and-their-conformity-medical-incident
September 28, 2010 - Study
A descriptive study of morbidity and mortality conferences and their conformity to medical incident analysis models: results of the morbidity and mortality conference improvement study, phase 1.
Citation Text:
Aboumatar HJ, Blackledge CG, Dickson C, et al. A descriptive study of …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-test-results-are-still-getting-lost-follow-qualitative-study-implementation-gaps
June 22, 2022 - Study
Why test results are still getting "lost" to follow-up: a qualitative study of implementation gaps.
Citation Text:
Zimolzak AJ, Shahid U, Giardina TD, et al. Why test results are still getting "lost" to follow-up: a qualitative study of implementation gaps. J Gen Intern Med. 2022;3…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burden-opioid-related-mortality-united-states
June 02, 2021 - Study
Classic
The burden of opioid-related mortality in the United States.
Citation Text:
Gomes T, Tadrous M, Mamdani MM, et al. The burden of opioid-related mortality in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. 2018;1(2):e180217. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0217…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hierarchy-and-medical-error-speaking-when-witnessing-error
April 14, 2011 - Review
Emerging Classic
Hierarchy and medical error: speaking up when witnessing an error.
Citation Text:
Peadon R (R), Hurley J, Hutchinson M. Hierarchy and medical error: speaking up when witnessing an error. Safety Sci. 2020;125:104648. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.202…