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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50729/psn-pdf
December 11, 2019 - Improving Diagnostic Quality & Safety/Reducing
Diagnostic Error: Measurement Considerations.
December 11, 2019
Washington DC; National Quality Forum: October 28, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnostic-quality-safetyreducing-diagnostic-error-measurement-
considerations
Efforts to track, understand…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37225/psn-pdf
December 15, 2011 - Development of an instrument to measure seniors' patient
safety health beliefs: the Seniors Empowerment and
Advocacy in Patient Safety (SEAPS) survey.
December 15, 2011
Elder NC, Regan SL, Pallerla H, et al. Development of an instrument to measure seniors’ patient safety
health beliefs: The Seniors Empowerment and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74076/psn-pdf
November 17, 2021 - Influence of perioperative handoffs on complications and
outcomes.
November 17, 2021
Burden AR, Potestio C, Pukenas E. Influence of perioperative handoffs on complications and outcomes.
Adv Anesth. 2021;39:133-148. doi:10.1016/j.aan.2021.07.008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-perioperative-handoffs-complic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/858173/psn-pdf
December 13, 2023 - Measurement of ambulatory medication errors in
children: a scoping review.
December 13, 2023
Rickey L, Auger K, Britto MT, et al. Measurement of ambulatory medication errors in children: a scoping
review. Pediatrics. 2023;152(6):e2023061281. doi:10.1542/peds.2023-061281.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measurement-am…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73447/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - Errors in adult trauma resuscitation: a systematic review.
June 30, 2021
Nikouline A, Quirion A, Jung JJ, et al. Errors in adult trauma resuscitation: a systematic review. CJEM.
2021;23:537–546. doi:10.1007/s43678-021-00118-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-adult-trauma-resuscitation-systematic-review
Trauma …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48072/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Independent double checks: worth the effort if used
judiciously and properly.
June 19, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 6, 2019;24:1-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/independent-double-checks-worth-effort-if-used-judiciously-and-properly
Independent double checks can reduce risk of human …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60041/psn-pdf
March 11, 2020 - Supplement on Deepening our Understanding of Quality
in Australia (DUQuA).
March 11, 2020
Int J Qual Health Care. 2020;32(Supp1):1-105.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supplement-deepening-our-understanding-quality-australia-duqua
Quality and safety are often intertwined in large improvement efforts. This special iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838639/psn-pdf
October 19, 2022 - Calibrate Dx: A Resource to Improve Diagnostic
Decisions.
October 19, 2022
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2022. AHRQ Publication no. 22(23)-
0047-2-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/calibrate-dx-resource-improve-diagnostic-decisions
Delayed, wrong, and missed diagnoses are commo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35470/psn-pdf
July 10, 2008 - Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a
randomized controlled trial of staff education.
July 10, 2008
Ray WA, Taylor JA, Brown AK, et al. Prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: a randomized
controlled trial of staff education. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165(19):2293-8.
https://psnet.ahr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867347/psn-pdf
December 11, 2024 - Recommendations to ensure safety of AI in real-world
clinical care.
December 11, 2024
Sittig DF, Singh H. Recommendations to ensure safety of AI in real-world clinical care. JAMA.
2025;333(6):457-458. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.24598.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/recommendations-ensure-safety-ai-real-world-clinical-car…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45058/psn-pdf
February 18, 2017 - Learning from incidents in healthcare: the journey, not
the arrival, matters.
February 18, 2017
Leistikow I, Mulder S, Vesseur J, et al. Learning from incidents in healthcare: the journey, not the arrival,
matters. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(3):252-256. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004853.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/spotlight_a_complicated_course.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_A Complicated Course-Severe Alcohol Withdrawal - SLIDES.pptx
Spotlight
A Complicated Course: Severe Alcohol Withdrawal with
Dexmedetomidine Infusion
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the July 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at ht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.95_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case May 2005
Diagnosing Diagnostic Mistakes
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2005 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Robert McNutt, MD; Richard A…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.33_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2003 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case October 2003
Hemivulvectomy:
Wrong Side Removed
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the Oct. 2003
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in OB/GYN
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Charles Vin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49603/psn-pdf
June 01, 2010 - Fatal Error in Neonate: Does "Just Culture" Provide an
Answer?
June 1, 2010
Dekker SWA. Fatal Error in Neonate: Does "Just Culture" Provide an Answer? PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-error-neonate-does-just-culture-provide-answer
Case Objectives
Describe the just culture approach to in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.248_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care
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*
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the September 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Amy A. Vogelsmeier, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, Uni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41306/psn-pdf
May 04, 2012 - Identifying nontechnical skills associated with safety in
the emergency department: a scoping review of the
literature.
May 4, 2012
Flowerdew L, Brown R, Vincent CA, et al. Identifying nontechnical skills associated with safety in the
emergency department: a scoping review of the literature. Ann Emerg Med. 2012;59…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44731/psn-pdf
December 02, 2015 - How to maximize patient safety when prescribing opioids.
December 2, 2015
Kirpalani D. How to Maximize Patient Safety When Prescribing Opioids. PM R. 2015;7(11 Suppl):S225-
S235. doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.08.016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-maximize-patient-safety-when-prescribing-opioids
Inappropriate opioid u…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34750/psn-pdf
May 21, 2019 - The Basics of FMEA. 2nd ed.
May 21, 2019
McDermott RE, Mikulak RJ, Beauregard MR. New York, NY: CRC Press; 2009. ISBN: 9781563273773.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/basics-fmea-2nd-edition
The authors provide a handbook that serves as the core tool for understanding and implementing the
failure mode and effect analy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43473/psn-pdf
August 27, 2014 - Rapid response team implementation and in-hospital
mortality.
August 27, 2014
Salvatierra G, Bindler RC, Corbett CF, et al. Rapid response team implementation and in-hospital
mortality*. Crit Care Med. 2014;42(9):2001-6. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000000347.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-response-team-implementat…