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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-adverse-drug-events-and-medication-discrepancies-transitions-care-between-hospital
June 07, 2023 - Study
Evaluation of adverse drug events and medication discrepancies in transitions of care between hospital discharge and primary care follow-up.
Citation Text:
Armor BL, Wight AJ, Carter SM. Evaluation of Adverse Drug Events and Medication Discrepancies in Transitions of Care Between H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-acquired-conditions-reduction-program-patient-safety-and-magnet-designation-united
October 09, 2019 - Study
Hospital-acquired Conditions Reduction Program, patient safety, and Magnet designation in the United States.
Citation Text:
Hamadi H, Borkar SR, DHA LRM, et al. Hospital-acquired Conditions Reduction Program, patient safety, and Magnet designation in the United States. J Patient Sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rates-patient-safety-indicators-belgian-hospitals-were-low-generally-higher-us-hospitals-2016
September 13, 2023 - Study
Rates of Patient Safety Indicators in Belgian hospitals were low but generally higher than in US hospitals, 2016-18.
Citation Text:
Van Wilder A, Bruyneel L, Cox B, et al. Rates of Patient Safety Indicators in Belgian hospitals were low but generally higher than in US hospitals, 20…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/self-reported-uptake-recommendations-after-dissemination-medication-incident-alerts
January 07, 2015 - Study
Self-reported uptake of recommendations after dissemination of medication incident alerts.
Citation Text:
Cheung K-C, Wensing M, Bouvy ML, et al. Self-reported uptake of recommendations after dissemination of medication incident alerts. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(12):1009-18. doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/two-fatal-cases-accidental-intrathecal-vincristine-administration-learning-death-events
March 24, 2021 - Commentary
Two fatal cases of accidental intrathecal vincristine administration: learning from death events.
Citation Text:
Chotsampancharoen T, Sripornsawan P, Wongchanchailert M. Two fatal cases of accidental intrathecal vincristine administration: learning from death event. Chemothera…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-improving-patient-safety-culture-hospitals-systematic-review
February 14, 2017 - Review
Strategies for improving patient safety culture in hospitals: a systematic review.
Citation Text:
Morello RT, Lowthian JA, Barker AL, et al. Strategies for improving patient safety culture in hospitals: a systematic review. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(1):11-8. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-leadership-and-quality-improvement-rhetoric-versus-reality
May 07, 2014 - Study
Hospital leadership and quality improvement: rhetoric versus reality.
Citation Text:
Levey S, Vaughn T, Koepke M, et al. Hospital Leadership and Quality Improvement. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(1). doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e3180311256.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-surgery-pennsylvania-during-2015-2019-study-variables-associated-368-events-178
October 09, 2024 - Study
Wrong-site surgery in Pennsylvania during 2015–2019: a study of variables associated with 368 events from 178 facilities.
Citation Text:
Yonash RA, Taylor M. Wrong-Site Surgery in Pennsylvania During 2015–2019: A Study of Variables Associated With 368 Events From 178 Facilities. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/coping-and-recovery-surgical-residents-after-adverse-events-second-victim-phenomenon
July 11, 2012 - Study
Coping and recovery in surgical residents after adverse events: the second victim phenomenon.
Citation Text:
Khansa I, Pearson GD. Coping and recovery in surgical residents after adverse events: the second victim phenomenon. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022;10(3):e4203. doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49427/psn-pdf
January 01, 2004 - Inadvertent Castration
January 1, 2004
Calland FJ. Inadvertent Castration. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-castration
The Case
An 83-year-old man presented with a left groin mass, "which had been there for years" but had recently
increased in size. The patient described persisten…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33745/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Patient Engagement and Patient Safety
February 1, 2013
Weingart SN. Patient Engagement and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-and-patient-safety
Perspective
Patient engagement has arrived at the station. A Google search of this phrase identified 335,000 hi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33880/psn-pdf
May 01, 2019 - Safety in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
Setting
May 1, 2019
Patterson DP, Yealy DM. Safety in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Setting. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-prehospital-emergency-medical-services-setting
Perspective
Emergency medical services (E…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49808/psn-pdf
October 01, 2017 - High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers
October 1, 2017
Staggers N. High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/high-risk-medications-high-risk-transfers
The Case
A 47-year-old woman with history of primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was admitted …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49655/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - A Painful Dilemma
June 1, 2012
Davison SN. A Painful Dilemma. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/painful-dilemma
The Case
A 47-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease due to polycystic kidney disease was admitted with
fever. She was taking propoxyphene or hydrocodone at home for pain. She h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-02/final_spotlight_opat_powerpoint_01102020_tocme.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Discharged with IV antibiotics:
When issues arise, who manages
the complications?
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the February 2020 AHRQ
WebM&M Spotlight Case
○ See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
○ CME credit is available
• Commentary by: Monica Donnel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49785/psn-pdf
February 01, 2017 - Refused Medication Error
February 1, 2017
Foley M. Refused Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/refused-medication-error
The Case
A 59-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with acute renal failure and mental status changes. He was
alert to self and place only. The patient h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33719/psn-pdf
October 01, 2011 - The Context Is the Intervention
October 1, 2011
Øvretveit J. The Context Is the Intervention. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/context-intervention
Perspective
Introduction
What we say, do, and feel are facts. We live and work in groups, in a society, and are influenced by this
context.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33694/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - In Conversation with…Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA
April 1, 2010
In Conversation with…Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjanet-corrigan-phd-mba
Editor's note: Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, MBA, is president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF), a
priva…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49599/psn-pdf
February 23, 2010 - Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain
February 1, 2010
Sethi MK. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/defensive-medicine-glowing-pain
The Case
A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of abdominal pain and
vomiting. The…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49596/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - Round-Trip Service
December 1, 2009
McGrath MH. Round-Trip Service. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/round-trip-service
The Case
A 70-year-old man with a long history of degenerative joint disease was experiencing increased symptoms
in his left knee. He was referred by his primary care provid…