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October 01, 2013 - In Conversation With… Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD
October 1, 2013
In Conversation With… Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
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February 26, 2025 - In Conversation With… Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil
September 1, 2019
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In Conversation With… Shantanu Agrawal, MD, MPhil. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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October 31, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Hemorrhagic Shock after Elective Spine Surgery: Failure to Rescue after Limited Response to Nursing Concerns.
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Zakaluzny S. Hemorrhagic Shock after Elective Spine Surgery: Failure to Rescue after Limited Response to Nursing Concerns.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD):…
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May 23, 2025 - Browse Author Resources
Meet PSNet's Editorial Team The PSNet editorial team is committed to producing the highest quality patient safety content. The team brings a wealth of experience and deep subject matter expertise in the field, ensuring that PSNet content is accurate, reliable, and…
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November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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September 15, 2024 - Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology.
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Romano PS, Gibbs VC. Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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December 31, 2024 - Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
with Hypertensive Emergency
December 31, 2024
Lee J, Fernilius J, Frick W. Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Hypertensive
Emergency. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-acute-decompensated-heart-failure-hyperte…
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October 30, 2024 - A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes
to Permanent Paralysis
October 30, 2024
Utter GH. A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes to Permanent Paralysis. PSNet
[internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-and-communication-blind-spot-contributes-permanent-paralysis
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January 29, 2021 - Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective operation.
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Bohringer C, Godoy L. Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective operation.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Ag…
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February 26, 2025 - Responding to Patient Safety Events
February 26, 2025
Shaikh U. Responding to Patient Safety Events. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/responding-patient-safety-events
Background
Patient safety events that occur in health care facilities require prompt action to ensure that further harm is
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/handoffs
October 18, 2023 - Handoffs
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Handoffs and Signouts. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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September 15, 2024 - Communication Between Clinicians
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Communication Between Clinicians. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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January 01, 2023 - – Capnography can detect hypoventilation caused by decreased respiratory drive leading to a rise
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-health-literacy-patient-safety
March 22, 2009 - The Role of Health Literacy in Patient Safety
Michael S. Wolf, PhD, MPH; Stacy Cooper Bailey, MPH | March 1, 2009
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Wolf MS, Bailey SC. The Role of Health Literacy in Patient Safety…
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November 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD
November 1, 2012
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In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 201…
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July 01, 2011 - Becoming a Patient Safety Organization
Rory Jaffe, MD, MBA | July 1, 2011
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Jaffe R. Becoming a Patient Safety Organization. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare …
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January 31, 2024 - Patient Safety in Office-Based Care Settings
Richard Ricciardi, Ph.D., CRNP, FAANP, FAAN; Merton Lee, PharmD, PhD; Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD
| January 31, 2024
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October 01, 2013 - Safety in Radiology
Antonio Pinto, MD, PhD | October 1, 2013
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Pinto A. Safety in Radiology. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Departm…
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January 01, 2009 - scholars worry that one reason the number is so low is that patients were unaware that a medical error caused
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January 01, 2009 - scholars worry that one reason the number is so low is that patients were unaware that a medical error caused