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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-article-libraries
March 18, 2025 - Curated Libraries
Curated Libraries are groupings of PSNet content, curated by AHRQ and by other experts in the patient safety field.
Watch the video to learn more about how this new feature works and how it can be of benefit to you.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846935/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Maternal Safety and Perinatal Mental Health
March 29, 2023
Allen C, Van CM, Mossburg S. Maternal Safety and Perinatal Mental Health . PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/maternal-safety-and-perinatal-mental-health
Maternal patient safety is a critical aspect of healthcare given the complex pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/overriding-considerations
March 09, 2009 - Overriding Considerations
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Holtzman NA. Overriding Considerations. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49624/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error?
May 1, 2011
Gallagher TH. Duty to Disclose Someone Else's Error? PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duty-disclose-someone-elses-error
Case Objectives
State the rationale for disclosing medical errors.
Describe key principles in effective error disclosure.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49478/psn-pdf
April 01, 2005 - Compare and Contrast
April 1, 2005
Cho KC, Chertow GM. Compare and Contrast. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/compare-and-contrast
Case Objectives
Define contrast nephropathy (CN)
List risk factors for CN
Implement pharmacologic strategies for CN prophylaxis
Follow an algorithm for CN risk …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33675/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Identifying Adverse Events Not Present on Admission:
Can We Do It?
October 1, 2008
Naessens JM. Identifying Adverse Events Not Present on Admission: Can We Do It? PSNet [internet].
2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/identifying-adverse-events-not-present-admission-can-we-do-it
Perspective
Interest is growi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49870/psn-pdf
August 10, 2019 - Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis
August 10, 2019
Pathipati MP, Richter JM. Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anemia-and-delayed-colon-cancer-diagnosis
Case Objectives
Describe the initial evaluation for iron deficiency anemia in elderly adults…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-prescribing-e-error
February 03, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
E-prescribing: E for error?
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Ashton EW. E-prescribing: E for error?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hazards-distraction-ticking-all-ehr-boxes
April 09, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes
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Easty AC. The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49604/psn-pdf
June 01, 2010 - Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap
June 1, 2010
Cooper JB, Kamdar BB. Tacit Handover, Overt Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/tacit-handover-overt-mishap
The Case
A 61-year-old man was admitted for management of an infected aortic stent, which had been placed 3
years earlier to treat an abdo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/74277
January 01, 2021 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medication/Drug Errors
Curated Library
Primers
Medication Administration Errors
Paul MacDowell, PharmD, BCPS, Ann Cabri, PharmD, and Michaela Davis, MSN, RN, CNS | March,
12 2021
Medication administration errors are a persistent patient saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854897/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical
Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
October 31, 2023
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an
Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-height-juxtaposition-electronic-medical-record-causing-accidental-medication
March 15, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
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Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-and-communication-blind-spot-contributes-permanent-paralysis
January 13, 2010 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes to Permanent Paralysis
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Utter GH. A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes to Permanent Paralysis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anemia-and-delayed-colon-cancer-diagnosis
July 21, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis
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Pathipati MP, Richter JM. Anemia and Delayed Colon Cancer Diagnosis. 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/perspective/artificial-intelligence-and-diagnostic-errors
January 31, 2020 - Artificial Intelligence and Diagnostic Errors
January 31, 2020
Also Read the Conversation
View more articles from the same authors.
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Hall KK, Fitall E. Artificial Intelligence and Diagnostic Errors. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49606/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Weighing In on Surgical Safety
August 1, 2010
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
Case Objectives
Identify the comorbidites associated with obesity that place patients at higher risk for surgical
complications.
Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
December 15, 2024 - Opioid Safety
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Opioid Safety. 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/web-mm/if-you-say-so-taking-syringe-face-value-operating-room
January 01, 2015 - If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the Operating Room
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Lyndon A, Lim S. If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the Operating Room. 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/web-mm/robotic-surgery-risks-vs-rewards
October 31, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards
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Kirkpatrick T, LaGrange C. Robotic Surgery: Risks vs. Rewards. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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