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psnet.ahrq.gov/primers-0
March 15, 2025 - Primers
Guides for key topics in patient safety through context, epidemiology, and relevant AHRQ PSNet content. The Patient Safety 101 Primer provides an overview of the patient safety field and covers key definitions and concepts.
Latest Primers
Clinical Decision Support Systems
March…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38260/psn-pdf
April 22, 2011 - Information exchange among physicians caring for the
same patient in the community.
April 22, 2011
van Walraven C, Taljaard M, Bell CM, et al. Information exchange among physicians caring for the same
patient in the community. CMAJ. 2008;179(10):1013-8. doi:10.1503/cmaj.080430.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/informa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74698/psn-pdf
January 26, 2022 - How gender shapes interprofessional teamwork in the
operating room: a qualitative secondary analysis.
January 26, 2022
Etherington C, Kitto S, Burns JK, et al. How gender shapes interprofessional teamwork in the operating
room: a qualitative secondary analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021;21(1):1357. doi:10.1186/s129…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72566/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - Incidence, nature and causes of avoidable significant
harm in primary care in England: retrospective case note
review.
December 16, 2020
Avery AJ, Sheehan C, Bell BG, et al. Incidence, nature and causes of avoidable significant harm in primary
care in England: retrospective case note review. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021;30(…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74022/psn-pdf
March 01, 2021 - The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety
October 25, 2021
Luchen GG, Hall KK, Hough KR. The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety . PSNet [internet].
2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-community-pharmacists-patient-safety
What is a community pharmacy?
Community pharmacies are somet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49743/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - Dual Therapy Debacle
September 1, 2015
Kayser SR. Dual Therapy Debacle. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dual-therapy-debacle
The Case
An elderly man with a history of arthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy with urinary obstruction,
hyperlipidemia, obesity, and a long history of tobacco use …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49491/psn-pdf
September 01, 2005 - Time of Death?
September 1, 2005
Taekman JM, Wright MC. Time of Death? PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/time-death
The Case
An 80-year-old woman with multiple illnesses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
was found pulseless and cyanotic in her hospital bed. A code was ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/time-death
January 03, 2017 - Time of Death?
Citation Text:
Taekman JM, Wright MC. Time of Death?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/all-history
February 28, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
All in the History
Citation Text:
Fee C. All in the History. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/stoplight-mobility-alert-system-safety-and-prevention-falls-children-physical-and
September 14, 2022 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children with physical and cognitive impairments.
Citation Text:
The Stoplight Mobility Alert System for safety and prevention of falls in children with physical and cognitive impairments. Mullen JB,&nbs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partially-structured-postoperative-handoff-protocol-improves-communication-2-mixed-surgical
November 19, 2018 - Study
A partially structured postoperative handoff protocol improves communication in 2 mixed surgical intensive care units: findings from the Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) prospective cohort study.
Citation Text:
Lane-Fall MB, Pascual JL, Peifer HG, et al. A Partia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-do-we-still-page-each-other-examining-frequency-types-and-senders-pages-academic-medical
September 11, 2019 - Study
Why do we still page each other? Examining the frequency, types and senders of pages in academic medical services.
Citation Text:
Carlile N, Rhatigan JJ, Bates DW. Why do we still page each other? Examining the frequency, types and senders of pages in academic medical services. BMJ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-and-families-teachers-mixed-methods-assessment-collaborative-learning-model-medical
July 12, 2017 - Study
Patients and families as teachers: a mixed methods assessment of a collaborative learning model for medical error disclosure and prevention.
Citation Text:
Langer T, Martinez W, Browning DM, et al. Patients and families as teachers: a mixed methods assessment of a collaborative lea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49583/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - Eptifibatide Epilogue
April 1, 2009
Churchill WW, Fiumara K. Eptifibatide Epilogue. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/eptifibatide-epilogue
The Case
A 62-year-old man was admitted at 11:00 PM on a Saturday night with the provisional diagnosis of acute
coronary syndrome. Serial testing for mark…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/written-signout-it-only-works-if-you-use-right-one
April 24, 2018 - Written Signout: It Only Works If You Use The Right One
Citation Text:
Lewis K, Rosenbluth G. Written Signout: It Only Works If You Use The Right One. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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May 09, 2017 - Preventability and causes of readmissions in a national
cohort of general medicine patients.
May 9, 2017
Auerbach AD, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis EE, et al. Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National
Cohort of General Medicine Patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176(4):484-93.
doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41337/psn-pdf
May 29, 2012 - Toward patient-centered cancer care: patient perceptions
of problematic events, impact, and response.
May 29, 2012
Mazor KM, Roblin DW, Greene SM, et al. Toward patient-centered cancer care: patient perceptions of
problematic events, impact, and response. J Clin Oncol. 2012;30(15):1784-1790.
doi:10.1200/JCO.2011.3…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45778/psn-pdf
April 26, 2017 - Long-term outcomes of medication intervention using the
screening tool of older persons potentially inappropriate
prescriptions screening tool to alert doctors to right
treatment criteria.
April 26, 2017
Frankenthal D, Israeli A, Caraco Y, et al. Long-Term Outcomes of Medication Intervention Using the
Screening T…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-concerns-and-lgbtq-population
February 01, 2023 - Known patient safety risks are primarily based on issues communicating with providers and a lack of psychological … Patient discomfort in communicating with healthcare providers increases safety risks; the potential for
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-connor-wesley-rn-bsn-patient-safety-concerns-and-lgbtq-population
February 01, 2023 - Known patient safety risks are primarily based on issues communicating with providers and a lack of psychological … Patient discomfort in communicating with healthcare providers increases safety risks; the potential for