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psnet.ahrq.gov/continuing-education
February 26, 2025 - Continuing Education
What is PSNet Continuing Education? PSNet Continuing Education offerings include WebM&M Spotlight Cases and Commentaries, which are certified for Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Education Units (CME/CEU) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credit through the University of Calif…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/undetected-foreign-object
April 24, 2018 - Undetected Foreign Object
Citation Text:
Cima RR. Undetected Foreign Object. 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/norepinephrine-dosing-error-associated-multiple-health-system-vulnerabilities
November 27, 2019 - Norepinephrine Dosing Error Associated with Multiple Health System Vulnerabilities
Citation Text:
Duby JJ, Schomer K, Oyewole V, et al. Norepinephrine Dosing Error Associated with Multiple Health System Vulnerabilities. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Departm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-fumbles
September 09, 2009 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Discharge Fumbles
Citation Text:
Forster AJ. Discharge Fumbles. 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/web-mm/fatal-oversight-misdiagnosis-nocturnal-chest-pain-elevated-d-dimer
May 01, 2005 - Fatal Oversight: Misdiagnosis of Nocturnal Chest Pain with Elevated D-dimer.
Citation Text:
Agusala V, Deen J, Schaefer S. Fatal Oversight: Misdiagnosis of Nocturnal Chest Pain with Elevated D-dimer.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/techno-trip
May 01, 2005 - Techno Trip
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Cook RI. Techno Trip. 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/node/44232/psn-pdf
January 29, 2019 - Optimizing medication safety in the home.
January 29, 2019
LeBlanc RG, Choi J. Optimizing medication safety in the home. Home Healthc Now. 2015;33(6):313-319.
doi:10.1097/NHH.0000000000000246.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-medication-safety-home
Patients who receive home care services are vulnerable to a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60527/psn-pdf
May 27, 2020 - The flaw of medicine: addressing racial and gender
disparities in critical care.
May 27, 2020
Hilton EJ, Goff KL, Sreedharan R, et al. The flaw of medicine: addressing racial and gender disparities in
critical care. Anesthesiol Clin. 2020;38(2):357-368. doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2020.01.011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42157/psn-pdf
April 22, 2013 - High performance teamwork training and systems
redesign in outpatient oncology.
April 22, 2013
Bunnell CA, Gross AH, Weingart SN, et al. High performance teamwork training and systems redesign in
outpatient oncology. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(5):405-13. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000948.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33889/psn-pdf
January 04, 2017 - John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. System
innovation: Concord Hospital.
January 4, 2017
Uhlig PN, Brown J, Nason AK, et al. John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. System innovation:
Concord Hospital. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 2002;28(12):666-672.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-aw…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45926/psn-pdf
May 17, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
May 17, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-safety-ambulatory-surgery-centers
Ambulatory surgery centers provide care to growing numbers of patients. This toolkit draws fr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39491/psn-pdf
March 22, 2011 - The published literature on handoffs in hospitals:
deficiencies identified in an extensive review.
March 22, 2011
Cohen MD, Hilligoss B. The published literature on handoffs in hospitals: deficiencies identified in an
extensive review. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):493-7. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.033480.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851927/psn-pdf
August 02, 2023 - Perioperative Handoffs.
August 2, 2023
Abraham J, Rosen M, Greilich PE eds. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(8):341-434.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perioperative-handoffs
Handoffs occur several times during a surgical procedure, increasing the risk of communication mistakes
and misunderstandings. This special…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74249/psn-pdf
January 12, 2022 - Medication safety issues with newly authorized
PAXLOVID.
January 12, 2022
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Medication Safety Alerts. January 3, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-issues-newly-authorized-paxlovid
Emerging care practices can produce unsafe situations due to the newness…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43714/psn-pdf
December 17, 2014 - ER doctor discusses role in Ebola patient's initial
misdiagnosis.
December 17, 2014
Dunklin R, Thompson S. Dallas Morning News. December 6, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-doctor-discusses-role-ebola-patients-initial-misdiagnosis
This news article reports on the widely publicized delayed diagnosis of Ebola a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47477/psn-pdf
November 14, 2018 - Losing Laura.
November 14, 2018
DeMarco P. Globe Magazine. November 3, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/losing-laura
This magazine article reports on the preventable death of a patient during an acute asthma attack. Written
by the patient's husband, the article outlines the failures that led to her death despite…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74043/psn-pdf
September 18, 2023 - DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in Patient Safety.
September 18, 2023
The Daisy Foundation and Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/daisy-award-extraordinary-nurses-patient-safety
Nurses have a fundamental role in safe care delivery by fostering a healthy work environment. This aw…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38545/psn-pdf
April 22, 2009 - Burns surgery handover study: trainees' assessment of
current practice in the British Isles.
April 22, 2009
Al-Benna S, Al-Ajam Y, Alzoubaidi D. Burns surgery handover study: trainees' assessment of current
practice in the British Isles. Burns. 2009;35(4):509-12. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2008.11.008.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50874/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Checking In on the Checklist.
February 5, 2020
Buissonniere M. Brooklyn NY: Lifebox and Ariadne Labs; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checking-checklist
Checklists are integrated into error reduction strategies and healthcare team communication efforts
worldwide but implementation and impact of the tool varies …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851926/psn-pdf
August 02, 2023 - Improving Patient Safety Culture – A Practical Guide.
August 2, 2023
London, UK: NHS England; July 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-culture-practical-guide
A strong patient safety culture needs nurturing to serve as a foundation for launching and sustaining
improvements. This toolkit pro…