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  1. Diagnostic Errors: A New Chapter in Patient Safety Science, Policy, and Practice | PSNet

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    January 01, 2016 - The best estimate from autopsy studies is that there are 40,000 to 80,000 deaths a year from diagnostic … For example the 40,000 to 80,000 deaths a year was just a back-of-the-envelope calculation based on autopsy

  2. In Conversation With… Mark L. Graber, MD | PSNet

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    January 01, 2016 - The best estimate from autopsy studies is that there are 40,000 to 80,000 deaths a year from diagnostic … For example the 40,000 to 80,000 deaths a year was just a back-of-the-envelope calculation based on autopsy

  3. The Unfamiliar Catheter | PSNet

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    November 01, 2006 - Medical device related deaths and injuries should be reported to the FDA .

  4. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad | PSNet

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    January 01, 2014 - Annual Perspective Measuring and Responding to Deaths

  5. A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care | PSNet

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    April 01, 2008 - medicine are quite prevalent, with an overall incidence ranging from 10%–20%, resulting in 40,000–80,000 deaths

  6. Standard Deviations | PSNet

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    January 01, 2006 - A recent study suggested that as many as 45,000 deaths per year may be associated with lack of insurance

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2019 - The To Err Is Human report identified deaths occurring in the American health care system because of

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2019 - diagnosing PE can sometimes prove challenging.(5) While PE can be fatal and is responsible for 180,000 deaths

  9. Nurse Wellbeing and Patient Safety | PSNet

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    August 30, 2023 - Classic Effects of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2006 - Confusion With Acetaminophen January 1, 2006 Heubi JE. Confusion With Acetaminophen. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen The Case Parents brought their 5-year-old son to the emergency department (ED) with a 24-hour history of fever, cough, and frontal headache. Physical e…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2011 - The Safety of Medical Devices June 1, 2011 Nemeth CP. The Safety of Medical Devices. PSNet [internet]. 2011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-medical-devices Perspective Edward Tenner is right. Technology does have reverberations, including unintended consequences, or "revenge effects."(1) While such dra…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2012 - Balancing Supervision and Autonomy: An Ongoing Tension February 1, 2012 Dine JC, Myers JS. Balancing Supervision and Autonomy: An Ongoing Tension. PSNet [internet]. 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/balancing-supervision-and-autonomy-ongoing-tension Perspective Graduate Medical Education (GME) has changed …

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… Lorri Zipperer, MA November 1, 2015 In Conversation With… Lorri Zipperer, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-lorri-zipperer-ma Editor's note: Lorri Zipperer, principal at Zipperer Project Management, was a founding staff member of the National Patient…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2006 - Removing Insult from Injury—Disclosing Adverse Events February 1, 2006 Wu AW. Removing Insult from Injury—Disclosing Adverse Events. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/removing-insult-injury-disclosing-adverse-events Perspective You pull into a parking space, swing open the car door, and ar…

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2013 - A Picture Speaks 1000 Words September 1, 2013 Hemphill RR. A Picture Speaks 1000 Words. PSNet [internet]. 2013. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picture-speaks-1000-words The Case A 62-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type A aortic dissection repair presented with chest p…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 21, 2016 - Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away August 21, 2016 Gupta K, Khanna R. Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away. PSNet [internet]. 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-right-doctor-right-away The Case A 57-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease underwent hip surgery. Postop…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 27, 2022 - The Media’s Role in Patient Safety April 27, 2022 Millenson ML, Dowell P, Mossburg SE. The Media’s Role in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2022. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/medias-role-patient-safety Brief History of the Media Influencing Patient Safety Despite studies raising questions about avoidable ha…

  18. Triggers and Trigger Tools | PSNet

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    September 15, 2024 - Triggers and Trigger Tools Citation Text: Triggers and Trigger Tools. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId…

  19. The Deadly Duo | PSNet

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    April 28, 2021 - The Deadly Duo Citation Text: Maldonado JR. The Deadly Duo. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  20. Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters | PSNet

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    January 31, 2024 - Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters Citation Text: Newman DK, Strauss R, Abraham L, et al. Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar Bib…
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