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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46224/psn-pdf
July 12, 2017 - Systematic approaches to adverse events in obstetrics,
Part 1 & Part 2.
July 12, 2017
Pettker CM. Systematic approaches to adverse events in obstetrics, Part I: Event identification and
classification. Semin Perinatol. 2017;41(3). doi:10.1053/j.semperi.2017.03.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-approache…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842774/psn-pdf
January 18, 2023 - ER doctors misdiagnose patients with unusual
symptoms.
January 18, 2023
Abelson R. New York Times. December 15, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/er-doctors-misdiagnose-patients-unusual-symptoms
Emergency department safety is challenged by factors such as production pressure, burnout, and
overcrowding. This news…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47645/psn-pdf
April 17, 2019 - When a nurse is prosecuted for a fatal medical mistake,
does it make medicine safer?
April 17, 2019
Gordon M. Health Shots. National Public Radio. April 10, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-nurse-prosecuted-fatal-medical-mistake-does-it-make-medicine-safer
Punitive responses to medical errors persist despit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44420/psn-pdf
August 26, 2015 - Obstetric safety and quality.
August 26, 2015
Pettker CM, Grobman WA. Obstetric Safety and Quality. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;126(1):196-206.
doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000000918.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/obstetric-safety-and-quality
Obstetric hospital admission has substantial potential for harm should something go wr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41176/psn-pdf
March 02, 2012 - Investigators found a higher rate of 30-day deaths for weekend admissions compared to midweek
ones. … Of note, there was a reduced risk of deaths occurring on the weekends themselves; the risk came on
subsequent
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38145/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - rare-adverse-medical-events-va-inpatient-care-reliability-limits-using-patient-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deaths-not-foretold-are-unexpected-deaths-useful-patient-safety-signals
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - in the U.S., and it is projected to account for over 28,000 new cases and about 8,400 deaths in 1995 … Cancer of the lip accounts for 11% of new cases of oral cancer but only 1% of deaths. … In contrast, cancer of the pharynx accounts for 31% of new cases of oral cancer but 50% of deaths. 1 … About half of all oropharyngeal cancers and the majority of deaths from this disease occur in persons … both independent and synergistic risk factors for oral cancer. 3 Over 90% of oropharyngeal cancer deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33781/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - We point out that the observed minus expected deaths isn't
unnecessary deaths and it isn't avoidable … deaths. … It's just the difference between the number of deaths that
you get in the hospital and the number that … had some problems with young men having organ failure in a drug trial,
and they'd had some excess deaths … And they themselves developed
more care bundles to cover the diagnoses with the largest number of deaths
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/datainnovations/raceethnicitytoolkit/or31.jsp
August 01, 2014 - After declining in 1900s, AI/AN death rates rose in mid-1980s
Large racial disparities in injury deaths … Motor vehicle crashes account for majority of unintentional injury deaths
Injury … Slide 13
Leading causes of unintentional injury deaths, NW region, 2006-2009
Bar chart. … Percentage of UI deaths. Motor vehicle crashes:AI/AN 39.4, white 26.1. … Percentage of MVC deaths.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46645/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic
As deaths … emergency-department-contribution-prescription-opioid-epidemic
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increases-drug-and-opioid-overdose-deaths-united-states
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ahrq_community_forum_webinar_sadwin.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Current
Status
2010
Target
Change
(from
baseline
to now )
Coronary
Heart Disease
Deaths … /100,000
194.6
144.4
146.7
-25.8%
Stroke
Deaths/100,000
61.6
46.6
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47694/psn-pdf
February 06, 2019 - association-pharmaceutical-industry-marketing-opioid-products-mortality-
opioid-related
Reducing opioid-related overdoses and deaths … association-pharmaceutical-industry-marketing-opioid-products-mortality-opioid-related
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increases-drug-and-opioid-overdose-deaths-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45615/psn-pdf
October 26, 2016 - mandatory-provider-review-and-pain-clinic-laws-reduce-amounts-opioids-
prescribed-and-overdose
Opioid-related harm, including overdose deaths … States with mandated review policies had
fewer opioid overdose deaths and lower amounts of opioids prescribed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47266/psn-pdf
August 08, 2018 - outpatient-opioid-prescriptions-children-and-opioid-related-adverse-events
Reducing the incidence of opioid overdoses and overdose deaths … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/opioid-overdose
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increases-drug-and-opioid-overdose-deaths-united-states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41212/psn-pdf
March 14, 2012 - error in hospitals
using incident-reporting systems, patient complaints and
chart review of inpatient deaths … error in hospitals
using incident-reporting systems, patient complaints and chart review of inpatient deaths
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-in-adolescents-adults-and-older-adults-screening
May 20, 2014 - Rates of suicide attempts and deaths vary by sex, age, and race or ethnicity 1 . … per 100,000]) and those aged 55 to 59 years (47.8% [from 20.3 to 30.0 deaths per 100,000]). … rate in men increased by 39.6% (from 24.5 to 34.2 deaths per 100,000) 9 . … at a rate of 11.8 deaths per 100,000 persons 1 . … Deaths: Final Data for 2010. Natl Vital Stat Rep . 2013;61:1-117.
2.
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/factsandfigures/2007/exhibit5_3.jsp
January 01, 2007 - Four percent of stays resulted in in-hospital deaths and less than 1 percent were discharges against … Less than 1 percent of Medicaid, private insurance, and uninsured stays resulted in in-hospital deaths … For stays with Medicare as the primary payer, in-hospital deaths occurred in 4 percent of stays.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44709/psn-pdf
November 18, 2016 - Prior studies have found that nearly 8% of deaths in
patients with major trauma may be preventable, … lost-information-during-handover-critically-injured-trauma-patients-mixed-methods-study
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/classifying-errors-preventable-and-potentially-preventable-trauma-deaths
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38837/psn-pdf
June 28, 2011 - validity-selected-ahrq-patient-safety-indicators-based-va-national-surgical-quality
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deaths-not-foretold-are-unexpected-deaths-useful-patient-safety-signals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-deaths-door-legal-innovations-end-epidemic-healthcare-harm
January 27, 2021 - Book/Report
Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the Epidemic of Healthcare Harm.
Citation Text:
Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the Epidemic of Healthcare Harm. Saks M, Landsman S. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2021. ISBN: 9780190667986.
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