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February 01, 2017 - Refused Medication Error
February 1, 2017
Foley M. Refused Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/refused-medication-error
The Case
A 59-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with acute renal failure and mental status changes. He was
alert to self and place only. The patient h…
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May 01, 2006 - Patient Safety in the Physician Office Setting
May 1, 2006
Elder NC. Patient Safety in the Physician Office Setting. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-physician-office-setting
Perspective
Dr. Jones was sure he had increased Mr. H's cholesterol-lowering medication to 80 mg 6 …
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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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November 01, 2008 - Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection: The
Problem and Solutions
November 1, 2008
Nicolle LE. Health Care–Acquired Urinary Tract Infection: The Problem and Solutions. PSNet [internet].
2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-acquired-urinary-tract-infection-problem-and-solutions
Perspective
U…
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March 01, 2007 - Staggered Sensitivity Results
March 1, 2007
Guglielmo JB. Staggered Sensitivity Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/staggered-sensitivity-results
The Case
A 60-year-old woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the glottis underwent laryngectomy, anterior neck
dissection, and pectoralis fla…
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February 23, 2010 - Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain
February 1, 2010
Sethi MK. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/defensive-medicine-glowing-pain
The Case
A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of abdominal pain and
vomiting. The…
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September 15, 2024 - Detection of Safety Hazards
September 15, 2024
Detection of Safety Hazards. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/detection-safety-hazards
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient s…
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June 30, 2021 - She described it as “not a black-out but a feeling of a white-out” occurring roughly once every month … a time when she
was feeling particularly stressed, she experienced a more severe episode that she described … This sensation is described by patients in a variety of ways such
as a forceful or irregular heartbeat
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March 31, 2022 - Interestingly, a barrier identified in the systematic analysis study that the authors described as “less … The areas of
action are described as having three core pillars for ultimate outcomes of psychologically … Adaptation of existing measures for
assessing psychological safety has been described, and one study
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June 01, 2019 - things
to go well in the health care setting and are only possible in an environment that can best be described … In the case described above, a patient care assistant spoke up after witnessing a physician making a … In the vignette described above, we know that the patient care assistant did speak up.
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September 30, 2011 - The simplest point-of-care tests, such as the urine pregnancy test described in this case, can be performed … require manual result entry into middleware or the patient record, as seen with the urine pregnancy test described … The type of pregnancy testing described in this case is CLIA waived.
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February 01, 2018 - due to a preventable adverse event in hospital, a series of errors
contributed to the tragic outcome described … A more explicitly described contingency plan
regarding the exact dose and route of heparin to be initiated … well as improved
handoff quality and reductions in handoff-related adverse events such as the event described
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June 01, 2016 - In the scenario described
above, the referring ED physician did not appropriately communicate the specific … Consultation," to highlight the general principles to be followed by a consultant.(2) In the case described
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November 16, 2016 - September 23, 2017
How well is quality improvement described in the perioperative care
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January 02, 2017 - June 16, 2021
How well is quality improvement described in the perioperative care literature
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September 01, 2003 - study, with 7% having the potential for
harming the patient.(4) Wrong dose errors, such as the case described … omission error may be a possible
explanation.(4)
The investigation following the suspected error described
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May 04, 2012 - insulin-related hypoglycemia and errors occur annually, with 30% resulting in hospital admission.( 2 ) One report described … In the case described, several factors contributed to the error at each phase of the medication-use process … orders, as seen in this case, have also been found to be higher during handoff times.( 9 ) One study described
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January 01, 2008 - that such errors are common, but better tracking is
needed before these rates can be more accurately described … While some legal experts may highlight the perceived risk of
full error disclosure (as described in … there
are relatively few formal support programs available for providers after errors occur.(6) As described
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September 15, 2008 - Conclusion
The path to a totally safe hospital or health system can be best described as a journey. … This report has
described steps from our particular journey at AHS. … psnet.ahrq.gov//#ref7
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This report has described