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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-cases-involving-diagnosis
August 28, 2019 - Commentary
Root cause analysis of cases involving diagnosis.
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Graber ML, Castro GM, Danforth M, et al. Root cause analysis of cases involving diagnosis. Diagnosis (Berl). 2024;11(4):353-368. doi:10.1515/dx-2024-0102.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-and-hospital-referrals-report-health-and-disability-commissioner
March 30, 2022 - Book/Report
Medication Safety and Hospital Referrals: A Report by the Health and Disability Commissioner.
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Medication Safety and Hospital Referrals: A Report by the Health and Disability Commissioner. Paterson R. Auckland, NZ; Office of the Health and Disability Commiss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/teamwork-training
September 15, 2024 - preoperative "time out," based on teamwork training principles, in which all team members review the details
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-platt-md-msc
October 01, 2016 - trail of data showing every step in which multiple health care professionals took care of countless details … medications, but I soon realized that I only initiated a Rube Goldberg–like machine that handled all the details … work productively with biostatisticians, clinician data scientists should know enough of the technical details
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/when-things-go-wrong-responding-adverse-events
November 19, 2014 - Book/Report
Classic
When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Events.
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When Things Go Wrong: Responding to Adverse Events. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors; 2006.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/submit-case-landing
March 25, 2025 - Breadcrumb
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WebM&M: Case Studies
WebM&M Case Submission
PSNet is looking for interesting, provocative cases that illustrate key issues in patient safety such as medication errors, diagnostic errors, and adverse events that either had the potential …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/caution-interrupted
October 01, 2016 - It illustrates how the "messy details" of technical work—those factors investigators would usually like … The messy details: insights from technical work studies in health care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/procedure-complications-who-responsible-follow
July 31, 2023 - This handoff needs to include documentation of details of the procedure, size of the defect, confidence … arise, the proceduralist should be designated as the main point of contact communicating procedural details
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33571/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Reporting Patient Safety Events
March 15, 2025
Reporting Patient Safety Events. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/reporting-patient-safety-events
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49872/psn-pdf
August 08, 2019 - Spinal Epidural Abscess
August 8, 2019
Lu Y, Salvador D. Spinal Epidural Abscess. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/spinal-epidural-abscess
The Case
A 30-year-old woman with a history of prior spine surgery presented to the emergency department with a
few days of progressive low back pain. She…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fdasia-health-it-report-proposed-strategy-and-recommendations-risk-based-framework
June 29, 2016 - Government Resource
FDASIA Health IT Report: Proposed Strategy and Recommendations for a Risk-Based Framework.
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FDASIA Health IT Report: Proposed Strategy and Recommendations for a Risk-Based Framework. Washington, DC: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Informati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/monitoring-patient-safety-health-care-building-case-surrogate-measures
June 23, 2009 - Commentary
Monitoring patient safety in health care: building the case for surrogate measures.
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Gaynes RP, Platt R. Monitoring patient safety in health care: building the case for surrogate measures. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(2):95-101.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39066/psn-pdf
October 28, 2021 - Hospital Performance Report.
October 28, 2021
Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-performance-report
Detailing results of an error reporting initiative in New Jersey, these reports explain how consumers can
use this information and provides tips f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/training-catalog/building-safety-culture-and-strengthening-hospital-safety-systems
July 07, 2025 - Building Safety Culture and Strengthening Hospital Safety Systems
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860399/psn-pdf
January 24, 2024 - Best Practices for Administering SOPS Surveys.
January 10, 2024
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 24, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/best-practices-administering-sops-surveys
Patient safety culture survey projects can yield important learnings if done correctly. The webinar detailed
best prac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/missing-clinical-and-behavioral-health-data-large-electronic-health-record-ehr-system
July 19, 2023 - Study
Missing clinical and behavioral health data in a large electronic health record (EHR) system.
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Madden JM, Lakoma MD, Rusinak D, et al. Missing clinical and behavioral health data in a large electronic health record (EHR) system. J Am Med Info Asso. 2016;23(6):1143-114…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38729/psn-pdf
April 15, 2019 - CHPSO.
April 15, 2019
1215 K Street, Suite 800, Sacramento, CA 95814.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chpso
This Website offers tools, a newsletter focusing on lessons learned from error reports, a set of specialized
checklists, and a detailed resource collection to support patient safety organization (PSO) efforts i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-warfarin-medication-interactions-interrupted-time-series-evaluation
May 27, 2011 - Study
Reducing warfarin medication interactions: an interrupted time series evaluation.
Citation Text:
Feldstein AC, Smith DH, Perrin N, et al. Reducing warfarin medication interactions: an interrupted time series evaluation. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166(9):1009-15.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hhs-guide-clinicians-appropriate-dosage-reduction-or-discontinuation-long-term-opioid
October 15, 2008 - Book/Report
HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics.
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HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid Analgesics. HHS Guide for Clinicians on the App…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50611/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - though the clinicians in this case did what they should have done, the pharmacy could not
see critical details … are often multiple opportunities for
information "voltage drops"—in this case resulting in loss of details