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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40335/psn-pdf
December 18, 2014 - Assessing teamwork and communication in the authentic
patient care learning environment.
December 18, 2014
Haftel HM, Hicks PJ. Assessing teamwork and communication in the authentic patient care learning
environment. Pediatrics. 2011;127(4):601-3. doi:10.1542/peds.2010-3767.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/toolkits
March 01, 2025 - Toolkits
Patient safety toolkits provide practical applications of PSNet research and concepts for front line providers to use in their day to day work. These toolkits contain resources necessary to implement patient safety systems and protocols.
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Has your organization deve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/slow-down-right-drug-wrong-formulation
October 13, 2018 - Slow Down: Right Drug, Wrong Formulation
Citation Text:
Amato MG, Schiff G. Slow Down: Right Drug, Wrong Formulation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/failure-rescue
September 15, 2024 - Failure to Rescue
Citation Text:
Tokareva I, Romano P. Failure to Rescue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2025.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49663/psn-pdf
September 01, 2012 - Peripheral IV in Too Long
September 1, 2012
Fang C-T. Peripheral IV in Too Long. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/peripheral-iv-too-long
Case Objectives
Appreciate the complications associated with peripheral intravenous (IV) catheters.
Describe the optimal sterile technique that should be us…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60745/psn-pdf
October 01, 2020 - Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting
of Medications Used by Anesthesia
July 29, 2020
Nguyen DD, Harper TA, Cello R. Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications
Used by Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involvi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
February 01, 2007 - Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH | January 22, 2014
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Citation Text:
Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49592/psn-pdf
October 01, 2009 - Danger in Disruption
October 1, 2009
Fontaine DK. Danger in Disruption. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-disruption
The Case
A 23-month-old toddler was severely dehydrated after vomiting due to gastric outlet obstruction. She had
metabolic alkalosis (pH = 7.58), and her last peripheral…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33695/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest
for Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety
Performance
April 1, 2010
Roberts LL, Ward MM, Evans TC. The Role of the National Quality Forum (NQF) in the Quest for
Transparency in U.S. Hospitals' Patient Safety Performance. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
April 1, 2008
Noskin GA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus
Perspective
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has received a great deal of media …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33884/psn-pdf
July 01, 2019 - Emerging Safety Issues in Artificial Intelligence
July 1, 2019
Challen R. Emerging Safety Issues in Artificial Intelligence. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/emerging-safety-issues-artificial-intelligence
Perspective
Background
Since the beginning of digital health records, there has bee…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33682/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - In Conversation with...Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH
April 1, 2009
In Conversation with..Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH . PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withmark-chassin-md-mpp-mph
Editor's note: Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, is president of The Joint Commission, the preeminent
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49739/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management
August 21, 2015
Russell MS, Russell MD. Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breathe-easy-safe-tracheostomy-management
The Case
A 75-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with sepsis due to multilobar pneumo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surgical-personality-threat-patient-safety
February 24, 2021 - April 4, 2011
Explaining Michigan: developing an ex post theory of a quality improvement
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/managing-ascites-hazards-fluid-removal
June 01, 2018 - This is because the risk of developing acute kidney injury and/or hepatorenal syndrome is highest in
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36860/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events.
2nd Edition.
January 20, 2016
Griffin FA, Resar RK. IHI Innovation Series white paper. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare
Improvement; 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ihi-global-trigger-tool-measuring-adverse-events-2nd-edition
This white paper describ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36778/psn-pdf
August 26, 2011 - What medications does your patient take? Enhancing
medication safety in the outpatient setting.
August 26, 2011
Institute for Healthcare Improvement; IHI
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-medications-does-your-patient-take-enhancing-medication-safety-
outpatient-setting
This article discusses the importance of me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35029/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - Creating an integrated patient safety team.
January 5, 2017
Gandhi TK, Graydon-Baker E, Barnes JN, et al. Creating an integrated patient safety team. Jt Comm J
Qual Saf. 2003;29(8):383-90.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/creating-integrated-patient-safety-team
Drawing from their experiences at Brigham and Women’s Hos…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34972/psn-pdf
May 11, 2017 - 2017 ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment® for
Antithrombotic Therapy in Hospitals.
May 11, 2017
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; March 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2017-ismp-medication-safety-self-assessmentr-antithrombotic-therapy-
hospitals
This tool provides institutions with the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39141/psn-pdf
June 27, 2011 - Determination of health-care teamwork training
competencies: a Delphi study.
June 27, 2011
Clay-Williams R, Braithwaite J. Determination of health-care teamwork training competencies: a Delphi
study. Int J Qual Health Care. 2009;21(6):433-40. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzp042.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/determination-he…