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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/successful-remediation-patient-safety-incidents-tale-two-medication-errors
January 26, 2022 - Commentary
Successful remediation of patient safety incidents: a tale of two medication errors.
Citation Text:
Helmchen LA, Richards MR, McDonald TB. Successful remediation of patient safety incidents: a tale of two medication errors. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36(2):114-123. doi:10.10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/public-perceptions-and-preferences-patient-notification-after-unsafe-injection
July 14, 2010 - Study
Public perceptions and preferences for patient notification after an unsafe injection.
Citation Text:
Schneider AK, Brinsley-Rainisch KJ, Schaefer MK, et al. Public perceptions and preferences for patient notification after an unsafe injection. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(1):8-12. doi:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-safety-attitudes-questionnaire-measure-patient-safety-improvement
August 18, 2010 - Study
Use of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire as a measure in patient safety improvement.
Citation Text:
Watts B, Percarpio KB, West P, et al. Use of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire as a measure in patient safety improvement. J Patient Saf. 2010;6(4):206-9.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-relevance-and-risk-factors-associated-medication-administration-time-errors
May 08, 2017 - Study
Clinical relevance of and risk factors associated with medication administration time errors.
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Teunissen R, Bos J, Pot H, et al. Clinical relevance of and risk factors associated with medication administration time errors. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70(12):1052-6. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49735/psn-pdf
June 01, 2015 - Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications
June 1, 2015
Etchells E. Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/anchoring-bias-critical-implications
Case Objectives
Appreciate that diagnostic errors are common in primary and ambulatory care.
Define premature clo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49765/psn-pdf
August 21, 2016 - Cognitive Overload in the ICU
August 21, 2016
Patel VL, Buchman TG. Cognitive Overload in the ICU. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-overload-icu
Case Objectives
Identify the role of cognitive overload—especially interruptions—in compromising quality of care and
patient safety.
List…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49786/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Consequences of Medical Overuse
March 1, 2017
Morgan DJ, Foy AJ. Consequences of Medical Overuse. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
Case Objectives
Define overuse and overdiagnosis.
State how much of all care is estimated to be overuse.
Describe why the likelihood…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33720/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - In Conversation With… Eduardo Salas, PhD
November 1, 2011
In Conversation With… Eduardo Salas, PhD . PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-eduardo-salas-phd
Editor's note: Eduardo Salas, PhD, is a University Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor of Psychology at
the University of Ce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/verification-screen-includes-prominent-patient-photograph-significantly-reduces-errors
October 30, 2024 - Verification Screen That Includes Prominent Patient Photograph Significantly Reduces Errors Caused by Orders Placed in Wrong Chart
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is
Worth a Pound of Cure
October 1, 2012
Liu C. CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure. PSNet [internet].
2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ca-mrsa-skin-infections-ounce-prevention-worth-pound-cure
Case Objectives
Identify risk f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49834/psn-pdf
July 01, 2018 - "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound
and Patient Safety
July 1, 2018
Lewiss RE. "The Ultrasound Looked Fine": Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet].
2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ultrasound-looked-fine-point-care-ultrasound-and-patient-safety
Case Objectives
Unders…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49810/psn-pdf
November 01, 2017 - Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm
November 1, 2017
Jox RJ. Palliative Care: Comfort vs. Harm. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/palliative-care-comfort-vs-harm
Case Objectives
Recognize errors may be difficult to identify in palliative care.
State that medication errors and errors in communica…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-rebecca-lawton-phd
March 24, 2025 - In Conversation With… Rebecca Lawton, PhD
September 1, 2018
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Rebecca Lawton, PhD. 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/node/49519/psn-pdf
September 01, 2006 - Triple Handoff
September 1, 2006
Vidyarthi A. Triple Handoff. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/triple-handoff
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence of handoffs and sign out related errors.
Understand the key elements of a safe and effective written and verbal sign out.
List Kotter’s 8 st…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-never-event-wrong-patient-and-wrong-side
August 20, 2018 - A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.
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Bellini A, Salcedo ES. A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33764/psn-pdf
April 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH
April 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-tejal-k-gandhi-md-mph
Editor's note: Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, CPPS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard
Medical School …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpatrick-s-romano-md-mph
July 10, 2024 - In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH
November 1, 2010
Citation Text:
In Conversation with..Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2010.In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bad-writing-wrong-medication
March 01, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Bad Writing, Wrong Medication
Citation Text:
Devine B. Bad Writing, Wrong Medication. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/open-wider-failure-use-interpreter-results-fractured-teeth-and-hypoxia-during-simple
January 29, 2021 - Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective operation.
Citation Text:
Bohringer C, Godoy L. Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective operation.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Ag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-vomit-gets-way-aspiration-resulting-death-during-endoscopy
March 18, 2020 - When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy
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Do T, Scott FJ. When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024…