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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/experience-wrong-site-surgery-and-surgical-marking-practices-among-clinicians-uk
October 20, 2010 - Study
Experience of wrong site surgery and surgical marking practices among clinicians in the UK.
Citation Text:
Giles SJ, Rhodes P, Clements G, et al. Experience of wrong site surgery and surgical marking practices among clinicians in the UK. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(5):363-8.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-home-expert-panels-falls-investigation-guide-toolkit-how-guide
January 09, 2025 - Tools/Toolkit
The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: How-To Guide.
Citation Text:
The Nursing Home Expert Panel’s Falls Investigation Guide Toolkit: How-To Guide. Portland, OR: Oregon Patient Safety Commission; 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardized-postoperative-handover-process-improves-outcomes-intensive-care-unit-model
June 21, 2015 - Study
Standardized postoperative handover process improves outcomes in the intensive care unit: a model for operational sustainability and improved team performance.
Citation Text:
Bhakta RT, Stockwell DC. Transitions of care in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit*. Crit Care Med…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/development-standardized-citywide-process-managing-smart-pump-drug-libraries
June 07, 2017 - Commentary
Development of a standardized, citywide process for managing smart-pump drug libraries.
Citation Text:
Walroth TA, Smallwood S, Arthur KJ, et al. Development of a standardized, citywide process for managing smart-pump drug libraries. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018;75(12):893-900…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-medication-management-ambulatory-surgery-centers
December 14, 2016 - Commentary
Safe medication management at ambulatory surgery centers.
Citation Text:
Ubaldi K. Safe Medication Management at Ambulatory Surgery Centers. AORN J. 2019;109(4):435-442. doi:10.1002/aorn.12635.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-medicine-easy-count-complicated-understand-and-complex-prevent
July 15, 2009 - Commentary
Adverse events in medicine: easy to count, complicated to understand, and complex to prevent.
Citation Text:
Amalberti R, Benhamou D, Auroy Y, et al. Adverse events in medicine: easy to count, complicated to understand, and complex to prevent. J Biomed Inform. 2011;44(3):390…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/one-hospitals-initiatives-encourage-safe-opioid-use
October 19, 2022 - Commentary
One hospital's initiatives to encourage safe opioid use.
Citation Text:
Surprise JK, Simpson MH. One Hospital's Initiatives to Encourage Safe Opioid Use. J Infus Nurs. 2015;38(4):278-83. doi:10.1097/NAN.0000000000000110.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/developing-and-evaluating-trigger-response-system
August 29, 2018 - Study
Developing and evaluating a trigger response system.
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Cherry K, Martinek J, Esleck S, et al. Developing and Evaluating a Trigger Response System. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016;35(6). doi:10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35047-3.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supporting-patient-safety-and-clinical-pharmacy-services-collaborative
February 08, 2023 - Commentary
Supporting the Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative.
Citation Text:
Mitchell JR. Supporting the patient safety and clinical pharmacy services collaborative. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69(14):1246-50. doi:10.2146/ajhp110558.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-fault-trees-advance-understanding-diagnostic-errors
November 11, 2020 - Commentary
Using fault trees to advance understanding of diagnostic errors.
Citation Text:
Rogith D, Iyengar S, Singh H. Using Fault Trees to Advance Understanding of Diagnostic Errors. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(11):598-605. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.06.007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.353_slideshow.ppt
August 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Privacy or Safety?
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This presentation is based on the July/August 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: John D. Halamka, MD, MS, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Deven McGraw, JD, MPH, LLM…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49581/psn-pdf
March 21, 2009 - Double Dosing, by the Rules
March 21, 2009
Cohen H. Double Dosing, by the Rules. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-dosing-rules
The Case
A 65-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was
admitted to a medical unit during the night with wo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/accountability-patient-safety
January 01, 2018 - Annual Perspective
Accountability in Patient Safety
Christopher Moriates, MD, and Robert M. Wachter, MD | January 1, 2015
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Moriates C, Wachter R. Accountability in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rock…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49439/psn-pdf
March 01, 2004 - Lethal Cap
March 1, 2004
Schillinger D. Lethal Cap. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lethal-cap
The Case
A 9-month-old child was seen by her pediatrician for a fever and decreased appetite. She was found to
have otitis media and was prescribed amoxicillin. The doctor gave the first dose to th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866265/psn-pdf
July 31, 2024 - Misplaced Vial: Medication Kit Variability Contributes to
Medication Error During Patient Transport
July 31, 2024
MacDowell P, McGee E. Misplaced Vial: Medication Kit Variability Contributes to Medication Error During
Patient Transport. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-vial-medicatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841139/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - for patients with limited
English proficiency (LEP).3 To this end, AHRQ has produced the TeamSTEPPS® Enhancing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49437/psn-pdf
March 01, 2004 - bronchoscopy, which revealed a pyogenic lung abscess, and an MRI of the brain, which
showed multiple ring-enhancing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.332_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2014 - found to have new acute renal insufficiency, which likely had contributed to a build-up of opioids, enhancing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/july-syndrome
July 01, 2011 - July 2, 2014
Enhancing patient safety and resident education during the academic year-end
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/impact-system-failures-healthcare-workers
August 30, 2023 - develop ways to support healthcare workers including encouraging transparent and safe error reporting, enhancing