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March 01, 2005 - Toxic Tachycardia
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Wartofsky L. Toxic Tachycardia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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October 01, 2018 - Diffusion of Responsibility Leads to Danger
October 1, 2018
Balcezak TJ, Deshpande O. Diffusion of Responsibility Leads to Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diffusion-responsibility-leads-danger
The Case
A 70-year-old man was sent to the emergency department (ED) from a nursing facility…
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February 26, 2025 - The LifePoint National Quality Program Provides Structured Framework for Reducing Inpatient Harm
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January 5, 2021
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September 27, 2017 - Misidentifying the Unidentified – John Doe and the EHR
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Janowak CF, Janowak LM. Misidentifying the Unidentified – John Doe and the EHR. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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February 26, 2025 - The Evolution of Root Cause Analysis
February 26, 2025
Behrhorst J, Gale B, Van CM. The Evolution of Root Cause Analysis. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/evolution-root-cause-analysis
Introduction
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a structured approach designed to uncover the direct causes of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picture-speaks-1000-words
July 16, 2015 - A Picture Speaks 1000 Words
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Hemphill RR. A Picture Speaks 1000 Words. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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April 01, 2018 - Patient Safety During Hospital Discharge
April 1, 2018
Liang K, Alper E. Patient Safety During Hospital Discharge. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-during-hospital-discharge
Perspective
Patients are admitted to the hospital in the United States 35 million times per year.(1)…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-right-doctor-right-away
July 01, 2011 - Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away
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Gupta K, Khanna R. Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL June-Spotlight Case Slides_06.12.2020.pptx
Spotlight
When the Indications for Drug
Administration Blur
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mixup-beyond-medication-label
June 01, 2014 - Mixup Beyond the Medication Label
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Pervanas H, VanValkenburgh D. Mixup Beyond the Medication Label. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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April 24, 2024 - Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges
April 24, 2024
Leary KB, Lee M, Mossburg S. Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges . PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-amid-nursing-workforce-challenges
Introduction
Nurses are essential to patient care, and having a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/medicationdrug-errors
March 12, 2021 - Breadcrumb
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June 16, 2024 - Patient Safety 101
June 16, 2024
Patient Safety 101. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-safety-101
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
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December 15, 2024 - Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events
December 15, 2024
Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-improve-organizational-health-literacy
August 30, 2023 - Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy.
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Seidel E, Cortes T, Chong C. Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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December 15, 2024 - Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication through Daily Huddles
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Shaikh U. Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication through Daily Huddles. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/management-csf-leaks-after-elective-spine-surgery-routine-laminectomy-leads-fatal-discitis
March 09, 2022 - minimize CSF leak, mimic the compliance of dura, and be biologically inert. 48 Currently, the options fall … Commercially available sealants fall into two categories as either synthetic, consisting of polyethylene
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-thresholds-gastrointestinal-bleeding
November 26, 2014 - In such cases, the hemoglobin tends to fall precipitously and waiting can result in delayed and insufficient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49501/psn-pdf
February 03, 2006 - Catastrophe requires multiple failures—a single point failure is
not enough.”(14)
Communication failures fall
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May 01, 2018 - provider is unavailable or distracted, creating opportunities for critical pieces of
information to fall