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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-470
December 31, 2024 - January 15, 2025 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, report…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-patient-flow-management
February 23, 2019 - The Case for Patient Flow Management
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Litvak E, Bernheim SA. The Case for Patient Flow Management. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/after-visit-confusion
August 21, 2007 - After-Visit Confusion
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Ventres W. After-Visit Confusion. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-wristband
August 03, 2009 - Check the Wristband
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Rosenthal M. Check the Wristband. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/engaging-seriously-ill-older-patients-advance-care-planning
December 22, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning
Citation Text:
Heyland DK. Engaging Seriously Ill Older Patients in Advance Care Planning. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/customer-always-right
January 22, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The "Customer" Is Always Right
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Sehgal NL. The "Customer" Is Always Right. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharging-our-responsibility
January 16, 2019 - Discharging Our Responsibility
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Fonarow GC. Discharging Our Responsibility. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/who-nose-where-airway
May 01, 2016 - Who Nose Where the Airway Is?
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Lee CR. Who Nose Where the Airway Is?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/good-catch-operating-room
August 27, 2017 - Good Catch in the Operating Room
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Day J, Paige JT. Good Catch in the Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-danger-unseen-intravenous-catheters
October 04, 2023 - The Hidden Danger of Unseen Intravenous Catheters
Citation Text:
Vadi MG, Malkin MR. The Hidden Danger of Unseen Intravenous Catheters. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73434/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - The Consequences of Miscommunication Regarding a
Possible Artifact
June 30, 2021
Gwal K. The Consequences of Miscommunication Regarding a Possible Artifact. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-miscommunication-regarding-possible-artifact
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49570/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure?
October 1, 2008
Eytan T. Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure? PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/recurrent-hypoglycemia-care-transition-failure
Case Objectives
Understand the complementary abilities of an electronic health record a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854897/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical
Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
October 31, 2023
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an
Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/standard-deviations
January 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Standard Deviations
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Sabin JE. Standard Deviations. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49639/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - Near Miss with Bedside Medications
November 1, 2011
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
Case Objectives
Understanding the definition of near miss—also known as close call.
Appreciate the importance of close calls in reducin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ecg-not-normal
November 10, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The ECG Is Not Normal
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Zuger A. The ECG Is Not Normal. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33738/psn-pdf
December 01, 2012 - In Conversation With... John G. Reiling, PhD
December 1, 2012
In Conversation With.. John G. Reiling, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-john-g-reiling-phd
Editor's note: John G. Reiling, PhD, is president and CEO of Safe by Design. Dr. Reiling consults with
hospitals and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72811/psn-pdf
September 01, 2022 - Algorithm-Based Decision Support System Guides
Trauma Staff During Initial Treatment, Leading to Fewer
Medical Errors
Originally published on March 3, 2021
Last updated on March 16, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/algorithm-based-decision-support-system-guides-trauma-staff-during-
initial-treatment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49864/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You
in Training About Feedback and Burnout
June 1, 2019
Adair KC, Frankel A, Sexton B. Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About
Feedback and Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/speaking-patient-safety-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841139/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in
fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective
operation.
December 14, 2022
Bohringer C, Godoy L. Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia
during a simple elective operation. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ah…