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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45583/psn-pdf
January 18, 2017 - ASHP IV Adult Continuous Infusions.
January 18, 2017
Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-iv-adult-continuous-infusions
Miscalculations of intravenous infusion concentrations can result in patient harm. Representing the first
phase of a standards deve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39826/psn-pdf
September 08, 2010 - Communicating After Harm in Healthcare.
September 8, 2010
Communication Advisory Committee. Edmonton, AB, Canada: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2010.
ISBN: 9781926541266
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-informing-media-after-adverse-event
This guideline provides an organizational strategy, flow charts,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42753/psn-pdf
November 20, 2013 - Dealing with a medical mistake: should physicians
apologize to patients?
November 20, 2013
Tabler NG Jr.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dealing-medical-mistake-should-physicians-apologize-patients
This article discusses how apologies address patients' needs when a medical mistake has occurred and
how such disclosur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38689/psn-pdf
June 10, 2009 - Omitted and unjustified medications in the discharge
summary.
June 10, 2009
Perren A, Previsdomini M, Cerutti B, et al. Omitted and unjustified medications in the discharge summary.
Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(3):205-8. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024588.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/omitted-and-unjustified-medication…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/poster-bacterial-cultures.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Collecting Bacterial Cultures
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(21)-0029
June 2021
• Only collect bacterial cultures
from residents with signs or
symptoms suggesting bacterial
infection.
• Bacteria growing in urine or
sputum i…
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hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/CountyNeonatalAbstinenceSyndrome.pdf
November 19, 2021 - CountyNeonatalAbstinenceSyndrome
DISTRIBUTION AND CORRELATES OF NEONATAL ABSTINENCE
SYNDROME ACROSS US COUNTIES, 2016
Recommended Citation: Fingar KR, Henke RM, Stocks C, Faherty LJ, Skinner HG, Karaca Z,
Owens PL. Distribution and Correlates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Across US Counties,
2016. ONLINE. Nove…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33612/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public
Errors—I. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Experience
May 1, 2005
Conway JB, Weingart SN. Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—I. The Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute Experience. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/organizat…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/pharmsops-composites.pdf
June 02, 2025 - SOPS Community Pharmacy Survey Items and Composites
SOPSTM Community Pharmacy Survey Items and
Composites
Version: 1.0
Language: English
Note
• For more information on getting started, selecting a sample, determining data collection methods,
establishing data collection procedures, conducting a Web-based sur…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving/problem-solving-facnotes.docx
May 01, 2017 - Module 3: Script and Slides
AHRQ Safety Program for Ambulatory Surgery
Management Practices for Sustainability
Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation
AHRQ Safety Program for Reducing CAUTI in Hospitals
Facilitator Notes
SLIDE 1
Title: Management Practices for Sustainability, Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalati…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/sustainability/management/problem-solving-fac-notes.html
June 01, 2017 - Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation - Facilitator Notes
Slide 1: Management Practices for Sustainability Module 3: Problem Solving and Escalation
Say:
In this module, we will focus on two elements in the frontline management system that we have outlined—having well-understood problem-solving and prob…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/safety/improvement-slides.pptx
November 01, 2019 - Identifying Targets for Improving Antibiotic Use
Identifying Targets for Improvement in Antibiotic Decision Making
Acute Care
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Identifying Targets
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Acute Care
1
Objectives
R…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/action-alliance/safer-guides-slides.pdf
February 18, 2025 - Engineering Safety into Practice through Implementation of the 2025 SAFER Guides - Slide Presentation
Engineering Safety into Practice through
Implementation of the 2025 SAFER Guides
NATIONAL WEBINAR SERIES
JANUARY 21, 2024
Housekeeping Instructions
• This webinar will be recorded and available for viewing on …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/sustainability/learn-from-defects-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Sustainability: Learning From Defects: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Sustainability
Sustainability: Learning From Defects
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
After this session, you will be able to–
Describe the difference between first-orde…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear-surveillance-140925.pdf
February 01, 2014 - • Key question # 5: What are the associated risks, adverse effects, and potential harms of
nonoperative … No Signal
Key question #5
Adverse events or potential harms associated with operative and nonoperative … No Signal
Key question #5
Adverse events or potential harms associated with operative and nonoperative … Key question 5: What are the associated risks, adverse effects, and potential harms of nonoperative and … Key Question 5: What are the associated risks, adverse effects, and potential harms of non-operative
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
May 13, 2014 - For many of the included drugs,
published studies have evaluated harms in other
populations (e.g., … Evidence about efficacy, comparative effectiveness,
and harms is important information. … And “While major harms
were rarely reported in the studies, some minor
harms (e.g., diarrhea) were … For many of the included drugs,
published studies have evaluated harms in other
populations (e.g., … TEP
Reviewer
#3
Discussion/
Conclusion
Pages 88-89, Harms section: As mentioned above, acamprosate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46280/psn-pdf
December 03, 2018 - Lost Mothers: Maternal Care and Preventable Deaths.
December 3, 2018
New York, NY: ProPublica, Inc; 2017-2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lost-mothers-maternal-care-and-preventable-deaths
Maternal mortality is a sentinel event that affects mothers and families across a wide range of
socioeconomic characteristics…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38102/psn-pdf
April 15, 2019 - Epidemiology of adverse events in air medical transport.
April 15, 2019
MacDonald RD, Banks BA, Morrison M. Epidemiology of adverse events in air medical transport. Acad
Emerg Med. 2008;15(10):923-931. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00241.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/epidemiology-adverse-events-air-medical-transpo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45064/psn-pdf
April 20, 2016 - Making Care Safer.
April 20, 2016
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Priorities in Focus. March 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-care-safer
The National Quality Strategy is part of AHRQ's ongoing efforts to enhance patient safety. This brief
summarizes the results of the Partnership for Patients …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41578/psn-pdf
October 09, 2013 - Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities:
Training Modules.
October 9, 2013
Taylor SL, Saliba D. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2012. AHRQ
Publication No. 12-0001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-long-term-care-facilities-training-modules
This se…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841489/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Rise to Health Coalition.
December 14, 2022
Boston, MA; Institute for Healthcare Improvement: December 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rise-health-coalition
Systemic efforts to improve health equity support patient safety. This announcement highlights an initiative
for collective work to address four areas of e…