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1161. Quick Tips--When Planning for Surgery. | PSNet
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      December 18, 2008 - Fact Sheet/FAQs Quick Tips--When Planning for Surgery. Citation Text: Quick Tips--When Planning for Surgery. Rockville, MD: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; 2005. AHRQ Pub. No. 01-0040d. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download P…

1162. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Wanda Pratt, PhD November 1, 2017 In Conversation With… Wanda Pratt, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-wanda-pratt-phd Editor's note: Wanda Pratt is a Professor in the Information School with an adjunct appointment in the Division of Biomedical and …

1163. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      January 31, 2011 - Measuring preventable harm: helping science keep pace with policy.   January 31, 2011 Pronovost P, Colantuoni E. Measuring preventable harm: helping science keep pace with policy. JAMA. 2009;301(12):1273-5. doi:10.1001/jama.2009.388. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-preventable-harm-helping-science-keep-pace…

1164. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 12, 2014 - Is your hospital really as safe as you think? Our updated hospital safety score can help you find out. December 12, 2014 Consumer Reports. March 27, 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-hospital-really-safe-you-think-our-updated-hospital-safety-score-can-help- you-find-out Despite lack of consensus on the valu…

1165. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 07, 2006 - Video games can help cut surgical errors. June 7, 2006 Baertlein L. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/video-games-can-help-cut-surgical-errors This article reports on a study that found that playing video games before surgery enhanced surgical dexterity and minimized errors. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/video-games-ca…

1166. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 05, 2010 - Does the Leapfrog program help identify high-quality hospitals? May 5, 2010 Jha AK, Orav J, Ridgway AB, et al. Does the Leapfrog program help identify high-quality hospitals? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(6):318-325. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-leapfrog-program-help-identify-high-quality-hospitals The…

1167. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      November 21, 2016 - Ways You Can Help Your Family Prevent Medical Errors! November 21, 2016 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ways-you-can-help-your-family-prevent-medical-errors A brief presentation of "pearls" to allow consumers to take an active role in preventing medical errors. https:…

1168. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 10, 2018 - Preventing catheter/tubing misconnections: much needed help is on the way. June 10, 2018 ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition! July 15, 2010;15:1-2. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-cathetertubing-misconnections-much-needed-help-way This piece describes reports of tubing misconnections and discu…

1169. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 11, 2016 - Patient safety tool helps ID hospital errors. October 11, 2016 Clark C. HealthLeaders Media. December 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-tool-helps-id-hospital-errors This magazine article discusses how the AHRQ common formats tool has been used to identify, track, and report near misses in hospital…

1170. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 27, 2011 - Right tech dose helps medicine go down. May 27, 2011 Patton S. CIO Magazine. July 12, 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/right-tech-dose-helps-medicine-go-down The author describes some common mistakes involving the design and launch of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) initiatives and provides sugges…

1171. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2004 - Doctor, Don't Treat Thyself September 1, 2004 Rosvold EO. Doctor, Don't Treat Thyself. PSNet [internet]. 2004. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/doctor-dont-treat-thyself The Case A 50-year-old radiologist presented to the emergency department of the community hospital where he worked and reported increasing shortnes…

1172. Five Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults. | PSNet
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      April 23, 2012 - Fact Sheet/FAQs Five Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults. Citation Text: Five Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults. FDA Consumer Health Information. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 15, 2024. Copy Citation Save Save to your libra…

1173. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      December 21, 2016 - Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors? December 21, 2016 Shryock T. Med Econ. December 5, 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-computers-help-doctors-reduce-diagnostic-errors Computerized decision support and advanced computing are being used to augment various processes in health care, such as med…

1174. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 27, 2016 - Correct use of inhalers: help patients breathe easier. July 27, 2016 ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 14, 2016;21:1-6. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/correct-use-inhalers-help-patients-breathe-easier Patients and clinicians can make medication administration mistakes when new drug delivery mecha…

1175. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 28, 2016 - How PSOs Help Health Care Organizations Improve Patient Safety Culture. September 28, 2016 Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2016. AHRQ Pub. No. 16-0026-EF. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-psos-help-health-care-organizations-improve-patient-safety-culture Patient safety organization…

1176. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 30, 2015 - Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals: How One Doctor's Checklist Can Help Us Change Health Care from the Inside Out. September 30, 2015 Pronovost P, Vohr E. New York, NY: Hudson Street Press; 2010. ISBN: 9781594630644. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-patients-smart-hospitals-how-one-doctors-checklist-can-help-us-chang…

1177. Submit Your Toolkit | PSNet
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      Breadcrumb Home Improvement Resources Toolkits Toolkit Submissions PSNet encourages healthcare-related organizations to help make care safer by submitting a Patient Safety Toolkit to support the implementation of products, services, processes, systems, policies, organizational stru…

1178. Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist? | PSNet
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      September 16, 2015 - However, it is not clear that a simple successive check of this type would have helped in this case,

1179. The Pains of Chronic Opioid Usage | PSNet
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      April 04, 2018 - Urine drug testing may have helped identify some of the abuses.

1180. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 20, 2018 - Are second victims getting the help they need? June 20, 2018 Headley M. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-second-victims-getting-help-they-need Clinicians can experience emotional stress, guilt, and insecurity after making a mistake. Organizations are increasingly building p…