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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 31, 2011 - A Hospital Accident: Lessons Learned – A Death, A Conviction, and A Healing. August 31, 2011 Texas Medical Institute of Technology. June 16, 2011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-accident-lessons-learned-death-conviction-and-healing This webinar covered how medical errors affect both the family and provider …

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 25, 2007 - Adverse Drug Events in US Hospitals, 2004. April 25, 2007 Elixhauser A, Owens P. HCUP Statistical Brief #29. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2007. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-drug-events-us-hospitals-2004 This report presents data on adverse drug events from the Healthcare…

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 07, 2016 - Library-hospital pairing empowers patients, improves safety. March 7, 2016 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/library-hospital-pairing-empowers-patients-improves-safety This article describes the Partnering for Patient Empowerment Through Community Awareness program, a model for utilizing libraries to educate consumers …

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 30, 2010 - Aftercare tips for patients checking out of the hospital. June 30, 2010 Alderman L. New York Times. June 18, 2010;B6. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aftercare-tips-patients-checking-out-hospital This news piece highlights efforts to improve discharge planning, enhance the safety of care transitions, and reduce readm…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 17, 2008 - Wired hospitals: can high tech save your life? December 17, 2008 Fischman J. Wired hospitals: can high tech save your life? U.S. news & world report. 2005;139(4):44-5, 49- 50, 52. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-high-tech-save-your-life This article reports on activities at several hospitals that illustrate how i…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 03, 2017 - Hospital mistakes kept secret. October 3, 2017 Judd A. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 20, 2011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-mistakes-kept-secret Discussing a case of patient suicide, this news article explores the lack of transparency around patient safety incidents in the state of Georgia. …

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 13, 2011 - Mother claims hospital error kept her from newborn daughter. June 13, 2011 Barbella M. Drug Topics. October 8, 2007. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mother-claims-hospital-error-kept-her-newborn-daughter This article reports how a failure to perform medication reconciliation during patient transfer led to a mother b…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 12, 2011 - IBEAS: A Pioneer Study on Patient Safety in Latin America: Towards Safer Hospital Care. October 12, 2011 Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2011.   https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ibeas-pioneer-study-patient-safety-latin-america-towards-safer-hospital-care This publication reports on the findings of…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 20, 2024 - Your Safety in our Hands in Hospital. May 20, 2024 Patient Safety Surveillance Unit. Department of Health, Perth: Western Australia. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-safety-our-hands-hospital This annual report shares the results of Western Australia's sentinel event reporting program. Medication errors were the …

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2012 - Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip February 1, 2012 Mohta V. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip. PSNet [internet]. 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amended-lab-results-communication-slip The Case A 25-year-old woman in her first pregnancy was seen at 33 weeks' gestation with new onset hypertension an…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 21, 2016 - Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away August 21, 2016 Gupta K, Khanna R. Getting the (Right) Doctor, Right Away. PSNet [internet]. 2016. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/getting-right-doctor-right-away The Case A 57-year-old woman with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease underwent hip surgery. Postop…

  12. Surgical Site Infections | PSNet

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    December 15, 2024 - Surgical Site Infections Citation Text: Surgical Site Infections. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2012 - Nevertheless, the principles are similar and focused on preventing unsafe discharges or unintended hospitalizations

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 21, 2020 - Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety February 21, 2020 Dopp AL, Hall KK. Pharmacist Role in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/pharmacist-role-patient-safety Background: The Evolving Role of the Pharmacist Medication errors are highly pervasive across all settings of care,[1] w…

  15. Allergy to Holter | PSNet

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    May 01, 2008 - Allergy to Holter Citation Text: Williams M. Allergy to Holter. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2007 - Crossed Coverage February 1, 2007 Kayser SR. Crossed Coverage. PSNet [internet]. 2007. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossed-coverage The Case A 27-year-old woman with a history of congenital heart disease was admitted for cardiac transplantation evaluation. She had already undergone multiple surgeries, including…

  17. 40 of K | PSNet

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    January 12, 2011 - 40 of K Citation Text: Lesar TS. 40 of K. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS Download Cita…

  18. Finding Fault With the Default Alert | PSNet

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    August 28, 2024 - Finding Fault With the Default Alert Citation Text: Baysari M. Finding Fault With the Default Alert. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNot…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 17, 2013 - U.S. to delete data on life-threatening mistakes from website. May 17, 2013 Babcock CR. Bloomberg News. May 1, 2013. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/us-delete-data-life-threatening-mistakes-website This news article reports that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed removing certain hospital-ac…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 05, 2012 - Genome detectives solve a hospital's deadly outbreak. September 5, 2012 Kolata G. New York Times. August 22, 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/genome-detectives-solve-hospitals-deadly-outbreak Despite strict infection controls placed around a patient carrying a deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria, 17 other patie…
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