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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41420/psn-pdf
September 26, 2012 - Improving healthcare quality through organisational peer-
to-peer assessment: lessons from the nuclear power
industry.
September 26, 2012
Pronovost P, Hudson DW. Improving healthcare quality through organisational peer-to-peer assessment:
lessons from the nuclear power industry. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(10):872-5.
h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72796/psn-pdf
March 03, 2021 - Patient safety. Factors for and perceived consequences
of nursing errors by nursing staff in home care services.
March 3, 2021
Jachan DE, Müller?Werdan U, Lahmann NA. Patient safety. Factors for and perceived consequences of
nursing errors by nursing staff in home care services. Nurs Open. 2021;8(2):755-765.
doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Closing the loop with ambulatory staff on safety reports.
December 4, 2019
Williams S, Fiumara K, Kachalia A, et al. Closing the Loop with Ambulatory Staff on Safety Reports. Jt
Comm J Qual Saf. 2020;46(1):44-50. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.09.009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-loop-ambulatory-staff-safety-repor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45077/psn-pdf
May 11, 2016 - Quality of Care and Information Technology.
May 11, 2016
Suresh S, ed. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2016;63:221-388.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-care-and-information-technology
Utilizing informatics has shown promise for enhancing quality and patient safety, but this has also
introduced unintended consequences.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41205/psn-pdf
June 15, 2012 - Quality assessment of spontaneous triggered adverse
event reports received by the Food and Drug
Administration.
June 15, 2012
Brajovic S, Piazza-Hepp T, Swartz L, et al. Quality assessment of spontaneous triggered adverse event
reports received by the Food and Drug Administration. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2012;…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50867/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Cognitive testing of older clinicians prior to
recredentialing.
February 5, 2020
Cooney L, Balcezak T. Cognitive Testing of Older Clinicians Prior to Recredentialing. JAMA.
2020;323(2):179-180. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.18665.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-testing-older-clinicians-prior-recredentialing
In an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39658/psn-pdf
December 08, 2010 - Adverse events and comparison of systematic and
voluntary reporting from a paediatric intensive care unit.
December 8, 2010
Silas R, Tibballs J. Adverse events and comparison of systematic and voluntary reporting from a paediatric
intensive care unit. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):568-71. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50575/psn-pdf
October 23, 2019 - Dynamic pocket card for implementing ISBAR in shift
handover communication.
October 23, 2019
Schmidt T, Kocher DR, Mahendran P, et al. Dynamic Pocket Card for Implementing ISBAR in Shift
Handover Communication. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019;267:224-229. doi:10.3233/SHTI190831.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dynam…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41406/psn-pdf
August 02, 2012 - Can patients report patient safety incidents in a hospital
setting? A systematic review.
August 2, 2012
Ward JK, Armitage G. Can patients report patient safety incidents in a hospital setting? A systematic
review. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(8):685-99. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000213.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/can-pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867747/psn-pdf
March 12, 2025 - A framework for the analysis of communication errors in
health care.
March 12, 2025
Bender JA, Thiyagarajan S, Morrish W, et al. A framework for the analysis of communication errors in
health care. J Patient Saf. 2025;21(2):69-81. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001303.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/framework-analysis-co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49492/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Reconciling Doses
November 1, 2005
Federico F. Reconciling Doses. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reconciling-doses
Case Objectives
List the steps involved in medication reconciliation.
Describe the role of each of the stakeholders in medication reconciliation.
Discuss how medication reconc…
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February 17, 2017 - Critical Opportunity Lost
Citation Text:
Genzen JR, Signorelli HN. Critical Opportunity Lost. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49397/psn-pdf
May 01, 2003 - The Dropped Lung
May 1, 2003
Heffner JR. The Dropped Lung. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dropped-lung
The Case
A 79-year-old woman was admitted for hypoxia and shortness of breath. Two weeks prior she had been
hospitalized for dyspnea and was found to have multiple bilateral pulmonary nodu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49538/psn-pdf
June 01, 2007 - Abnormal Volunteer Results
June 1, 2007
Fernandez C. Abnormal Volunteer Results. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abnormal-volunteer-results
The Case
A healthy 52-year-old woman volunteered to participate in a radiology study in which she underwent
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of her abdo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49691/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - DRESSed for Failure
September 1, 2013
Abramson EL, Kaushal R. DRESSed for Failure. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dressed-failure
The Case
A 60-year-old woman who uses a wheelchair presented to the emergency department (ED) with right hand
cellulitis and an uncomplicated urinary tract infec…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/74277
January 01, 2021 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medication/Drug Errors
Curated Library
Primers
Medication Administration Errors
Paul MacDowell, PharmD, BCPS, Ann Cabri, PharmD, and Michaela Davis, MSN, RN, CNS | March,
12 2021
Medication administration errors are a persistent patient saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-blade-lack-familiarity-pediatric-emergency-equipment
June 01, 2018 - The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment
Citation Text:
Katznelson J. The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.308_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2013 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight Case
It's Sarah, not Stephen!
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This presentation is based on the October 2013 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH, University of California at San Francisco
Editor, AHRQ WebM&…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-short
May 20, 2020 - Coming Up Short
Citation Text:
Hochberg Z'ev. Coming Up Short. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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November 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case November 2005
Reconciling Doses
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2005 Spotlight Case in Emergency Medicine
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Frank Federico, RPh,…