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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38176/psn-pdf
October 29, 2008 - Human error, not communication and systems, underlies
surgical complications.
October 29, 2008
Fabri PJ, Zayas-Castro JL. Human error, not communication and systems, underlies surgical
complications. Surgery. 2008;144(4):557-63; discussion 563-5. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2008.06.011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33928/psn-pdf
June 23, 2015 - Anesthesia safety: model or myth? A review of the
published literature and analysis of current original data.
June 23, 2015
Lagasse RS. Anesthesia safety: model or myth? A review of the published literature and analysis of current
original data. Anesthesiology. 2002;97(6):1609-17.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-board-and-management-practices-are-strongly-related-hospital-performance-clinical
October 27, 2021 - Study
Classic
Hospital board and management practices are strongly related to hospital performance on clinical quality metrics.
Citation Text:
Tsai TC, Jha AK, Gawande AA, et al. Hospital board and management practices are strongly related to hospital performanc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-harm-based-weights-ahrq-patient-safety-selected-indicators-composite-psi-90-does-it
March 15, 2016 - Study
Using harm-based weights for the AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators composite (PSI-90): does it affect assessment of hospital performance and financial penalties in Veterans Health Administration hospitals?
Citation Text:
Chen Q, Rosen AK, Borzecki A, et al. Using Harm-Bas…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-hardeep-singh-md-mph
January 01, 2014 - institutional level, studies published this year demonstrated the effectiveness of a systematic approach to identifying … required to demonstrate that they can recognize system error and advocate for system improvement through identifying
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.107_slideshow.ppt
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,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836878/psn-pdf
April 27, 2022 - The Media’s Role in Patient Safety
April 27, 2022
Millenson ML, Dowell P, Mossburg SE. The Media’s Role in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/medias-role-patient-safety
Brief History of the Media Influencing Patient Safety
Despite studies raising questions about avoidable ha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49421/psn-pdf
October 01, 2003 - Urine a Tough Position
October 1, 2003
Gandhi TK. Urine a Tough Position. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/urine-tough-position
The Case
A 22-year-old unmarried woman came to her doctor’s office worried that she might be pregnant. Although
she did not want to have a baby at that time, she sta…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.299_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Right Regimen, Wrong Cancer: Patient Catches Medical Error
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Joseph O. Jacobson, MD, MSc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.251_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case
Mobility Lost in the ICU
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jim Smith, PT, DPT, MA; Associate Professor of Physical …
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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/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/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/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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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/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/web-mm/critical-opportunity-lost
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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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/web-mm/perioperative-anaphylaxis-after-insertion-latex-drain-patient-known-latex-allergy
July 08, 2022 - Physical paper charts had highly visible stickers identifying the patient with latex allergy.