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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ihi-global-trigger-tool-measuring-adverse-events-2nd-edition
January 09, 2019 - Measurement Tool/Indicator
Classic
IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events. 2nd Edition.
Citation Text:
IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events. 2nd Edition. Griffin FA, Resar RK. IHI Innovation Series white paper. Cambridge, MA: Instit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-project-best-practices-hospitals-participating-joint-commission-center
May 06, 2015 - Book/Report
Hand Hygiene Project: Best Practices from Hospitals Participating in the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Project.
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Hand Hygiene Project: Best Practices from Hospitals Participating in the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnostic-quality-and-safetyreducing-diagnostic-error-measurement-considerations
March 25, 2020 - Book/Report
Improving Diagnostic Quality and Safety/Reducing Diagnostic Error: Measurement Considerations. Final Report
Citation Text:
Improving Diagnostic Quality and Safety/Reducing Diagnostic Error: Measurement Considerations. Final Report Washington DC; National Quality Forum: Octobe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-safe-your-hospital
December 03, 2014 - Book/Report
How Safe Is Your Hospital?
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How Safe Is Your Hospital? Dr Foster Intelligence Unit. London, UK: Imperial College London; 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-investigating-and-reporting-serious-clinical-incidents
November 10, 2017 - Book/Report
Patient Safety: Investigating and Reporting Serious Clinical Incidents.
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Patient Safety: Investigating and Reporting Serious Clinical Incidents. Kelsey R. CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL; 2017. ISBN: 9781498781169.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/amid-covid-19-discipline-against-bad-doctors-plummets-more-medical-errors-may-slip-through
June 24, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Amid COVID-19, discipline against bad doctors plummets; more medical errors may slip through cracks.
Citation Text:
Amid COVID-19, discipline against bad doctors plummets; more medical errors may slip through cracks. O'Donnell J. USA Today. September 8, 2020
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/primary-care-and-patient-safety-opportunities-interface
September 28, 2022 - diabetes, hypertension) make up the majority of deaths among minority racial and ethnic groups. 31 Identifying … In my research, I've worked on identifying new strategies to deliver services to address health disparities … in Patient Safety
April 27, 2022
Perspective
Identifying
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March 01, 2021 - The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety
October 25, 2021
Luchen GG, Hall KK, Hough KR. The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety . PSNet [internet].
2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-community-pharmacists-patient-safety
What is a community pharmacy?
Community pharmacies are somet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73106/psn-pdf
April 01, 2021 - Strategies and Approaches for Tracking Improvements in
Patient Safety
April 1, 2021
Shaikh U. Strategies and Approaches for Tracking Improvements in Patient Safety . PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-and-approaches-tracking-improvements-patient-safety
Background
An essential aspect …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49460/psn-pdf
September 01, 2004 - Security Lapse
September 1, 2004
Mason D. Security Lapse. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/security-lapse
The Case
A medical student learned that the hospital's radiology image library was accessible throughout the
university's computer system, meaning that patient x-rays could be viewed in d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.200_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Delirium or Dementia?
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2009
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: James L. Rudolph, MD, SM
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Robert Wachter, MD
Sp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49667/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places
October 1, 2012
Manias E. Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/looking-meds-all-wrong-places
The Case
A 40-year-old uninsured woman with anxiety ran out of her prescribed clonazepam and had a seizure. She
went to t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49647/psn-pdf
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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49692/psn-pdf
September 01, 2013 - A Picture Speaks 1000 Words
September 1, 2013
Hemphill RR. A Picture Speaks 1000 Words. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/picture-speaks-1000-words
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type A aortic dissection
repair presented with chest p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.326_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering
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This presentation is based on the June 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Thomas A. Smith, CHPA, CPP, President, Healthc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33854/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - Missed Nursing Care: A Key Measure for Patient Safety
March 1, 2018
Ball JE, Griffiths P. Missed Nursing Care: A Key Measure for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/missed-nursing-care-key-measure-patient-safety
Perspective
Errors in hospitals remain a major cause of death.(1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33753/psn-pdf
August 22, 2013 - Update on Safety Culture
August 22, 2013
Frankel A, Leonard M. Update on Safety Culture. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/update-safety-culture
Perspective
Safe and reliable care requires a culture of safety: a collaborative environment in which skilled clinicians
treat each other with r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/842920
December 14, 2022 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Diagnostic Errors Case Studies
Curated Library
Web M&Ms
A Postpartum Woman with an Erroneous SARS-CoV-2 Test
Stephen A. Martin, MD, EdM, Gordon D. Schiff, MD, and Sanjat Kanjilal, MD, MPH | April 28, 2021
A pregnant patient was admitted for…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/second-victims-support-clinicians-involved-errors-and-adverse-events
December 15, 2024 - Second Victims: Support for Clinicians Involved in Errors and Adverse Events
Citation Text:
Second Victims: Support for Clinicians Involved in Errors and Adverse Events. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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July 01, 2012 - Misleading Complaint
July 1, 2012
Soni K, Dhaliwal G. Misleading Complaint. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misleading-complaint
The Case
A 54-year-old homeless man with a history of alcoholism presented to the emergency department (ED) with
complaints of knee problems. The triage nurse docu…