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March 01, 2025 - Toolkits
Patient safety toolkits provide practical applications of PSNet research and concepts for front line providers to use in their day to day work. These toolkits contain resources necessary to implement patient safety systems and protocols.
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November 30, 2023 - Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death
November 30, 2023
Sanchez L, Romano PS. Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-mix-leads-patient-death
The Case
An 81-year-old man was transferred from an outside hospital and admitted to the intensive car…
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July 08, 2022 - Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death
Citation Text:
Sanchez L, Romano PS. Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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September 01, 2007 - Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
September 1, 2007
Poon EG. Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-whose-job-it
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence and impact of medication discrepancies at times of transition in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861838/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - Adverse Drug Event (ADE) Surveillance and Pharmacist
Counseling
January 31, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/adverse-drug-event-ade-surveillance-and-pharmacist-counseling
Summary
Adverse events resulting from medications are a common occurrence that often go undetected, unreported,
and unaddressed.1 The imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdonald-m-berwick-md-mpp
November 01, 2005 - Knowing that hospitals around the United States and the world are implementing RRTs, which address what
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/artificial-intelligence-and-patient-safety-promise-and-challenges
March 27, 2024 - While certain specialties have already found success by implementing AI, and the research continues to … organizations that are integrating AI, would you suggest looking at current strategies and practices for implementing … Implementing AI is going to require more creativity, and large language models will remove a lot of barriers
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49847/psn-pdf
November 01, 2018 - Written Signout: It Only Works If You Use The Right One
November 1, 2018
Lewis K, Rosenbluth G. Written Signout: It Only Works If You Use The Right One. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/written-signout-it-only-works-if-you-use-right-one
The Case
A 75-year-old man was hospitalized due to a stro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/ambulatory-safety-nets-reduce-missed-and-delayed-diagnoses-cancer
February 26, 2025 - “thoughtful” and “collaborative.” 1
Planning and Development Process
Key steps in planning and implementing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851389/psn-pdf
July 31, 2023 - Planning and Development Process
Key steps in planning and implementing the innovation are as follows
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73121/psn-pdf
April 07, 2021 - The impact of introducing automated dispensing
cabinets, barcode medication administration, and closed-
loop electronic medication management systems on work
processes and safety of controlled medications in
hospitals: a systematic review.
April 7, 2021
Zheng WY, Lichtner V, Van Dort BA, et al. The impact of intr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37622/psn-pdf
May 26, 2011 - Effect of computer order entry on prevention of serious
medication errors in hospitalized children.
May 26, 2011
Walsh KE, Landrigan CP, Adams WG, et al. Effect of computer order entry on prevention of serious
medication errors in hospitalized children. Pediatrics. 2008;121(3):e421-e427. doi:10.1542/peds.2007-
022…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38553/psn-pdf
April 14, 2010 - The effect of computerized physician order entry on
medication prescription errors and clinical outcome in
pediatric and intensive care: a systematic review.
April 14, 2010
van Rosse F, Maat B, Rademaker CMA, et al. The effect of computerized physician order entry on
medication prescription errors and clinical out…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42900/psn-pdf
September 19, 2016 - Suicide attempts and completions on medical-surgical
and intensive care units.
September 19, 2016
Mills PD, Watts V, Hemphill RR. Suicide attempts and completions on medical-surgical and intensive care
units. J Hosp Med. 2014;9(3):182-5. doi:10.1002/jhm.2141.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/suicide-attempts-and-compl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46859/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - Mixed-methods evaluation of real-time safety reporting by
hospitalized patients and their care partners: the
MySafeCare application.
June 13, 2018
Collins SA, Couture B, Smith A, et al. Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Real-Time Safety Reporting by
Hospitalized Patients and Their Care Partners. J Patient Saf. 2020;16(2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37363/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - Effect of a rapid response team on hospital-wide mortality
and code rates outside the ICU in a children’s hospital.
February 3, 2011
Sharek PJ, Parast L, Leong K, et al. Effect of a rapid response team on hospital-wide mortality and code
rates outside the ICU in a Children's Hospital. JAMA. 2007;298(19):2267-74.
h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46323/psn-pdf
October 29, 2017 - Use of unit-based interventions to improve the quality of
care for hospitalized medical patients: a national survey.
October 29, 2017
O'Leary KJ, Johnson J, Manojlovich M, et al. Use of Unit-Based Interventions to Improve the Quality of
Care for Hospitalized Medical Patients: A National Survey. Jt Comm J Qual Patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44374/psn-pdf
August 12, 2015 - ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital
settings: dispensing and administration—2014.
August 12, 2015
Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Scheckelhoff DJ. ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital
settings: Dispensing and administration--2014. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(13):1119-37.
doi:10.21…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39730/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Surgical case listing accuracy: failure analysis at a high-
volume academic medical center.
December 21, 2014
Cima RR, Hale C, Kollengode A, et al. Surgical case listing accuracy: failure analysis at a high-volume
academic medical center. Arch Surg. 2010;145(7):641-6. doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.112.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38401/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Trends in primary care clinician perceptions of a new
electronic health record.
February 18, 2011
El-Kareh R, Gandhi TK, Poon EG, et al. Trends in primary care clinician perceptions of a new electronic
health record. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24(4):464-8. doi:10.1007/s11606-009-0906-z.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tr…