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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46551/psn-pdf
October 25, 2017 - Inpatient notes: diagnostic excellence starts with an
incessant watch.
October 25, 2017
Dhaliwal G. Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Diagnostic Excellence Starts With an Incessant Watch.
Ann Intern Med. 2017;167(8):HO2-HO3. doi:10.7326/m17-2447.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inpatient-notes-diagnostic-exce…
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December 12, 2018 - Using good catches to promote a just culture and
perioperative patient safety.
December 12, 2018
Monahan JJ. Using Good Catches to Promote a Just Culture and Perioperative Patient Safety. AORN J.
2018;108(5):548-552. doi:10.1002/aorn.12394.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-good-catches-promote-just-culture-and-p…
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April 01, 2015 - ACOG Committee Opinion #621: patient safety and health
information technology.
April 1, 2015
Improvement C on PS and Q, Management C on P. Committee opinion no. 621: Patient safety and health
information technology. Obstet Gynecol. 2015;125(1):282-3. doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000459867.14114.7a.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/i…
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January 30, 2018 - Leadership oversight for patient safety programs: an
essential element.
January 30, 2018
Moffatt-Bruce SD, Clark S, DiMaio M, et al. Leadership Oversight for Patient Safety Programs: An Essential
Element. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017;105(2):351-356. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.11.021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leade…
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May 04, 2016 - Actions Needed to Improve Newly Enrolled Veterans'
Access to Primary Care.
May 4, 2016
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; March 18, 2016. Publication GAO-16-
328.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/actions-needed-improve-newly-enrolled-veterans-access-primary-care
This analysis found that s…
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April 03, 2018 - The impact of electronic health records on diagnosis.
April 3, 2018
Graber ML, Byrne C, Johnston D. The impact of electronic health records on diagnosis. Diagnosis (Berl).
2017;4(4):211-223. doi:10.1515/dx-2017-0012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-electronic-health-records-diagnosis
Health information technol…
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November 09, 2022 - Preventing medication errors in pediatric anesthesia: a
systematic scoping review.
November 9, 2022
Shawahna R, Jaber M, Jumaa E, et al. Preventing medication errors in pediatric anesthesia: a systematic
scoping review. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(7):e1047-e1060. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000001019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov…
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December 04, 2015 - Culture Change in the NHS: Applying the Lessons of the
Francis Inquiries.
December 4, 2015
Department of Health. London, England: Crown Publishing; February 2015. ISBN: 9781474112116.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/culture-change-nhs-applying-lessons-francis-inquiries
The Francis inquiry uncovered numerous problems …
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September 19, 2018 - Ways to Improve Electronic Health Record Safety.
September 19, 2018
Philadelphia, PA: Pew Charitable Trusts, American Medical Association, and Medstar Health; 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ways-improve-electronic-health-record-safety
Electronic health records both contribute to and detract from safe care. This…
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December 18, 2017 - Achieving Safe Health Care: Delivery of Safe Patient Care
at Baylor Scott & White Health.
December 18, 2017
Compton J. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2016. ISBN: 9781498732390.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-safe-health-care-delivery-safe-patient-care-baylor-scott-white-health
Since the publication of the Inst…
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March 24, 2021 - Well-Being Playbook 2.0. A COVID-19 Resource for
Hospital and Health System Leaders.
March 24, 2021
AHA Physician Alliance. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association. February 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/well-being-playbook-20-covid-19-resource-hospital-and-health-system-leaders
Human factors enginee…
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September 01, 2005 - In Conversation with…Carolyn Clancy, MD
September 1, 2005
In Conversation with…Carolyn Clancy, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withcarolyn-clancy-md
Editor's Note: Dr. Carolyn Clancy has been the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) since 200…
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September 27, 2023 - Insulin Administration: Pen vs Vial – Similar, but Not
Interchangeable
September 27, 2023
Camarillo H. Insulin Administration: Pen vs Vial – Similar, but Not Interchangeable. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/insulin-administration-pen-vs-vial-similar-not-interchangeable
The Case
A fourteen-ye…
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May 31, 2023 - Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings
Help Improve Management of Sepsis
May 31, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/remote-response-team-and-customized-alert-settings-help-improve-
management-sepsis
Summary
Seeking a sustainable process to enhance their hospitals’ response to sepsis, a multidiscip…
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March 25, 2025 - This website is up to date as of March 24, 2025. You will not be able to register for an account and will no longer be able to obtain Continuing Medical Education (CME), Maintenance of Certification (MOC), or Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) credits. We are not taking submissions for WebM&M cases, Innovations, Train…
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October 24, 2021 - Pharmacy contributions to improved population health: expanding the public health roundtable.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/april_2023_spotlight_the_dose_makes_the_poison.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric ED_03.27.2023.pptx
Spotlight
The Dose Makes the Poison: Medication Error During
Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency
Department
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the April 2023 AH…
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October 28, 2015 - Smarter clinical checklists: how to minimize checklist
fatigue and maximize clinician performance.
October 28, 2015
Grigg EB. Smarter Clinical Checklists: How to Minimize Checklist Fatigue and Maximize Clinician
Performance. Anesth Analg. 2015;121(2):570-3. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000000352.
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February 25, 2019 - Future directions for diagnostic decision support.
February 25, 2019
Carr S. ImproveDx. April 2016;3:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/future-directions-diagnostic-decision-support
Clinical decision support systems are tools being used to augment clinical reasoning and diagnostic
accuracy. This newsletter article …
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July 31, 2019 - Zero Harm: How to Achieve Patient and Workforce Safety
in Healthcare.
July 31, 2019
Clapper C, Merlino J, Stockmeier C, eds. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education; 2019. ISBN:
9781260440928.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-harm-how-achieve-patient-and-workforce-safety-healthcare
Achieving zero preventable harms h…