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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 21, 2014 - Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System. May 21, 2014 Farley DO, Ridgely MS, Mendel P, et al. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation; 2009. ISBN: 9780833047748. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-patient-safety-practices-and-outcomes-us-health-care-system This publication re…

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 06, 2015 - Safer Clinical Systems. November 6, 2015 London, UK: Health Foundation. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safer-clinical-systems This Web site highlights the work of a United Kingdom initiative launched in 2008 to apply safety improvement tactics from high-risk industries to care services. The program engages teams to …

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2012 - Rapid response systems: identification and management of the "prearrest state." February 1, 2012 McCurdy MT, Wood SL. Rapid response systems: identification and management of the "prearrest state". Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2012;30(1):141-52. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2011.09.012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rapid-respons…

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 15, 2018 - Master of Healthcare Quality and Safety. October 15, 2018 Harvard Medical School. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/master-healthcare-quality-and-safety This one-year degree program will train clinicians and health care executives to lead safety and quality improvement initiatives. Participants will learn how to develo…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 13, 2019 - Proactive prevention of maternal death from maternal hemorrhage. November 13, 2019 Quick Safety. October 29, 2019;(51):1-3. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/proactive-prevention-maternal-death-maternal-hemorrhage The reduction of postpartum hemorrhage and the overall improvement of maternal safety is a patient safety …

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 28, 2005 - Juran's Quality Handbook. 5th ed. March 28, 2005 Juran JM; Blanton GA. New York: McGraw Hill; 1999. ISBN: 9780071165396. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/jurans-quality-handbook-5th-ed This reference on quality engineering and management practices provides a wealth of background and scholarship on the elemen…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 14, 2024 - Diagnostic Excellence: a Patient Safety Awareness Week Webinar. March 6, 2024 Institute for Healthcare Improvement. March 14, 2024. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-excellence-patient-safety-awareness-week-webinar Diagnostic safety is core to care without harm. This webinar aligned with the 2024 Patient Saf…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 17, 2024 - UCSF Coordinating Center for Diagnostic Excellence (CoDEx). July 17, 2024 University of California, San Francisco. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ucsf-coordinating-center-diagnostic-excellence-codex Diagnostic excellence is an emergent field of study that aligns with diagnostic error reduction efforts. This center …

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2014 - Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance May 1, 2014 Marra AR, Edmond MB. Innovations in Promoting Hand Hygiene Compliance. PSNet [internet]. 2014. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/innovations-promoting-hand-hygiene-compliance Perspective One hundred sixty-five years after the publication of Ignaz Semmel…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2019 - Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About Feedback and Burnout June 1, 2019 Adair KC, Frankel A, Sexton B. Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About Feedback and Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2019. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/speaking-patient-safety-…

  11. Treatment Challenges After Discharge | PSNet

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    January 03, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Treatment Challenges After Discharge Citation Text: Coffey C. Treatment Challenges After Discharge. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar Bib…

  12. Eptifibatide Epilogue | PSNet

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    March 04, 2011 - Eptifibatide Epilogue Citation Text: Churchill WW, Fiumara K. Eptifibatide Epilogue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote …

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 29, 2024 - Harm Reduction Strategies to Improve Safety for People Who Use Substances October 30, 2024 Salisbury-Afshar E, Gale B, Mossburg S. Harm Reduction Strategies to Improve Safety for People Who Use Substances . PSNet [internet]. 2024. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/harm-reduction-strategies-improve-safety-people-w…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 27, 2023 - In Conversation with... Ellen Deutsch, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP, FSSH, CPPS December 14, 2022 In Conversation with.. Ellen Deutsch, MD, MS, FACS, FAAP, FSSH, CPPS. PSNet [internet]. 2022. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ellen-deutsch-md-ms-facs-faap-fssh-cpps Editor’s Note: Ellen Deutsch, MD, MS, FACS, F…

  15. Triaging Interhospital Transfers | PSNet

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    April 12, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Triaging Interhospital Transfers Citation Text: Mueller SK. Triaging Interhospital Transfers. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX En…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 28, 2024 - Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy August 28, 2024 Newton B, Seitz R. Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy. PSNet [internet]. 2024. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-wait-collect-accurate-weight-case-subtherapeutic-insul…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM April 1, 2018 In Conversation With… Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM. PSNet [internet]. 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-harlan-krumholz-md-sm Editor's note: Dr. Krumholz, Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and Directo…

  18. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Anesthesia Error During Cesarean_06.22.2023 - Final.pptx (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Anesthesia Error During Cesarean_06.22.2023 - Final.pptx Spotlight Hurried Team Huddle and Poor Communication: Unsafe Practice During Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery Source and Credits • This presentation is based on the June 2023 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case o See…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 05, 2022 - Challenges of Diabetes Management and Medication Reconciliation August 5, 2022 Lee S, Molla M. Challenges of Diabetes Management and Medication Reconciliation . PSNet [internet]. 2022. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/challenges-diabetes-management-and-medication-reconciliation The Cases Case #1: A 53-year-old man …

  20. Classics and Emerging Classics | PSNet

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    August 01, 2023 - Classics and Emerging Classics To help our readers navigate the tremendous breadth of the PSNet Collection, AHRQ PSNet editors and advisors have given the designation of “Classic” to review articles, empirical studies, government and stakeholder reports, commentaries, and books of lasting importance to the patient sa…
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