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  1. What We've Learned About Leveraging Leadership and Culture to Affect Change and Improve Patient Safety | PSNet

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    March 01, 2017 - What We've Learned About Leveraging Leadership and Culture to Affect Change and Improve Patient Safety Sara J. Singer, MBA, PhD | September 1, 2013  View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Singer SJ. What We've Learned About Leveraging Leadership a…

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2006 - Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story August 1, 2006 Cooper JB. Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/getting-patient-safety-personal-story Perspective My journey into patient safety began in 1972. It was born of serendipity enabled by the…

  3. Spotlight (ppt file)

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    November 01, 2018 - Spotlight Spotlight Supervision and Entrustment in Clinical Training: Protecting Patients, Protecting Trainees * Source and Credits This presentation is based on the November 2018 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm CME credit is available Commentary by: Olle ten C…

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 25, 2020 - Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient March 25, 2020 Chen C, Venugopal S. Right Electrocardiogram, Wrong Patient. PSNet [internet]. 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-electrocardiogram-wrong-patient The Cases Multiple electrocardiograms (EKGs) were incorrectly documented at a large urban tertiary care hosp…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2004 - Missed TB May 1, 2004 FitzGerald MJ, Menzies D. Missed TB. PSNet [internet]. 2004. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-tb The Case A 38-year-old white female with no past medical history presented to the hospital with fevers, respiratory failure, and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates. She was treated empirically w…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 01, 2018 - Right Place, Right Drug, Wrong Strength February 1, 2018 Jelincic V, Greenall J. Right Place, Right Drug, Wrong Strength. PSNet [internet]. 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-place-right-drug-wrong-strength The Case A 2-year-old girl was admitted to a hospital burn unit for a 10% total body surface area bur…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2003 - Making Do September 1, 2003 Bradley LD. Making Do. PSNet [internet]. 2003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/making-do The Case A 56-year-old female with dysfunctional uterine bleeding and possible retained intrauterine device (IUD) was scheduled for elective hysteroscopy and dilation and curettage (D&C). Of note, sh…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2012 - Turn the Other Cheek March 1, 2012 Starling J. Turn the Other Cheek. PSNet [internet]. 2012. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/turn-other-cheek The Case A 56-year-old man underwent two skin biopsies to evaluate clinically concerning lesions. The first biopsy was diagnostic for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and docume…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2011 - Routine Goes Awry June 1, 2011 Huoh KC, Rosbe KW. Routine Goes Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2011. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/routine-goes-awry The Case A 6-year-old girl with a history of asthma and chronic adenotonsillitis was referred to a surgeon and scheduled for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. She was in ot…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2018 - Safety Considerations in Building a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program June 1, 2018 Moore C. Safety Considerations in Building a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program. PSNet [internet]. 2018. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-considerations-building-point-care-ultrasound-program Perspective At the American Colle…

  11. Misread Label | PSNet

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    August 28, 2024 - Misread Label Citation Text: Franklin BD. Misread Label. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS …

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 26, 2025 - Learning Health Systems for Patient Safety February 26, 2025 Savitz LA, Sousane Z, Mossburg SE. Learning Health Systems for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2025. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/learning-health-systems-patient-safety Despite an observable decrease in adverse events in health care over time, rat…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2017 - The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower Patients and Improve Safety November 1, 2017 Rozenblum R, Bates DW. The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower Patients and Improve Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-facing-technologies-empower-patients-and-imp…

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 27, 2022 - Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake Patient: Risks of Improper Medication Labeling in an Operating Room April 27, 2022 Kriss RS. Saline Flush Leads to Acute Paralysis of an Awake Patient: Risks of Improper Medication Labeling in an Operating Room. PSNet [internet]. 2022. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-m…

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 28, 2020 - The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety May 28, 2020 Fitall E, Hall KK, Gale B. The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety . PSNet [internet]. 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-fda-ensuring-device-safety Introduction The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in ensuring the …

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 25, 2020 - Health Care Delivery and Pharmacists During the COVID- 19 Pandemic June 29, 2020 Dopp AL, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Health Care Delivery and Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic. PSNet [internet]. 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-delivery-and-pharmacists-during-covid-19-pandemic Medication…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2009 - "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem December 1, 2009 Dhaliwal G. "Superficial" Report Leads to "Deep" Problem. PSNet [internet]. 2009. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/superficial-report-leads-deep-problem The Case A 35-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of left foot and an…

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 21, 2015 - Baffled by Botulinum Toxin August 21, 2015 Sivaraman-Nair KP. Baffled by Botulinum Toxin. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/baffled-botulinum-toxin The Case A 5-year-old boy with a history of transverse myelitis with resultant spasticity of both lower extremities, gait abnormalities, neurogeni…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2017 - Specimen Almost Lost November 1, 2017 Hehe YK. Specimen Almost Lost. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/specimen-almost-lost The Case A 29-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a rash that had spread across her legs and abdomen. She was admitted to the medicine service for further evalu…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2015 - Amphotericin Toxicity October 1, 2015 Nagel J, Nguyen E. Amphotericin Toxicity. PSNet [internet]. 2015. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amphotericin-toxicity The Case A 42-year-old woman status-post left pneumonectomy for aspergilloma was being treated with oral posaconazole for residual fungal disease. She present…
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