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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73104/psn-pdf
January 04, 2021 - AHRQ PSNet Annual Perspective: Impact of the COVID-19
Pandemic on Patient Safety
March 30, 2021
Stocking JC, Sandrock C, Fitall E, et al. AHRQ PSNet Annual Perspective: Impact of the COVID-19
Pandemic on Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ahrq-psnet-annual-perspective-impact…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33613/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public
Errors—II. The Duke Experience
May 1, 2005
Frush K. Organizational Change in the Face of Highly Public Errors—II. The Duke Experience. PSNet
[internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/organizational-change-face-highly-public-errors-ii-duke-experience
Pe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33830/psn-pdf
March 22, 2016 - Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical
Errors
March 22, 2016
Ranji SR. Measuring and Responding to Deaths From Medical Errors. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/measuring-and-responding-deaths-medical-errors
Annual Perspective 2016
The Prevalence of Deaths Due to Preventable Adve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cultural-dimensions-depression
September 01, 2018 - Cultural Dimensions of Depression
Citation Text:
Kinzie DJ. Cultural Dimensions of Depression. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
April 21, 2015 - Air on the Side of Caution
Citation Text:
Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49769/psn-pdf
September 01, 2016 - Complaints as Safety Surveillance
September 1, 2016
Morris JL, Bismark M. Complaints as Safety Surveillance. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/complaints-safety-surveillance
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain. She said the pain
came on sudden…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33625/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - Aviation Safety Methods: Quickly Adopted but Questions
Remain
January 1, 2006
Thomas EJ. Aviation Safety Methods: Quickly Adopted but Questions Remain. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/aviation-safety-methods-quickly-adopted-questions-remain
Perspective
On August 2, 2005, Air France flig…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/860049/psn-pdf
January 04, 2024 - Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a
Medically Complex Patient.
January 4, 2024
Chaffin Z. Myasthenia Crisis after a Delayed Diagnosis in a Medically Complex Patient. PSNet [internet].
2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/myasthenia-crisis-after-delayed-diagnosis-medically-complex-patient
The Case
A 9…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33682/psn-pdf
April 01, 2009 - In Conversation with...Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH
April 1, 2009
In Conversation with..Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH . PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withmark-chassin-md-mpp-mph
Editor's note: Mark R. Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH, is president of The Joint Commission, the preeminent
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49815/psn-pdf
December 01, 2017 - Over-the-Counter Oversight
December 1, 2017
Janamanchi V, Modha K, Whinney C. Over-the-Counter Oversight. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/over-counter-oversight
The Case
A 56-year-old man was evaluated in the burn clinic for a second-degree burn on his chest. Although
portions of his skin we…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49423/psn-pdf
November 01, 2003 - The Missing Suction Tip
November 1, 2003
Thomas EJ, Moore FA. The Missing Suction Tip. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missing-suction-tip
Case Objectives
Identify the risk factors for retained foreign bodies.
Understand methods used to prevent and identify retained foreign bodies.
Apprecia…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49711/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of
Patient Wandering
June 1, 2014
Smith TA. Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering. PSNet [internet].
2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wandering-floors-safety-and-security-risks-patient-wandering
Case Objectives
Define patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/outbreak
January 29, 2015 - Outbreak
Citation Text:
Rothman R, Stapleton S. Outbreak. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/telehealth-and-patient-safety
July 27, 2022 - Telehealth and Patient Safety.
Citation Text:
O'Malley G, Shaikh U, Marcin JP. Telehealth and Patient Safety.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/training-catalog
June 01, 2025 - Training Catalog
The AHRQ PSNet Training Catalog is an easy to use resource for healthcare professionals across all settings of care and specialties looking for education opportunities to further their knowledge of patient safety practices and principles. Some training opportunities are available as in-person meeting…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-473
March 25, 2025 - March 5, 2025 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-pitfalls
May 01, 2006 - Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls
Citation Text:
Weber RJ. Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
February 01, 2007 - Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH | January 22, 2014
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Citation Text:
Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50755/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - The Need to Eat
December 18, 2019
Widaman AM. The Need to Eat. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/need-eat
The Case
A 62-year-old man with a history of Wernicke–Korsakoff encephalopathy – a degenerative brain disorder
caused by the lack of vitamin B1 – was admitted for possible aspiration pneum…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-bar-coding-and-smart-pumps-safety
September 01, 2008 - The Role of Bar Coding and Smart Pumps in Safety
Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH; Carol Keohane, RN, BSN | September 1, 2008
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Rothschild JM, Keohane C. The Role of Bar Coding and Sm…