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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849660/psn-pdf
May 31, 2023 - Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy.
May 31, 2023
Seidel E, Cortes T, Chong C. Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-improve-organizational-health-literacy
Background
Health literacy is important at both the personal …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49574/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - A Mid-Summer Fog
November 1, 2008
Braddock CH. A Mid-Summer Fog. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mid-summer-fog
The Case
A 33-year-old woman with type I diabetes mellitus was admitted for symptoms of left flank pain, dysuria,
and emesis, concerning for pyelonephritis. The patient was taking …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.84_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2004 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case December 2004
Discharge Fumbles
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the Dec. 2004
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case in Hospital Medicine
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Alan Forster, M…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33638/psn-pdf
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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49556/psn-pdf
March 01, 2008 - Hold That Order
March 1, 2008
Grissinger M. Hold That Order. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hold-order
The Case
A 25-year-old woman with a history of a pituitary tumor was admitted with hypernatremia. Because of her
previous pituitary resection and radiation, the patient had a long history …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49443/psn-pdf
May 01, 2004 - Privacy Gone Awry
May 1, 2004
Pauker SG, Pauker SP. Privacy Gone Awry. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/privacy-gone-awry
The Case
A 3-year-old child underwent bilateral myringotomies and tube insertion with adenoidectomy.
Preoperatively, she had an upper respiratory infection, but was eating…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-harms-hand-sanitizer
March 04, 2020 - The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer
Citation Text:
Stewart S. The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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June 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Emergency Error
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the June 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Nicholas Symons, MBChB, MSc, Imperial College London
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Robe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33623/psn-pdf
December 01, 2005 - The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical
Liability Legislation
December 1, 2005
Barach P. The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical Liability Legislation. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/unintended-consequences-florida-medical-liability-legislation
Perspective
Quality health …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.98_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2005 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case June 2005
Getting to the Root of the Matter
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the June 2005
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Scott Flanders, MD; Sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33821/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn
From Aviation
December 1, 2016
Macrae C. Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn From Aviation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/errors-and-near-misses-what-health-care-could-learn-aviation
Perspective
Some of the most urg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49812/psn-pdf
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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33698/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - In Conversation with...Richard P. Shannon, MD
August 1, 2010
In Conversation with..Richard P. Shannon, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withrichard-p-shannon-md
Editor's note: Richard P. Shannon, MD, is the Frank Wister Thomas Professor of Medicine at the
University of Pe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/digital-health-literacy
August 30, 2023 - Digital Health Literacy
Citation Text:
Seidel E, Cortes T, Chong C. Digital Health Literacy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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May 26, 2021 - May 26, 2021 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, a…
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March 15, 2021 - March 17, 2021 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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February 23, 2022 - February 16, 2022 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, repor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/psnet-collection/perspectives
January 04, 2024 - Perspectives
Our Perspectives on Safety section features expert viewpoints on current themes in patient safety, including interviews and written essays published monthly. Annual Perspectives highlight vital and emerging patient safety topics.
Latest Perspectives
The Relationship Between Clim…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837791/psn-pdf
August 05, 2022 - Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Care Setting
August 5, 2022
Schiff G, Mossburg SE, Dowell P, et al. Patient Safety in the Ambulatory Care Setting. PSNet [internet].
2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-ambulatory-care-setting
Introduction
There is no way to review the year 2021 in quality and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33580/psn-pdf
April 01, 2022 - Nursing and Patient Safety
April 21, 2021
Phillips J, Malliaris AP, Bakerjian D. Nursing and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/nursing-and-patient-safety
Updated in March 2021. Originally published in December 2011 by researchers at the University of
California, San Francisco. …