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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36860/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - IHI Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events.
2nd Edition.
January 20, 2016
Griffin FA, Resar RK. IHI Innovation Series white paper. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare
Improvement; 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ihi-global-trigger-tool-measuring-adverse-events-2nd-edition
This white paper describ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865570/psn-pdf
April 10, 2024 - Risk Mitigation Using the Anesthesia Risk Alert Program:
Applying a Proactive Approach With Data Review &
Collaborating With a Second Practitioner
April 10, 2024
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/risk-mitigation-using-anesthesia-risk-alert-program-applying-proactive-
approach-data
Summary
North American Partners…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49853/psn-pdf
February 01, 2019 - Adverse Event During Intrahospital Transport
February 1, 2019
Bergman L, Chaboyer W. Adverse Event During Intrahospital Transport. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/adverse-event-during-intrahospital-transport
The Case
A 4-year-old boy underwent surgery under general anesthesia for correction o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49465/psn-pdf
December 22, 2021 - Electronic Err
October 1, 2004
Tang PC. Electronic Err. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/electronic-err
The Case
A 75-year-old woman with coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest
pain that that had not responded to three sublingual nitroglycerin tablets at…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49616/psn-pdf
December 01, 2010 - Milliliters vs. Milligrams
December 1, 2010
Poole RL, Dixon T. Milliliters vs. Milligrams. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/milliliters-vs-milligrams
The Case
A 32-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after a vehicle collision and multiple traumatic injuries. His
evaluation showed acu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45624/psn-pdf
November 02, 2016 - Addressing the Opioid Crisis in the United States.
November 2, 2016
Martin L, Laderman M, Hyatt J, Krueger J. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; April
2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-crisis-united-states
Misuse of opioid medications is currently a serious patient safety conce…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43328/psn-pdf
August 20, 2018 - Safety Quality and Informatics Leadership Program.
August 20, 2018
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-quality-and-informatics-leadership-program
The Institute of Medicine's learning health system concept serves as the foundation for this year-long
curriculum covering how to appl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47966/psn-pdf
May 29, 2019 - Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit.
May 29, 2019
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-essentials-toolkit
This toolkit provides access to nine key tools to help organizations improve teamwork, incident analysis,
and communication as well as templates to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44917/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - Canadian Incident Analysis Framework.
November 30, 2016
Incident Analysis Collaborating Parties. Edmonton, AB: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2012. ISBN:
9781926541440.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/canadian-incident-analysis-framework
Performing incident analysis can help organizations understand why adverse e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35283/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Hospitalists as emerging leaders in patient safety:
targeting a few to affect many.
July 14, 2010
Flanders SA, Kaufman SR, Saint S, et al. Hospitalists as emerging leaders in patient safety: targeting a few
to affect many. J Patient Saf. 2005;1(2):78-82. doi:10.1097/pts.0b013e31819751f2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60189/psn-pdf
April 01, 2020 - Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan.
April 1, 2020
Working Group on Medication Overload. Brookline, MA: Lown Institute; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-medication-overload-national-action-plan
Polypharmacy and medication overuse are known contributors to patient harm. This report …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42812/psn-pdf
August 02, 2016 - Healthcare Practitioner’s Vaccine Error Reporting Form.
August 2, 2016
Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-practitioners-vaccine-error-reporting-form
This form collects data on errors and concerns associated with vaccines as part of a national reporting
program tracking…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34733/psn-pdf
November 19, 2015 - Out of the Crisis.
November 19, 2015
Deming WE. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Advanced Engineering
Study, 1986. ISBN: 9780911379013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/out-crisis
Deming believes that American companies need to transform their method of management to engage and
compete…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863762/psn-pdf
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…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44007/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - Time to tackle diagnostic errors. Physicians blame patient
'treadmill' for missed calls.
April 1, 2015
Rice S. Time to tackle diagnostic errors. Physicians blame patient 'treadmill' for missed calls. Modern
healthcare. 2015;45(3):18-20.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/time-tackle-diagnostic-errors-physicians-blame-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44115/psn-pdf
June 03, 2015 - An approach to assessing patient safety in hospitals in
low-income countries.
June 3, 2015
Lindfield R, Knight A, Bwonya D. An approach to assessing patient safety in hospitals in low-income
countries. PLoS One. 2015;10(3):e0121628. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121628.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/approach-assessing-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40646/psn-pdf
July 27, 2011 - Engineering a Learning Healthcare System: A Look at the
Future: Workshop Summary.
July 27, 2011
Grossmann C, Goolsby WA, Olsen L, McGinnis JM; Institute of Medicine and National Academy of
Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2011. ISBN: 9780309120647.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/engineering…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33703/psn-pdf
November 01, 2010 - Are We Getting Better at Measuring Patient Safety?
November 1, 2010
Rosen AK. Are We Getting Better at Measuring Patient Safety? PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-we-getting-better-measuring-patient-safety
Perspective
The past decade has witnessed unprecedented interest in patient safe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-trouble
August 01, 2012 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Double Trouble
Citation Text:
Gurwitz JH. Double Trouble. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49531/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - Failure to Report
March 1, 2007
Spath P. Failure to Report. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-report
Case Objectives
List common causes of medical errors.
Appreciate the magnitude of underreporting of adverse events.
List the common barriers to reporting adverse events and near misses…