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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/top-10-drug-errors-and-how-prevent-them
April 15, 2015 - Meeting/Conference Proceedings
The "top 10" drug errors and how to prevent them.
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June 6, 2007
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/awareness-human-factors-operating-theatres-during-covid-19-pandemic
January 13, 2021 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
Awareness of human factors in the operating theatres during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Britton CR, Hayman G, Stroud N. Awareness of Human Factors in the operating theatres during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Perioperative Practice. 2020;31(1-2). doi:10.1177/1750…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-board-and-management-practices-are-strongly-related-hospital-performance-clinical
October 27, 2021 - Study
Classic
Hospital board and management practices are strongly related to hospital performance on clinical quality metrics.
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Tsai TC, Jha AK, Gawande AA, et al. Hospital board and management practices are strongly related to hospital performanc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/about-psnet
September 01, 2015 - About PSNet AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) is a national web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety. The site offers weekly updates of patient safety literature, news, tools, and meetings ("Current Issue"), and a vast set of carefully annotated links to important researc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenging-status-quo-focusing-patient-safety-and-joy-work
December 01, 2021 - Commentary
Challenging the status quo: focusing on patient safety and joy at work.
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Peach AG. Challenging the Status Quo: Focusing on Patient Safety and Joy at Work. J Perianesth Nurs. 2016;31(6):535-538. doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2016.08.008.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-clozapine-prescription-elderly-man-dementia
August 06, 2014 - Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia
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Tsourounis C, Ghomeshi KK. Delayed Clozapine Prescription in an Elderly Man With Dementia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/unintended-consequences-florida-medical-liability-legislation
February 01, 2003 - The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical Liability Legislation
Paul Barach, MD, MPH | December 1, 2005
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Barach P. The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical Liability Legislation. PSNet [internet].…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49722/psn-pdf
December 01, 2014 - Medical Devices in the "Wild"
December 1, 2014
Gurses AP, Doyle PA. Medical Devices in the "Wild". PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medical-devices-wild
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease, diabetes,
chronic pain, arthritis, and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bowel-prep
March 01, 2017 - Bowel Prep
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Nelson D. Bowel Prep. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/admission-drug-dose-too-low
September 01, 2011 - Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low?
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Kaushal R, Abramson EL. Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/final_nov_spotlight_case_premature_closing-snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx
Spotlight
Premature Closure: Was it Just Syncope?
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the November 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
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o CME credit i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.323_slideshow.ppt
May 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Medication Reconciliation With a Twist (or Dare We Say, a Patch?)
This presentation is based on the May 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Janice Kwan, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Tor…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-anesthesia-machine
August 01, 2006 - Check the Anesthesia Machine
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Saddawi-Konefka D, Cooper JB. Check the Anesthesia Machine. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49674/psn-pdf
December 01, 2012 - Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?
December 1, 2012
Moureau N. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventing-picc-complications-whose-line-it
The Case
A 55-year-old woman with myasthenia gravis, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49422/psn-pdf
November 01, 2003 - 40 of K
November 1, 2003
Lesar TS. 40 of K. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/40-k
The Case
An 81-year-old female maintained on warfarin for a history of chronic atrial fibrillation and mitral valve
replacement developed asymptomatic runs of ventricular tachycardia while hospitalized. The unit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50842/psn-pdf
January 29, 2020 - Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge
January 29, 2020
Choudhury LS, Vu CT. Patient Identification Errors: A Systems Challenge. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-identification-errors-systems-challenge
The Cases
The following four events involving five patients all involved…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50701/psn-pdf
November 26, 2019 - In Conversation With... Heidi Wald, MD
November 26, 2019
In Conversation With.. Heidi Wald, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-heidi-wald-md
Editor’s note: Dr. Wald, MD, MSPH, is the Chief Quality and Safety Officer at SCL Health in Denver, CO.
She has previously served as …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/specimen-almost-lost
September 21, 2022 - Specimen Almost Lost
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Hehe YK. Specimen Almost Lost. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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April 01, 2015 - Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire
April 1, 2015
Mehta SP, Domino KM. Fire in the Hole!—An OR Fire. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fire-hole-or-fire
The Case
A patient was taken to the operating room (OR) to undergo a planned laparoscopic subtotal colon resection
for a biopsy-proven adenocarcinom…
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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, …