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February 10, 2015 - 'Global Trigger Tool' shows that adverse events in
hospitals may be ten times greater than previously
measured.
February 10, 2015
Classen D, Resar RK, Griffin F, et al. 'Global trigger tool' shows that adverse events in hospitals may be ten
times greater than previously measured. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011;30(4):…
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December 01, 2016 - Very few institutions ever look at close calls or
near misses. … When many institutions go to do this, the people involved don't understand that
you really have to do … But we had a whole host of different people involved in this from
different institutions like Kaiser
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September 01, 2012 - greater
than 20 million procedures.(8) Because many RSI cases are kept confidential by providers, institutions … These events can have significant financial impact on
providers and institutions, both in legal costs … and nonpayment from the federal government.(16,20)
Additionally, institutions suffer a cost to their
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June 01, 2007 - health care industry from public outrage, reformed reimbursement policies, and
regulation.(3)
Although institutions … system change, external reporting requirements can increase the priority of patient safety within
institutions … medical errors: although transparency can drive improvements, care must be taken to avoid penalizing
institutions
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September 09, 2009 - provider's role in reducing adverse events at discharge Create an action plan for patient, provider and institutions
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March 15, 2023 - Dedicated Transport Team and Standardized Transport Workflows
Institutions can utilize a centralized
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October 01, 2015 - The process for transplantation varies among institutions and a consultation with a specialist performing
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November 01, 2011 - Patients and families can report near miss incidents.(6)
Importantly for institutions, it is not necessary
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July 01, 2016 - Although these difficult questions may vary across institutions, addressing such issues is critical to
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January 03, 2017 - Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions. Reducing office practice risks.
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September 01, 2025 - Despite these decreases, the authors estimate that for modern U.S. institutions, there is likely a major
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April 07, 2022 - discussions about their care model with 29 different health systems and
agencies representing 29 unique institutions
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September 01, 2011 - Medication Overdose
Citation Text:
Kaushal R. Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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May 01, 2014 - Raise the Bar
May 1, 2014
Stotts J, Lyndon A. Raise the Bar. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/raise-bar
The Case
A 57-year-old man presented to an ambulatory surgery center for excision of a right groin lipoma. The
patient was seen and evaluated by an anesthesiologist who was new to the cente…
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April 01, 2003 - The 2-Week Itch
April 1, 2003
Cohen MR. The 2-Week Itch. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/2-week-itch
The Case
A 40-year-old woman with bipolar disorder (on trazodone) came to her primary care physician with new
urticaria. She received a handwritten prescription for Zyrtec and Atarax.
The ha…
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March 27, 2024 - Cybersecurity and How to Maintain Patient Safety
March 27, 2024
Pelletreau B, Riggi J, Gale B, et al. Cybersecurity and How to Maintain Patient Safety. PSNet [internet].
2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cybersecurity-and-how-maintain-patient-safety
Introduction
The integration of information technology (I…
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September 01, 2005 - Flying Object Hits MRI
Citation Text:
Gosbee JW, Gosbee LL. Flying Object Hits MRI. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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April 01, 2010 - In Conversation with…Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA
April 1, 2010
In Conversation with…Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjanet-corrigan-phd-mba
Editor's note: Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, MBA, is president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF), a
priva…
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July 01, 2018 - Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication
July 1, 2018
Debono D, Levett-Jones T. Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/primary-workaround-secondary-complication
The Case
A young adult with a progressive neurological disorder presented to a hospital emerg…
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May 01, 2016 - The Fluidity of Diagnostic "Wet Reads"
May 1, 2016
Lee CS, Hess CP. The Fluidity of Diagnostic "Wet Reads". PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fluidity-diagnostic-wet-reads
The Case
A 64-year-old man with heavy tobacco use presented to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain.
His electroc…