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psnet.ahrq.gov/primers
April 01, 2021 - Patient Safety Primers
Guides for key topics in patient safety through context, epidemiology, and relevant AHRQ PSNet content. The Patient Safety 101 Primer provides an overview of the patient safety field and covers key definitions and concepts.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minor-mistakes-deadly-results
April 02, 2008 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Minor mistakes, deadly results.
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February 8, 2012
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/contributions-tele-intensive-care-unit-tele-icu-technology-quality-care-and-patient-safety
February 16, 2022 - Study
Contributions of tele-intensive care unit (tele-ICU) technology to quality of care and patient safety.
Citation Text:
Khunlertkit A, Carayon P. Contributions of tele-intensive care unit (Tele-ICU) technology to quality of care and patient safety. J Crit Care. 2013;28(3):315.e1-12…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33824/psn-pdf
January 01, 2016 - Patient Safety and Opioid Medications
January 1, 2016
Sarkar U, Shojania KG. Patient Safety and Opioid Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-opioid-medications
Annual Perspective 2016
Opioid medications confer significant risks of harm, including overdose death …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33761/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved
Safety With Mindfulness
February 1, 2014
Beyea SC. Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved Safety With Mindfulness. PSNet
[internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interruptions-and-distractions-health-care-improved-safety-mindfulne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867845/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - Combined Proactive Risk Assessment (CPRA) – 4-Step
Technique Innovation Summary
February 26, 2025
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/combined-proactive-risk-assessment-cpra-4-step-technique-innovation-
summary
Summary
This innovation describes the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) National Center for Patient Saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/soil-not-seed-real-problem-root-cause-analysis
March 01, 2007 - The Soil, Not the Seed: The Real Problem with Root Cause Analysis
Patrice Spath, BA, RHIT, and William Minogue, MD | July 1, 2008
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Spath P, Minogue W. The Soil, Not the Seed: The Real Problem with Root Cause …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49634/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Situational (Un)Awareness
September 1, 2011
Abramson EL, Kaushal R. Situational (Un)Awareness. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/situational-unawareness
The Case
A 75-year-old man was admitted on a Tuesday evening with abdominal pain, jaundice, and elevated liver
function tests, including a bi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.353_slideshow.ppt
August 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Privacy or Safety?
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This presentation is based on the July/August 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: John D. Halamka, MD, MS, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; and Deven McGraw, JD, MPH, LLM…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49839/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - Mixup Beyond the Medication Label
August 1, 2018
Pervanas H, VanValkenburgh D. Mixup Beyond the Medication Label. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mixup-beyond-medication-label
The Case
An 80-year-old man was admitted to a hospital for recurrent hypoglycemia. He had been seen at another
hospi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49503/psn-pdf
February 01, 2006 - Workaround Error
February 1, 2006
Pape T. Workaround Error. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/workaround-error
The Case
A retired 81-year-old physician with metastatic colon cancer was admitted to an acute care hospital with
pneumonia and congestive heart failure (CHF). After his acute hospita…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49409/psn-pdf
July 01, 2003 - Feeling No Pain
July 1, 2003
Bogner MS. Feeling No Pain. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/feeling-no-pain
The Case
A 33-year-old female underwent hysterectomy for refractory endometriosis. For pain post-operatively, the
patient was placed on a Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) pump containin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49841/psn-pdf
September 01, 2018 - Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards
September 1, 2018
Bergsbaken J. Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chemotherapy-administration-safety-standards
The Case
A 67-year-old woman with cancer was admitted to the hospital to begin a chemotherapy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49563/psn-pdf
May 01, 2008 - Is It Safe to Be Direct?
May 1, 2008
Kulkarni NS, Williams M. Is It Safe to Be Direct? PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/it-safe-be-direct
The Case
A 92-year-old man with hypertension and heart failure (HF) was evaluated by his primary care physician
(PCP) for progressive shortness of breat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49590/psn-pdf
January 01, 2010 - Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low?
August 1, 2009
Kaushal R, Abramson EL. Is the Admission Drug Dose Too Low? PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/admission-drug-dose-too-low
The Case
A 72-year-old man with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted to
the hospit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50393/psn-pdf
September 01, 2019 - Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet
September 1, 2019
Ranji SR, Wachter R. Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-evolution-webmm-and-psnet
Perspective
Progress in any field requires scholarship and dissem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72737/psn-pdf
February 09, 2021 - Geisinger’s Outpatient Addiction Medicine Specialty
Program Uses Data-Driven Decision Making and MAT to
Reduce Mortality Rates
February 9, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/geisingers-outpatient-addiction-medicine-specialty-program-uses-data-
driven-decision
Summary
The team at Geisinger sought to develop a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-safety
January 01, 2018 - Annual Perspective
Patient Engagement in Safety
Rachel J. Stern, MD, and Urmimala Sarkar, MD | January 1, 2017
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Citation Text:
Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/combined-proactive-risk-assessment-cpra-4-step-technique-innovation-summary
February 26, 2025 - Combined Proactive Risk Assessment (CPRA) – 4-Step Technique Innovation Summary
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February 26, 2025
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/opioid-safety
December 15, 2024 - Opioid Safety
Citation Text:
Opioid Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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