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December 01, 2010 - It's a matter of where you focus initially, and then integrating the clinical and legal implications.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withgeri-amori-phd
December 01, 2010 - It's a matter of where you focus initially, and then integrating the clinical and legal implications.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-neel-shah-md-mpp
October 30, 2019 - The theory of change is that by integrating the mom's voice into the decision making as a member of the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49695/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - Finding Fault With the Default Alert
October 1, 2013
Baysari M. Finding Fault With the Default Alert. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/finding-fault-default-alert
The Case
A 33-year-old man with known refractory epilepsy and developmental delay was admitted to the hospital
after experiencing …
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May 28, 2020 - The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety
May 28, 2020
Fitall E, Hall KK, Gale B. The Role of the FDA in Ensuring Device Safety . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-fda-ensuring-device-safety
Introduction
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a critical role in ensuring the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49827/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - Walking Patient, Missing Drain
April 1, 2018
Olkowski BF, Ravenel M, Stiefel MF. Walking Patient, Missing Drain. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/walking-patient-missing-drain
The Case
A 43-year-old woman with a history of metastatic breast cancer was admitted to the hospital for an elective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33621/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early
Experience
November 1, 2005
Krimsky WS. Rapid Response Teams: Lessons from the Early Experience. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/rapid-response-teams-lessons-early-experience
Perspective
Health care organizations throughout the world have ide…
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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/web-mm/secured-not-always-safe
October 01, 2015 - Secured But Not Always Safe
Citation Text:
Jahr JS, Hosseini P. Secured But Not Always Safe. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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November 01, 2017 - The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower
Patients and Improve Safety
November 1, 2017
Rozenblum R, Bates DW. The Role of Patient-facing Technologies to Empower Patients and Improve
Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-facing-technologies-empower-patients-and-imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846922/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Enhancing Support for Patients’ Social Needs to Reduce
Hospital Readmissions and Improve Health Outcomes
March 29, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/enhancing-support-patients-social-needs-reduce-hospital-readmissions-
and-improve-health
Summary
With increasing recognition that health is linked to the condit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867655/psn-pdf
February 26, 2025 - Learning Health Systems for Patient Safety
February 26, 2025
Savitz LA, Sousane Z, Mossburg SE. Learning Health Systems for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/learning-health-systems-patient-safety
Despite an observable decrease in adverse events in health care over time, rat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/amended-lab-results-communication-slip
September 26, 2012 - Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip
Citation Text:
Mohta V. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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February 01, 2018 - Right Place, Right Drug, Wrong Strength
February 1, 2018
Jelincic V, Greenall J. Right Place, Right Drug, Wrong Strength. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-place-right-drug-wrong-strength
The Case
A 2-year-old girl was admitted to a hospital burn unit for a 10% total body surface area bur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49742/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab
September 1, 2015
Ashcraft LE, Kahn JM. A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff-inpatient-rehab
The Case
An 18-year-old man with no significant past medical history sustained a traumatic brain injury after a mo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33779/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Handoffs and Transitions
January 22, 2014
Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
Annual Perspective 2014
Despite recent efforts to promote clinical integration, the United States health care system remains highly
fragmented. From it…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/security-lapse
December 18, 2019 - Security Lapse
Citation Text:
Mason D. Security Lapse. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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April 01, 2014 - The Forgotten Drip
Citation Text:
Josephson AS. The Forgotten Drip. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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November 01, 2008 - In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
November 1, 2008
In Conversation with…Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsanjay-saint-md-mph
Editor's note: Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine at the University of Michigan and the Ann
Arbor VA …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49473/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - On O.R. Off?
March 1, 2005
Leonard M. On O.R. Off? PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or
The Case
An elderly man was admitted to the vascular surgery service with rest pain in his leg. Angiography
demonstrated peripheral artery disease with anatomy suitable for revascularization. A consulting
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