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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
November 01, 2006 - Moved Too Soon
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Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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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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October 01, 2008 - Mistaken Identity
October 1, 2008
Hall LW. Mistaken Identity. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-identity
The Case
An 85-year-old Cantonese-speaking woman was admitted to the medical service with altered mental status
and a reported fall. After finding tenderness in her left hip, the p…
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October 01, 2010 - What Makes a Good Checklist
October 1, 2010
McLaughlin AC. What Makes a Good Checklist. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-makes-good-checklist
Perspective
The use of checklists is a primitive yet remarkably effective strategy for ensuring accuracy in complex
tasks. Checklists have lo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/overriding-considerations
March 09, 2009 - Overriding Considerations
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Holtzman NA. Overriding Considerations. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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January 01, 2016 - New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another
January 1, 2016
Green RA, Adelman JS. New Patient Mistakenly Checked in as Another. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/new-patient-mistakenly-checked-another
The Case
A 55-year-old man, presented to a primary care physician's office for an initial vis…
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January 01, 2017 - A Potent Medication Administered in a Not So Viable
Route
January 1, 2017
Loubani O. A Potent Medication Administered in a Not So Viable Route. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/potent-medication-administered-not-so-viable-route
The Case
A 55-year-old man with history of nonischemic cardiomyop…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33628/psn-pdf
February 01, 2006 - In Conversation with…John Banja, PhD
February 1, 2006
In Conversation with…John Banja, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjohn-banja-phd
Editor's Note: John Banja, PhD, is Assistant Director for Health Sciences and Clinical Ethics and
Associate Professor of Clinical Et…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49494/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - One Dose, Fifty Pills
November 1, 2005
Smith L. One Dose, Fifty Pills . PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-dose-fifty-pills
The Case
A middle-aged man was admitted to the medical service of a teaching hospital with suspected vasculitis.
When the initial diagnostic studies failed to provide …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-between-cracks-software
March 09, 2011 - Falling Between the Cracks in the Software
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Adler-Milstein J. Falling Between the Cracks in the Software. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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October 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...David Marx, JD
October 1, 2007
In Conversation with..David Marx, JD. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withdavid-marx-jd
Editor's Note: An engineer and an attorney by training, David Marx, JD, is president of Outcome
Engineering, a risk management firm. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33694/psn-pdf
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/primers-0
March 15, 2025 - 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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Clinical Decision Support Systems
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/systems-approach
June 15, 2024 - Systems Approach
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Systems Approach. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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September 23, 2024 - Rescue Improvement Conference Innovation Summary
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March 15, 2025 - Individual Clinician Performance Issues
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Individual Clinician Performance Issues. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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August 01, 2016 - Safety In Dentistry
August 1, 2016
Ramoni R, Walji MF, Kalenderian E. Safety In Dentistry. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-dentistry
Perspective
In a famous scene from the 1976 film, Marathon Man, Laurence Olivier, playing dentist Dr. Christian Szell
tortures Babe Levy (played by…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-and-diagnostic-error
July 30, 2020 - America continues to recommend NAATs as the diagnostic method of choice for SARS-CoV-2 given these limitations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-smith-md
August 01, 2019 - So those are our limitations.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/errors-managing-open-wound-elbow-leading-multiple-complications-and-operations
September 27, 2023 - Several imaging modalities are available, each with unique performance characteristics, advantages, and limitations