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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/equity-patient-safety
September 24, 2024 - For example, the Joint Commission lists as an element of performance that healthcare organizations assess
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ebola-are-we-ready
July 01, 2012 - monitoring or even (if there were body fluid exposure) home quarantine.( 6 ) The Joint Commission lists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-handling-and-compounding-errors-operating-room
May 16, 2022 - consult preference cards that serve as a guide to prepare for surgery, and those preference cards include lists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848109/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride
Extravasation.
April 26, 2023
The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride Extravasation. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-10-intravenous-calcium-chloride-extravasation
The Case
A 52-year-old man with a history of lymphoplasmacytic lymph…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49606/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Weighing In on Surgical Safety
August 1, 2010
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
Case Objectives
Identify the comorbidites associated with obesity that place patients at higher risk for surgical
complications.
Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49516/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art?
August 1, 2006
Thompson GR, Verghese A. Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art? PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/physical-diagnosis-lost-art
Case Objectives
Appreciate the decline in proficiency and reliance on physical examination skills among health care
providers.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33875/psn-pdf
March 01, 2019 - In Conversation With… Susan Haas, MD, MSc
March 1, 2019
In Conversation With… Susan Haas, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-haas-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. Haas is an obstetrician–gynecologist and co-Principal Investigator for Ariadne Labs'
work focused on health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.332_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2014 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
A Lot of Pain (Medications)
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This presentation is based on the September 2014
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49678/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - A Weighty Mistake
March 1, 2013
Bokser SJ. A Weighty Mistake. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighty-mistake
Case Objectives
Understand factors associated with weight-based dosing medication errors in pediatric populations.
Describe how adoption of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49550/psn-pdf
December 01, 2007 - Deaths Not Foretold: Are Unexpected Deaths Useful
Patient Safety Signals?
December 1, 2007
Shojania KG. Deaths Not Foretold: Are Unexpected Deaths Useful Patient Safety Signals? PSNet
[internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deaths-not-foretold-are-unexpected-deaths-useful-patient-safety-signals
The Case
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49642/psn-pdf
December 01, 2011 - Order Interrupted by Text: Multitasking Mishap
December 1, 2011
Halamka J. Order Interrupted by Text: Multitasking Mishap. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/order-interrupted-text-multitasking-mishap
Case Objectives
State the prevalence of mobile devices among clinicians and their common health…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49654/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - Transfer Troubles
June 1, 2012
Hains IM. Transfer Troubles. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfer-troubles
Case Objectives
Recognize that transfer of patients between hospitals is common.
Understand the frequency of errors and adverse events in the transfer of patients between hospitals.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853773/psn-pdf
September 27, 2023 - A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side.
September 27, 2023
Bellini A, Salcedo ES. A Double “Never Event”: Wrong Patient and Wrong Side. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-never-event-wrong-patient-and-wrong-side
The Case
A first-year orthopedic surgery resident was consulted…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33738/psn-pdf
December 01, 2012 - In Conversation With... John G. Reiling, PhD
December 1, 2012
In Conversation With.. John G. Reiling, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-john-g-reiling-phd
Editor's note: John G. Reiling, PhD, is president and CEO of Safe by Design. Dr. Reiling consults with
hospitals and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49713/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - CVP, thereby decreasing the pressure
gradient that promotes air embolism formation.(5,8,9) The Table lists … risks, while CVC removal has not.(11) Based on this bias, CVC insertion has long been included in lists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49489/psn-pdf
September 01, 2005 - setting, providers
should review with the patient and/or responsible family member previous medication lists … setting, providers should review with the patient and/or responsible family member previous
medication lists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49492/psn-pdf
November 01, 2005 - hospitals have worked with ambulance staff to remind them to pick up prescription bottles or medication
lists … Individually, patients should be encouraged
to carry their medication lists and present them at each
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
February 01, 2007 - Similar to the Armor study, this one found discrepancies between hospital discharge and home medication lists … Both studies indicate that creating a new approach to reconciling patients' discharge medication lists
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-clozapine-prescription-elderly-man-dementia
August 06, 2014 - The FDA also has a website that lists all current REMS drugs, and FDA-approved prescribing information … Table 2 lists several safety systems that can be considered.( 8 ) Some of the strategies focus on individuals
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49660/psn-pdf
August 01, 2012 - that require urgent attention
• Presenting results in the context of previous results, medication lists … , and problem lists
• Forwarding capability and allowing the use of surrogates during planned absences