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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-medical-and-legal-perspectives-unsafe-care
July 20, 2021 - The Power to Predict: Leveraging Medical Malpractice Data to Reduce Patient Harm and Financial Loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effective-reporting-could-improve-safe-use-electronic-health-records
August 12, 2020 - April 14, 2021
Addressing the Loss of Trust in Safety Culture.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-excellence-improving-experience-and-outcomes-patient-care
October 06, 2022 - April 22, 2020
Addressing the Loss of Trust in Safety Culture.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unite-care
October 20, 2021 - The Power to Predict: Leveraging Medical Malpractice Data to Reduce Patient Harm and Financial Loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/making-healthcare-safe-story-patient-safety-movement
January 20, 2021 - The Power to Predict: Leveraging Medical Malpractice Data to Reduce Patient Harm and Financial Loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paradoxes-defensive-medicine
June 08, 2022 - The Power to Predict: Leveraging Medical Malpractice Data to Reduce Patient Harm and Financial Loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/2019-john-m-eisenberg-patient-safety-and-quality-awards
August 14, 2024 - November 19, 2018
Time to take hearing loss seriously.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-alliance-advance-patient-safety-webinar-series
April 01, 2024 - The Power to Predict: Leveraging Medical Malpractice Data to Reduce Patient Harm and Financial Loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospitalization-associated-disability-she-was-probably-able-ambulate-im-not-sure
August 04, 2015 - This commentary reviews the epidemiology of hospital-associated disability—the long-term loss of ability
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/feeling-unsafe-healthcare-setting-patients-perspectives
June 11, 2014 - explored the evidence to identify seven themes that contribute to patients feeling unsafe, including loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/afraid-hospital-parental-concern-errors-during-childs-hospitalization
April 21, 2011 - The tragic loss of her daughter due to a preventable error led Sorrel King to found the Josie King
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/need-eat
February 10, 2021 - that is not prioritized in acute care until overt symptoms, such a pressure ulcers, significant weight loss … such as body mass index, usual weight (from caregiver or past admissions), and unintentional weight loss … nutrition-focused physical examination should be performed to uncover any signs of malnutrition, such as adipose loss … , muscle loss, or signs of nutrient deficiencies. … retrospective study found that missing malnutrition documentation for seven patients represented a loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50755/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - is not prioritized in acute care until overt symptoms, such a pressure ulcers,
significant weight loss … such as body
mass index, usual weight (from caregiver or past admissions), and unintentional weight loss … nutrition-focused physical examination should be performed to uncover any signs of
malnutrition, such as adipose loss … , muscle loss, or signs of nutrient deficiencies. … retrospective study found that missing malnutrition
documentation for seven patients represented a loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lack-sepsis-recognition-leads-delay-care-following-cesarean-delivery
November 30, 2021 - concerned about the hypotension, which was thought to be due to hypovolemia from peri-operative blood loss … was booked for an urgent exploratory laparotomy due to persisting concerns about postoperative blood loss … had several other reasonable explanations for hypotension, such as extensive intra-operative blood loss … It also avoids the loss of direct communication due to concerns about hierarchy and asymmetry of power
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-08/final_spotlight_case_mesenteric_ischemia_08.05.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - abdominal pain (“intestinal angina”) and often develop “food fear” with an associated
significant weight loss … Symptoms of weight loss and dietary changes in the setting of
atherosclerosis should increase suspicion … concerning symptom for
mesenteric ischemia, especially when accompanied by vomiting,
diarrhea, and weight loss … pain that should be considered particularly in
patients with either acute abdominal pain or weight loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-thresholds-gastrointestinal-bleeding
November 26, 2014 - It can be difficult to identify a single source of bleeding, and blood loss is often attributed to diffuse … should be noted that in a brisk bleed, hemodynamic instability can be a more sensitive marker of blood loss … This is because there can be a delay in hemoglobin drop due to a loss of whole blood with delayed intravascular … However, the hospitalist failed to recognize the briskness of the patient's blood loss.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851555/psn-pdf
July 31, 2023 - She presented with vague complaints of
weakness, anorexia, and weight loss. … Second, the combination of anorexia with substantial
weight loss, severe constipation, and abdominal … Take-Home Points
Non-specific symptoms such as weakness, weight loss, and anorexia may be warning signs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/what-are-unintended-patient-safety-consequences-healthcare-technologies-qualitative-study
February 26, 2020 - of technology in health care, five themes emerge: inequity of access, increased end-user burden, loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-do-patients-respond-safety-problems-ambulatory-care-results-retrospective-cross-sectional
September 15, 2021 - patient safety incidents back to their general practitioner or specialist and these incidents can lead to loss
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/association-open-communication-and-emotional-and-behavioural-impact-medical-error-patients
February 16, 2022 - avoiding the doctor(s) or facility(s) involved in the error, and two-thirds of respondents reported a loss