-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33638/psn-pdf
August 01, 2006 - Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story
August 1, 2006
Cooper JB. Getting Into Patient Safety: A Personal Story. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/getting-patient-safety-personal-story
Perspective
My journey into patient safety began in 1972. It was born of serendipity enabled by the…
-
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…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49542/psn-pdf
August 21, 2007 - Copy and Paste
August 21, 2007
Hersh WR. Copy and Paste. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/copy-and-paste
The Case
A 77-year-old woman was admitted to a teaching hospital with diarrhea and dehydration after completing
her fifth cycle of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Her only relevant past m…
-
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 …
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharged-blindly
October 26, 2022 - Discharged Blindly
Citation Text:
Iezzoni LI. Discharged Blindly. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
Copy Citation
Format:
Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857060/psn-pdf
November 27, 2023 - The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient
Safety
November 27, 2023
Stanley J, Gale B, Mossburg S. The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-undergraduate-nursing-education-patient-safety
Introduction
Nurses are a li…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33821/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn
From Aviation
December 1, 2016
Macrae C. Errors and Near Misses: What Health Care Could Learn From Aviation. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/errors-and-near-misses-what-health-care-could-learn-aviation
Perspective
Some of the most urg…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73643/psn-pdf
August 01, 2022 - ECHO-Care Transitions Successfully Reduces Patient
Readmissions from Skilled Nursing Facilities, Reduces
Length of Stay
August 25, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/echo-care-transitions-successfully-reduces-patient-readmissions-skilled-
nursing
Summary
ECHO-Care Transitions (ECHO-CT) intends to ensure cont…
-
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…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49755/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - Good Night's Sleep Gone Wrong
February 1, 2016
Gillis CM, Degrado J, Anger KE. Good Night's Sleep Gone Wrong. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/good-nights-sleep-gone-wrong
The Case
A 64-year-old woman came to the emergency department complaining of cough and shortness of breath,
along with an…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60653/psn-pdf
April 25, 2020 - Health Care Delivery and Pharmacists During the COVID-
19 Pandemic
June 29, 2020
Dopp AL, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Health Care Delivery and Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-delivery-and-pharmacists-during-covid-19-pandemic
Medication…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-weve-learned-about-leveraging-leadership-and-culture-affect-change-and-improve
March 01, 2017 - What We've Learned About Leveraging Leadership and Culture to Affect Change and Improve Patient Safety
Sara J. Singer, MBA, PhD | September 1, 2013
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Singer SJ. What We've Learned About Leveraging Leadership a…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49803/psn-pdf
January 01, 2018 - Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3
August 1, 2017
Berberich RF. Point-of-care Mixup: 1 Shot Turns Into 3. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/point-care-mixup-1-shot-turns-3
The Case
A 2-month-old boy was brought in for a routine 2-month well-child visit. The exam was completed and the
app…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33835/psn-pdf
June 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Paul Aylin, MBChB
June 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Paul Aylin, MBChB. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-paul-aylin-mbchb
Editor's note: Professor Aylin is Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at Imperial College London,
where he is also Co-Direc…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-article-libraries
March 18, 2025 - Curated Libraries
Curated Libraries are groupings of PSNet content, curated by AHRQ and by other experts in the patient safety field.
Watch the video to learn more about how this new feature works and how it can be of benefit to you.
Latest PSNet…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/computerized-provider-order-entry
March 15, 2025 - Computerized Provider Order Entry
Citation Text:
Computerized Provider Order Entry. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
Copy Citation
Format:
Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote t…
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-294
June 30, 2021 - At the patient’s request, the PCP ordered a 24-hour Holter monitor, which was normal.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-ideation-family-medicine-clinic
October 01, 2007 - The electronic health record can be leveraged to identify and monitor patients at risk for suicide.
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/spotlight_case_delayed_symptomatic_subdural_hematoma_slides.pptx
January 01, 2024 - to improve over the first several weeks.
20
20
Overlap with Acute Concussion (2)
Red flags to monitor
-
psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866578/psn-pdf
August 28, 2024 - emergency department (ED) complaining of
dizziness, fatigue and a “high” reading on her home blood glucose monitor