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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49413/psn-pdf
September 01, 2003 - Did We Forget Something?
September 1, 2003
Gibbs VC. Did We Forget Something? PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/did-we-forget-something
The Case
A 76-year-old-man underwent right aorto-iliac aneurysm repair. He developed postoperative fever, initially
attributed to ventilator-associated pneumo…
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49623/psn-pdf
March 01, 2011 - Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast?
March 1, 2011
Spector ND. Are We Pushing Graduate Nurses Too Fast? . PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/are-we-pushing-graduate-nurses-too-fast
The Case
A middle-aged man was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) following a complex surgical…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49463/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Moved Too Soon
October 1, 2004
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
The Case
A 67-year-old man was admitted to a general hospital ward after undergoing a laminectomy. Two hours
after arriving, while the patient was still groggy from anesthesia, a nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33623/psn-pdf
December 01, 2005 - The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical
Liability Legislation
December 1, 2005
Barach P. The Unintended Consequences of Florida Medical Liability Legislation. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/unintended-consequences-florida-medical-liability-legislation
Perspective
Quality health …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/walsh-kirkendall-report.pdf
January 01, 2025 - indicates that medication safety and treatment delay are critical areas in outpatient care
where harm is occurring … communications between parent and clinic that took place after a psychotropic medication
started or changed, occurring … errors and failure modes as well as opportunities to improve the care of our patients
where it is occurring
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol3/Ludwick.pdf
June 21, 2004 - Surgical Safety: Addressing the JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site, Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events
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Surgical Safety: Addressing the
JCAHO Goals for Reducing Wrong-site,
Wrong-patient, Wrong-procedure Events
Sandra Ludwick
Abstract
Under standards set forth by the Joint Commission on Accreditatio…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/sustainability-plan.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Guide to Sustainability Planning: Long-Term Care Facilities
AHRQ Safety Program for
Improving Antibiotic Use
Guide to Sustainability Planning:
Long-Term Care Facilities
Sustainability Planning 2 AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use – Long-Term Care
Introduction
Johns Hopkins Medicine and NOR…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/clabsi-cauti-icu/urine-culturing-notes.docx
April 01, 2022 - Urine Culturing Stewardship in the ICU Setting Facilitator Notes
CAUTI Module:
Urine Culturing Stewardship in the ICU Setting
Facilitator Guide
Slide Number and Image
This module, titled “Urine Culturing Stewardship in the ICU Setting” is part of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Safety Program …
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/improve/behavior-change-facilitator-guide.pdf
November 01, 2019 - Making Effective Behavior Changes Around Antibiotic Prescribing
AHRQ Safety Program for Improving
Antibiotic Use
1AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
AHRQ Pub. No. 17(20)-0028-EF
November 2019
Making Effective Behavior Changes
Around Antibiotic Prescribing
Acute Care
S…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/rothberg-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Patient-centered approach to reducing harm from VTE
Title: Patient-centered approach to reducing harm from VTE
Principal Investigator: Michael Rothberg, MD, MPH
Team Members: Aaron Hamilton, Bo Hu, Michael Kattan, Phuc Le, Lei Kou, Jacqueline Fox
Organization: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
In…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/sustainability/sustainability-assesment-tool.xlsx
March 01, 2017 - Sheet1
The purpose of this tool is to support the maintenance of your AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: CAUTI program efforts and its benefits to the improvement of resident safety culture overtime. This tool will help your team identify their current state, including what’s working and what’s not working, outl…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/huck-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Rural Healthcare Quality Network (RHQN) – AHRQ Grant Pre-Intervention Study Results
Rural Healthcare Quality Network (RHQN) – Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality Grant
FINAL REPORT
BACKGROUND
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the study was to examine clinician’s attitudes and p…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/phillips-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Final Progress Report: Preventing/Managing C. Diff for Nursing Home Residents, Admissions, and Discharges
FINAL PROGRESS REPORT
Project Title: Preventing/Managing C. Diff for Nursing Home Residents, Admissions,
and Discharges
Principal Investigator: Charles D. Phillips, PhD, MPH, Regents Professor,
Texas A&M …
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/opt-briefings-slides.html
December 01, 2017 - Optimize Briefings and Debriefings: Slide Presentation
AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery
Slide 1: AHRQ Safety Program for Surgery—Implementation
Optimize Briefings and Debriefings
Slide 2: Learning Objectives
Describe characteristics of effective briefings and debriefings.
Present the evidence bas…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/clabsi-tools/guide.html
January 01, 2020 - Guide: Purpose and Use of CLABSI Tools
Purpose of the Tools
These tools are designed to support your efforts to implement evidence-based practices and eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in your unit. When used with the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) Toolkit, the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49506/psn-pdf
March 01, 2006 - The Wet Read
March 1, 2006
Arenson RL. The Wet Read. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wet-read
Case Objectives
Appreciate the limitations of radiology resident emergency coverage.
Understand the rate of discrepancy between radiology resident preliminary reads and attending
radiologists' fina…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2012 - CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is
Worth a Pound of Cure
October 1, 2012
Liu C. CA-MRSA Skin Infections: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure. PSNet [internet].
2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ca-mrsa-skin-infections-ounce-prevention-worth-pound-cure
Case Objectives
Identify risk f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-diagnosis-addisons-disease-adolescent-presenting-fatigue
October 28, 2020 - Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent Presenting with Fatigue.
Citation Text:
Jimenez S, Crossen S. Missed Diagnosis of Addison’s Disease in Adolescent Presenting with Fatigue.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Serv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-malignancy-diagnosis-reflects-systemic-failures
September 25, 2019 - Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures
Citation Text:
Mieu H, Olson KA. Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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