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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50928/psn-pdf
February 21, 2020 - Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety
February 21, 2020
Hall KK, Fitall E, Hettinger AZ. Updates in the Role of Health IT in Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/updates-role-health-it-patient-safety
Background
Health information technology (HIT) has the potential…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33736/psn-pdf
September 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD
September 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jack-needleman-phd
Editor's note: Jack Needleman, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management
at UCLA School of P…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49741/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy
September 1, 2015
Kilpatrick CC. Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/abdominal-pain-early-pregnancy
Case Objectives
Recognize when nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is abnormal.
Identify the most common causes of non-obstetric a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49676/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Death by PCA
February 1, 2013
Hicks RW. Death by PCA. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/death-pca
The Case
A healthy 21-year-old pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby via Caesarean section after an
uncomplicated pregnancy. Two hours after delivery, the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49864/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You
in Training About Feedback and Burnout
June 1, 2019
Adair KC, Frankel A, Sexton B. Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About
Feedback and Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/speaking-patient-safety-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846768/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe
Obesity During Eye Surgery.
March 29, 2023
Bohringer C. Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/endotracheal-tube-fallout-patient-severe-obesity-during-eye-surgery
The Ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49482/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Pregnant With Danger
May 1, 2005
Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger
The Case
A 35-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency department (ED) in the middle of
the night complaining of left leg pain. She also had so…
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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/web-mm/low-totem-pole
October 01, 2003 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Low on the Totem Pole
Citation Text:
Wachter R. Low on the Totem Pole. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/communication-failure-whos-charge
April 01, 2018 - Communication Failure—Who's in Charge?
Citation Text:
Fackler J, Schwartz JM. Communication Failure—Who's in Charge?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73104/psn-pdf
January 04, 2021 - Surge
planning has become even more important for hospital operations in an effort to take into consideration … high-reliability
https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#42
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assisting-beginners-root-cause-analysis-operations-analysis-and-recommendations-regarding
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-infection-prevention-fit-safety-program
March 01, 2014 - was the establishment of formal infection prevention and control programs under health care facility operations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsorrel-king
March 01, 2007 - Georgia has also been engaging patients and families in the physical redesign of its hospitals and operations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-05/final_may-spotlight-fatal_pca_slides_05.01.2020_cme_review-revised.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Predictors of In-hospital Postoperative Opioid Overdose After
Major Elective Operations: A Nationally
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49651/psn-pdf
May 01, 2012 - Handoff strategies in settings with high
consequences for failure: lessons for health care operations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-ann-l-hendrich-rn-phd
February 26, 2025 - Hendrich, RN, PhD, is Vice President of Clinical Excellence Operations and Executive Director of the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863308/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - factors can also increase the risk of aspiration
including head-down positioning and certain types of operations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergent-triage-miss
March 06, 2015 - improve the accuracy of triage, help better manage crowded EDs, and assist in understanding daily ED operations
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/organizational-learning
August 11, 2025 - This article draws a distinction between preventable failures in predictable operations—which are largely
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60172/psn-pdf
March 01, 2021 - In 2016, a survey of 503
nurses, physicians, IT practitioners, and CFOs/financial operations experts