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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43396/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - Patient safety and quality care.
July 30, 2014
Nelson K. Patient safety and quality care. Clin Dermatol. 2014;32(4):542-4.
doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.12.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-care
This commentary reveals insights from a physician who was involved in a misidentified speci…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46708/psn-pdf
February 08, 2023 - FDA/ISMP Safe Medication Management Fellowship
Program.
February 8, 2023
Food and Drug Administration, Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fdaismp-safe-medication-management-fellowship-program
This fellowship program provides clinicians with learning opportunities at the Institute…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42765/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - Advancing Patient Safety Implementation Through Safe
Medication Use Research (R18).
November 30, 2016
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. PA-14-002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-patient-safety-implementation-through-safe-medication-use-
research-r18
This funding program will suppo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40108/psn-pdf
July 28, 2013 - Toward Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy: Enhancing
Perinatal Health Through Quality, Safety and Performance
Initiatives (TIOP III).
July 28, 2013
Berns SD, ed. White Plains, NY: March of Dimes; December 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toward-improving-outcome-pregnancy-enhancing-perinatal-health-through-
qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40951/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Quality and safety in medical care: what does the future
hold?
December 21, 2014
Liang BA, Mackey T. Quality and safety in medical care: what does the future hold? Arch Pathol Lab Med.
2011;135(11):1425-31. doi:10.5858/arpa.2011-0154-OA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-safety-medical-care-what-does-future…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40756/psn-pdf
September 07, 2011 - How reliable is your hospital? A qualitative framework for
analysing reliability levels.
September 7, 2011
Ikkersheim DE, Berg M. How reliable is your hospital? A qualitative framework for analysing reliability
levels. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(9):785-790.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-reliable-your-hospital-qualit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50719/psn-pdf
December 04, 2019 - A lot happens when you report a hazard or error to
ISMP—there’s no “black hole” here!
December 4, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 7, 2019
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lot-happens-when-you-report-hazard-or-error-ismp-theres-no-black-hole-here
The reporting and analysis of incidents i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44613/psn-pdf
October 28, 2015 - Getting rid of "never events" in hospitals.
October 28, 2015
Morgenthaler T; Harper CM.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/getting-rid-never-events-hospitals
Never events are devastating and preventable, and health care organizations are under increasing
pressure to eliminate them. This commentary discusses how the Mayo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44535/psn-pdf
September 30, 2015 - Diagnostic experiences of children with attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
September 30, 2015
Visser SN, Zablotsky B, Holbrook JR, Danielson ML, Bitsko RH. Natl Health Stat Report. 2015;(81):1-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-experiences-children-attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder
This surve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35845/psn-pdf
June 13, 2011 - Reconcilable differences: correcting medication errors at
hospital admission and discharge.
June 13, 2011
Vira T, Colquhoun M, Etchells E. Reconcilable differences: correcting medication errors at hospital
admission and discharge. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(2):122-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reconcilable-di…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40712/psn-pdf
August 24, 2011 - Automatic detection of omissions in medication lists.
August 24, 2011
Hasan S, Duncan GT, Neill DB, et al. Automatic detection of omissions in medication lists. J Am Med
Inform Assoc. 2011;18(4):449-58. doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000106.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/automatic-detection-omissions-medication-lists
Thi…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/AreYouUsingTeachBack.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Are You Using Teach-Back?
Are You Using Teach-Back?
To help us understand how our practice is doing in implementing and using teach-back, please
answer this short set of questi…
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www.ahrq.gov/action-alliance/naa-snac.html
March 01, 2024 - Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council for the National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety
The National Advisory Council (NAC) for Healthcare Research and Quality provides advice and recommendations to AHRQ’s Director and to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HH…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34970/psn-pdf
June 13, 2011 - Medication reconciliation in the acute care setting:
opportunity and challenge for nursing.
June 13, 2011
Sullivan C, Gleason KM, Rooney D, et al. Medication reconciliation in the acute care setting: opportunity
and challenge for nursing. J Nurs Care Qual. 2005;20(2):95-98.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-…
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cusp/modules/spread/index.html
July 01, 2018 - Spread
The Spread module of the CUSP Toolkit helps an organization share, tailor, and implement the components of a process that have worked well at the unit level. The other CUSP Toolkit modules focus on quality improvement projects at the unit level, where culture is local. This module explores how to take th…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs021681-zikmund-fisher-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Systematic Design of Meaningful Presentations of Medical Test Data for Patients - Final Report
Final Progress Report
November 16, 2017
Title: Systematic Design of Meaningful Pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mothers-milk-whose-mother
November 15, 2023 - Mother's Milk, but Whose Mother?
Citation Text:
Dougherty D. Mother's Milk, but Whose Mother?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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Format:
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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/sites/default/files/2021-04/final_psnet_spotlight_retained_vaginal_packing_04.08.2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Two Cases of Retained Vaginal Packing:
When Writing an Order is Not Enough
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the April 2021 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Verna Gibbs, MD
o AHRQ W…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854897/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical
Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
October 31, 2023
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an
Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-…