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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35486/psn-pdf
December 06, 2011 - The poor state of health care quality in the U.S.: is
malpractice liability part of the problem or part of the
solution?
December 6, 2011
Hyman DA, Silver C. The poor state of health care quality in the U.S.: is malpractice liability part of the
problem or part of the solution? Cornell Law Rev. 2005;90(4):893-993.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38722/psn-pdf
June 24, 2009 - Why do people sue doctors? A study of patients and
relatives taking legal action.
June 24, 2009
Vincent C, Young M, Phillips A. Why do people sue doctors? A study of patients and relatives taking legal
action. Lancet. 1994;343(8913):1609-1613.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-do-people-sue-doctors-study-patients-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35032/psn-pdf
February 03, 2011 - Five years after 'To Err is Human': what have we learned?
February 3, 2011
Leape L, Berwick DM. Five years after To Err Is Human: what have we learned? JAMA.
2005;293(19):2384-90.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/five-years-after-err-human-what-have-we-learned
Two of the leaders in the patient safety movement, Lucian …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40513/psn-pdf
June 08, 2011 - "Sign right here and you're good to go": a content
analysis of audiotaped emergency department discharge
instructions.
June 8, 2011
Vashi A, Rhodes K. "Sign right here and you're good to go": a content analysis of audiotaped emergency
department discharge instructions. Ann Emerg Med. 2011;57(4):315-322.e1.
doi:10…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44580/psn-pdf
January 13, 2016 - Computerized Prescriber Order Entry Medication Safety
(CPOEMS): Uncovering and Learning From Issues and
Errors.
January 13, 2016
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Partners HealthCare. Silver Spring, MD: US
Food and Drug Administration; December 15, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/computeriz…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49800/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer
July 1, 2017
Stewart S. The Hidden Harms of Hand Sanitizer. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-harms-hand-sanitizer
The Case
A 57-year-old woman with a history of alcohol abuse and severe depression was admitted to the hospital
for community-acquired pn…
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October 01, 2008 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Recurrent Hypoglycemia:
A Care Transition Failure?
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2008 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Ted Eytan, MD, MS, MPH
Editor, …
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December 02, 2020 - An Outpatient 'Zebra'
January 1, 2006
Berkowitz L. An Outpatient 'Zebra'. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/outpatient-zebra
The Case
A 64-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic with a chief complaint of left foot pain and numbness.
His past medical history included lumbar disc diseas…
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March 01, 2013 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
A Weighty Mistake
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2013
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Seth J. Bokser, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Medical…
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October 30, 2019 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Dependence vs. Pain
Citation Text:
Gordon AJ. Dependence vs. Pain . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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September 27, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Missed Opportunities for Suicide Risk Assessment
Citation Text:
Xiong G, Kahn D. Missed Opportunities for Suicide Risk Assessment. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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December 01, 2015 - Harm From Alarm Fatigue
December 1, 2015
Pelter MM, Drew BJ. Harm From Alarm Fatigue. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/harm-alarm-fatigue
Case Objectives
Define alarm fatigue and describe potential errors that can occur due to alarm fatigue.
Identify federal and national agencies focusing on …
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February 10, 2010 - Residual Anesthesia: Tepid Burn
Citation Text:
Kurrek MM, Twersky RS. Residual Anesthesia: Tepid Burn. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgeon-second-victim-results-boston-intraoperative-adverse-events-surgeons-attitude-bisa
January 23, 2017 - Study
The surgeon as the second victim? Results of the Boston Intraoperative Adverse Events Surgeons' Attitude (BISA) study.
Citation Text:
Han K, Bohnen JD, Peponis T, et al. The surgeon as the second victim? Results of the Boston Intraoperative Adverse Events Surgeons' Attitude (BISA) …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-role-diagnostic-safety-and-excellence-passive-reception-towards-co-design
April 10, 2019 - Book/Report
The Patient’s Role in Diagnostic Safety and Excellence: From Passive Reception towards Co-Design.
Citation Text:
Epstein HM, Haskell H, Hemmelgarn C, et al. The Patient’s Role In Diagnostic Safety And Excellence: From Passive Reception Towards Co-Design. Rockville, MD: Agency…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-personal-partnering-patients-and-families-safest-care
January 06, 2015 - Book/Report
Safety Is Personal: Partnering With Patients and Families for the Safest Care.
Citation Text:
Safety Is Personal: Partnering With Patients and Families for the Safest Care. NPSF Lucian Leape Institute Roundtable on Consumer Engagement in Patient Safety. Boston, MA: National P…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overcoming-barriers-adopting-and-implementing-computerized-physician-order-entry-systems-us
July 10, 2008 - Study
Classic
Overcoming barriers to adopting and implementing computerized physician order entry systems in U.S. hospitals.
Citation Text:
Poon EG, Blumenthal D, Jaggi T, et al. Overcoming barriers to adopting and implementing computerized physician order ent…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-avoidable-readmissions-effectively-rare-campaign
January 31, 2018 - Award Recipient
Reducing Avoidable Readmissions Effectively campaign: a statewide collaborative.
Citation Text:
McCoy KA, Bear-Pfaffendorf K, Foreman JK, et al. Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions Effectively: A Statewide Campaign. Joint Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;40(5):198-204,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/five-years-after-err-human-what-have-we-learned
March 18, 2019 - Commentary
Classic
Five years after 'To Err is Human': what have we learned?
Citation Text:
Leape L, Berwick DM. Five years after To Err Is Human: what have we learned? JAMA. 2005;293(19):2384-90.
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July 13, 2010 - Study
A patient reported approach to identify medical errors and improve patient safety in the emergency department.
Citation Text:
Glickman SW, Mehrotra A, Shea CM, et al. A Patient Reported Approach to Identify Medical Errors and Improve Patient Safety in the Emergency Department. J Pa…