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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45583/psn-pdf
January 18, 2017 - ASHP IV Adult Continuous Infusions.
January 18, 2017
Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashp-iv-adult-continuous-infusions
Miscalculations of intravenous infusion concentrations can result in patient harm. Representing the first
phase of a standards deve…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43435/psn-pdf
August 06, 2014 - Trail of medical missteps in a Peace Corps death.
August 6, 2014
Stolberg SG.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/trail-medical-missteps-peace-corps-death
Raising concerns about health care provided by the Peace Corps, this newspaper article outlines an
investigation into failures, such as cognitive biases and poor judgm…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36950/psn-pdf
September 09, 2011 - Integrating quality and safety content into clinical
teaching in the acute care setting.
September 9, 2011
Day L, Smith EL. Integrating quality and safety content into clinical teaching in the acute care setting. Nurs
Outlook. 2007;55(3). doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2007.03.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/integrating-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39826/psn-pdf
September 08, 2010 - Communicating After Harm in Healthcare.
September 8, 2010
Communication Advisory Committee. Edmonton, AB, Canada: Canadian Patient Safety Institute; 2010.
ISBN: 9781926541266
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-informing-media-after-adverse-event
This guideline provides an organizational strategy, flow charts,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35949/psn-pdf
May 24, 2006 - Implementation of patient safety initiatives in US
hospitals.
May 24, 2006
McFadden KL, Stock GN, Gowen CR. Implementation of patient safety initiatives in US hospitals. Int J
Oper Prod Manag. 2006;26(3):326-347. doi:10.1108/01443570610651052.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementation-patient-safety-initiatives-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37428/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - A team training program using human factors to enhance
patient safety.
March 28, 2012
Marshall DA, Manus DA. A Team Training Program Using Human Factors to Enhance Patient Safety.
AORN J. 2007;86(6). doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2007.11.026.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/team-training-program-using-human-factors-enhance-pati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39711/psn-pdf
July 28, 2010 - Revisiting old slides—how worthwhile is it?
July 28, 2010
Agarwal S, Wadhwa N. Revisiting old slides--how worthwhile is it? Pathol Res Pract. 2010;206(6):368-71.
doi:10.1016/j.prp.2010.01.006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/revisiting-old-slides-how-worthwhile-it
This study reviewed more than 2400 surgical pathology…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38618/psn-pdf
May 06, 2009 - Tubing safety in the obstetric setting: preventing
medication errors.
May 6, 2009
Broussard BS. Tubing safety in the obstetric setting: preventing medication errors. Nurs Womens Health.
2009;13(2):155-158. doi:10.1111/j.1751-486X.2009.01407.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tubing-safety-obstetric-setting-preventing…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40593/psn-pdf
July 20, 2011 - Before you make that big decision...
July 20, 2011
Kahneman D, Lovallo D, Sibony O. Before you make that big decision.. Harv Bus Rev. 2011;89(6):50-60,
137.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/you-make-big-decision
This commentary, whose first author won a Nobel prize for his seminal work on cognitive shortcuts that
und…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37476/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Work-arounds in health care settings: literature review
and research agenda.
September 29, 2017
Halbesleben JRB, Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ. Work-arounds in health care settings: literature review and
research agenda. Health Care Manage Rev. 2008;33(1):2-12. doi:10.1097/01.hmr.0000304495.95522.ca.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34138/psn-pdf
January 20, 2016 - National Quality Forum.
January 20, 2016
1099 14th Street NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-quality-forum
The National Quality Forum (NQF) is a private, not-for-profit membership organization created to develop
and implement a national strategy for quality and safety measure…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35354/psn-pdf
September 28, 2005 - Crew resource management training--clinicians' reactions
and attitudes.
September 28, 2005
France DJ, Stiles RA, Gaffney FA, et al. Crew resource management training-Clinicians' reactions and
attitudes. AORN J. 2006;82(2):213-224. doi:10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60313-x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crew-resource-manage…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41695/psn-pdf
July 19, 2017 - ACOG Committee Opinion #531: improving medication
safety.
July 19, 2017
Improvement C on PS and Q. Committee opinion No. 531: improving medication safety. Obstet Gynecol.
2012;120(2 Pt 1):406-410. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182680478.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-committee-opinion-531-improving-medication-safety
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33871/psn-pdf
December 22, 2018 - Maternal Safety
December 22, 2018
Lyndon A. Maternal Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/maternal-safety
Annual Perspective 2018
The Context of Maternal Safety
Childbirth-related maternal health outcomes have been worsening for some time in the United States. After
a dramatic reduc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49464/psn-pdf
December 27, 2020 - Lap Burn
October 1, 2004
Ball K. Lap Burn. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lap-burn
The Case
A woman was scheduled for an elective diagnostic laparoscopy for dysfunctional uterine bleeding. After
accessing the abdomen with the trocar without complication, the surgeon inserted the laparoscope…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.242_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
The ECG is Not Normal
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the June 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Abigail Zuger, MD, Columbia University
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Robe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49652/psn-pdf
May 01, 2012 - Double Dose at Transfer
May 1, 2012
Hackman JL. Double Dose at Transfer. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-dose-transfer
The Case
A 74-year-old man with history of diabetes and hypertension was admitted to the emergency department
(ED) for left lower extremity pain, swelling, and erythe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.221_slideshow.ppt
July 01, 2010 - Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003
Spotlight Case
Weighing in on Surgical Safety
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2010
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jay B. Brodsky, MD, Stanford University Medical Cente…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841306/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Resilient Healthcare and the Safety-I and Safety-II
Frameworks
December 14, 2022
Deutsch ES, Van CM, Mossburg SE. Resilient Healthcare and the Safety-I and Safety-II Frameworks.
PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/resilient-healthcare-and-safety-i-and-safety-ii-frameworks
Resilient healthca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.248_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2011 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the September 2011
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Amy A. Vogelsmeier, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, Uni…