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January 01, 2021 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medication/Drug Errors
Curated Library
Primers
Medication Administration Errors
Paul MacDowell, PharmD, BCPS, Ann Cabri, PharmD, and Michaela Davis, MSN, RN, CNS | March,
12 2021
Medication administration errors are a persistent patient saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/easily-forgotten-tube
June 01, 2016 - An Easily Forgotten Tube
Citation Text:
Ousey K. An Easily Forgotten Tube. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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May 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Errors in Sepsis Management
This presentation is based on the May 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: David Shimabukuro, MD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: Rober…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-safety-101
January 16, 2025 - Patient Safety 101
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Patient Safety 101. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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May 20, 2020 - Coming Up Short
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Hochberg Z'ev. Coming Up Short. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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June 01, 2011 - The Safety of Medical Devices
June 1, 2011
Nemeth CP. The Safety of Medical Devices. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/safety-medical-devices
Perspective
Edward Tenner is right. Technology does have reverberations, including unintended consequences, or
"revenge effects."(1) While such dra…
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September 01, 2003 - Shake Well
September 1, 2003
Flynn EA. Shake Well. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/shake-well
The Case
A 35-year-old patient on the neurology service was receiving carbamazepine for a seizure disorder. Daily
serum drug levels consistently fell below the therapeutic range, which led the physi…
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June 15, 2024 - Never Events
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Never Events. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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January 29, 2020 - Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication
through Daily Huddles
January 29, 2020
Shaikh U. Improving Patient Safety and Team Communication through Daily Huddles. PSNet [internet].
2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/improving-patient-safety-and-team-communication-through-daily-huddles
Background
Communicat…
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January 01, 2017 - Annual Perspective
Update: Patient Engagement in Safety
Rachel J. Stern, MD, and Urmimala Sarkar, MD | January 1, 2018
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Stern RJ, Sarkar U. Update: Patient Engagement in Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockvi…
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September 16, 2020 - Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient
Safety.
September 16, 2020
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement: September 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-advance-patient-safety
This National Action Plan developed by the National Steering Committee for Pati…
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February 18, 2011 - Continuous improvement as an ideal in health care.
February 18, 2011
Berwick D. Continuous improvement as an ideal in health care. New Engl J Med. 1989;320(1):53-56.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/continuous-improvement-ideal-health-care
Two approaches to improving quality in health care are illustrated in this artic…
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March 24, 2021 - Analysis of transdermal medication patch errors
uncovers a “patchwork” of safety challenges.
March 24, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care. March 11, 2021;26(5):1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/analysis-transdermal-medication-patch-errors-uncovers-patchwork-safety-
challenges
Skin patches are a conveni…
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March 15, 2023 - Crowding in the Emergency Department: Challenges for
the Care of Children.
March 15, 2023
Gross TK, Lane NE, Timm NL, et al. Crowding in the Emergency Department: Challenges for the Care of
Children. Pediatrics. 2023;151(3):e2022060971-e2022060972. doi:10.1542/peds.2022-060971.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crowdin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42645/psn-pdf
October 09, 2013 - Eliminating CAUTI: Interim Data Report: A National
Patient Safety Imperative.
October 9, 2013
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2013. AHRQ Publication No. 13-0071-
EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-cauti-interim-data-report-national-patient-safety-imperative
This report pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44170/psn-pdf
May 29, 2023 - Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety
Culture.
May 29, 2023
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; October 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ambulatory-surgery-center-survey-patient-safety-culture
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are increasingly being used to provide surgical ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72849/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - There's no place like home--integrating a pharmacist into
the hospital-in-home model.
March 17, 2021
Emonds EE, Pietruszka BL, Hawley CE, et al. There’s no place like home—integrating a pharmacist into
the hospital-in-home model. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2021;61(3):e143-e151.
doi:10.1016/j.japh.2021.01.003.
https…
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October 16, 2019 - Adverse events in the operating room: definitions,
prevalence, and characteristics. A systematic review.
October 16, 2019
Jung JJ, Elfassy J, Jüni P, et al. Adverse Events in the Operating Room: Definitions, Prevalence, and
Characteristics. A Systematic Review. World J Surg. 2019;43(10):2379-2392. doi:10.1007/s0026…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848383/psn-pdf
May 03, 2023 - Burnout in Primary Care: Assessing and Addressing It in
Your Practice.
May 3, 2023
Gerteis J, Booker C, Brach C, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality;
February 2023. AHRQ Publication No. 23-0025.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/burnout-primary-care-assessing-and-addressing-it-your-pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34873/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Nurse-staffing levels and the quality of care in hospitals.
February 18, 2011
Needleman J, Buerhaus P, Mattke S, et al. Nurse-staffing levels and the quality of care in hospitals. N Engl
J Med. 2002;346(22):1715-22.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-staffing-levels-and-quality-care-hospitals
The relationship betw…