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October 26, 2022 - Diagnosing a Missed Diagnosis
Citation Text:
Reilly JB, Webster C. Diagnosing a Missed Diagnosis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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March 21, 2023 - Impact of System Failures on Healthcare Workers
March 21, 2023
Zangaro G, Van CM, Mossburg S. Impact of System Failures on Healthcare Workers . PSNet [internet].
2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/impact-system-failures-healthcare-workers
Introduction
The March 2022 conviction of RaDonda Vaught, a former nu…
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November 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD
November 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Andrew Bindman, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-andrew-bindman-md
Editor's note: Dr. Bindman was appointed as Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) in May 2016. P…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/eptifibatide-epilogue
March 04, 2011 - Eptifibatide Epilogue
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Churchill WW, Fiumara K. Eptifibatide Epilogue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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January 01, 2025 - Suicide Prevention
March 25, 2025
Boudreaux E, Gale B, Mossburg SE. Suicide Prevention. PSNet [internet]. 20024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/suicide-prevention
Introduction
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 50,000 deaths in
2022, a 36% rise since 2000…
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August 30, 2023 - Annual Perspective
Impact of System Failures on Healthcare Workers
George Zangaro, PhD, RN, FAAN, Cindy Manaoat Van, MHSA, Sarah Mossburg, RN, PhD
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July 01, 2022 - Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Maternal Sepsis.
April 1, 2020
Stanford, CA; California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative: July 1, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnosis-and-treatment-maternal-sepsis
This toolkit focuses on identification of, and rapid response to, sepsis in obstetric p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73453/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - Algorithmic Bias Playbook.
June 30, 2021
Obermeyer Z, Nissan R, Stern M, et al. Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence, Chicago Booth: June
2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/algorithmic-bias-playbook
Biased algorithms are receiving increasing attention as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more present…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45926/psn-pdf
May 17, 2017 - Toolkit To Improve Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
May 17, 2017
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-safety-ambulatory-surgery-centers
Ambulatory surgery centers provide care to growing numbers of patients. This toolkit draws fr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50878/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - The role of racism as a core patient safety issue.
February 5, 2020
Feeley D, Torres T. The role of racism as a core patient safety issue. Healthcare Executive. 2020;35(1):58-
61.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-racism-core-patient-safety-issue
A variety of biases can reduce the effectiveness and safety of care.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35348/psn-pdf
October 26, 2007 - Medical Error.
October 26, 2007
National Patient Safety Agency, Medical Defence Union, Medical Protection Society. London, UK: National
Patient Safety Agency; 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-error
This two-part report focuses on the experience of committing a medical error, along with strategies to
red…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853629/psn-pdf
September 20, 2023 - Global Knowledge Sharing Platform for Patient Safety.
September 20, 2023
World Health Organization.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/global-knowledge-sharing-platform-patient-safety
The sharing of best practices is a key component of enabling successful strategy implementation in support
of patient safety plans and go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40868/psn-pdf
October 19, 2011 - Simulation to enhance patient safety: why aren't we there
yet?
October 19, 2011
Aggarwal R, Darzi A. Simulation to enhance patient safety: why aren't we there yet? Chest.
2011;140(4):854-858. doi:10.1378/chest.11-0728.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-enhance-patient-safety-why-arent-we-there-yet
Discussin…
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April 19, 2016 - Managing the risks of concurrent surgeries.
April 19, 2016
Mello MM, Livingston EH. Managing the Risks of Concurrent Surgeries. JAMA. 2016;315(15):1563-4.
doi:10.1001/jama.2016.2305.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-risks-concurrent-surgeries
Scheduling overlapping surgeries may improve operating room efficie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46408/psn-pdf
November 29, 2017 - Eliminating vincristine administration events.
November 29, 2017
Quick Safety. October 16, 2017;(37):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-vincristine-administration-events
Vincristine administration errors can have serious consequences. This newsletter article outlines steps to
reduce risks associated wit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43086/psn-pdf
March 26, 2014 - International Comparisons: A Focus on Quality of Care.
March 26, 2014
Ottawa, ON: Canadian Institute for Health Information; January 23, 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/international-comparisons-focus-quality-care
This report compared the quality of care in Canada with 34 other countries to identify areas in whi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42228/psn-pdf
October 08, 2013 - Cognitive diagnostic error in internal medicine.
October 8, 2013
Van den Berge K, Mamede S. Cognitive diagnostic error in internal medicine. Eur J Intern Med.
2013;24(6):525-9. doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2013.03.006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-diagnostic-error-internal-medicine
This review discusses how confir…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61052/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - Inadvertent Administration of an Oral Liquid Medicine into
a Vein.
April 1, 2019
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch: April 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inadvertent-administration-oral-liquid-medicine-vein
Wrong route medication administration is a never event. This report examined the co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47047/psn-pdf
June 06, 2018 - MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety.
June 6, 2018
MedStar Health. 10980 Grantchester Way, Columbia, MD 21044.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medstar-health-institute-quality-and-safety
Health care has recognized the importance of designing systems solutions that reduce risks. Established
within MedStar H…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41931/psn-pdf
December 19, 2012 - Preventing wrong-site surgery in Minnesota: a 5-year
journey.
December 19, 2012
Rydrych D, Apold J, Harder K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November/December 2012;9:24-27,30-32,34.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-wrong-site-surgery-minnesota-5-year-journey
Discussing a 5-year effort to report, analyze, and red…