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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/852699/psn-pdf
August 30, 2023 - Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety
August 30, 2023
Van CM, Mossburg S, McGaffigan P. Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Total Systems Safety. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/beyond-pandemic-creating-total-systems-safety
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift in operations …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49562/psn-pdf
May 01, 2008 - The Inside of a Time Out
May 1, 2008
Feldman DL. The Inside of a Time Out. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inside-time-out
The Case
A 65-year-old man was scheduled for an elective endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
The patient had an allergy to "IV contrast dye" that was no…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/physical-environment-often-unconsidered-patient-safety-tool
November 21, 2018 - The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered Patient Safety Tool
Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC; Eileen B. Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC | October 1, 2012
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Joseph A, Malone EB. The Physical Environment: An Often Unc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50756/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - A Mistaken Dose of Naloxone?
December 18, 2019
Cutler E, Gunawardena D. A Mistaken Dose of Naloxone?. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-dose-naloxone
The Case
A 55-year-old man with widely metastatic gastric cancer presented to his oncologist's office for a follow-up
appointment. He h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.350_slideshow.ppt
June 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Anchoring Bias With Critical Implications
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This presentation is based on the June 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Edward Etchells, MD, MSc, Division of General Internal Medicine, Centre for Q…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interruptions-and-distractions-health-care-improved-safety-mindfulness
February 01, 2014 - Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved Safety With Mindfulness
Suzanne Beyea, RN, PhD | February 1, 2014
Also Read the Conversations
In Conversation With… Enrico Coiera, MB, BS, PhD
In Conversation With… Richard Kronick, PhD
View more …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33761/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved
Safety With Mindfulness
February 1, 2014
Beyea SC. Interruptions and Distractions in Health Care: Improved Safety With Mindfulness. PSNet
[internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interruptions-and-distractions-health-care-improved-safety-mindfulne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.362_slideshow.ppt
December 01, 2015 - PowerPoint Presentation
Spotlight
Harm From Alarm Fatigue
This presentation is based on the December 2015
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Michele M. Pelter, RN, PhD, and Barbara J. Drew, RN, PhD, University of California, San …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50393/psn-pdf
September 01, 2019 - Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet
September 1, 2019
Ranji SR, Wachter R. Patient Safety and the Evolution of WebM&M and PSNet. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-and-evolution-webmm-and-psnet
Perspective
Progress in any field requires scholarship and dissem…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33749/psn-pdf
April 01, 2013 - Are Residency Duty Hour Rules Improving Patient Safety?
April 1, 2013
Fletcher KE, Reed DA. Are Residency Duty Hour Rules Improving Patient Safety? PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-residency-duty-hour-rules-improving-patient-safety
Perspective
Introduction
The Accreditation Council f…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49867/psn-pdf
July 02, 2019 - Diuretics and Electrolyte Abnormalities
July 2, 2019
Dreischulte T. Diuretics and Electrolyte Abnormalities. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diuretics-and-electrolyte-abnormalities
Case Objectives
Recognize that thiazide diuretics can lead to serious adverse events.
State how commonly used t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49656/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - Comanagement: Who's in Charge?
June 1, 2012
Cheng HQ. Comanagement: Who's in Charge? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/comanagement-whos-charge
The Case
A 77-year-old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted with a left
hip fracture to the orthopedic surg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33579/psn-pdf
September 15, 2024 - Systems Approach
September 15, 2024
Systems Approach. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/systems-approach
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Last reviewed in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49866/psn-pdf
June 01, 2019 - If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the
Operating Room
June 1, 2019
Lyndon A, Lim S. If You Say So: Taking a Syringe at Face Value in the Operating Room. PSNet [internet].
2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/if-you-say-so-taking-syringe-face-value-operating-room
The Case
A 43-year-old woman was admi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.284_slideshow.ppt
November 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Transfusion Overload
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the November 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Manish S. Patel, MD, and Jeffrey L. Carson, MD, of UMDNJ−Robert Wood …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-and-family-roles-safety
June 14, 2023 - reviewed by the guide’s authors shows that including patients and families during care transitions reduces
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46439/psn-pdf
August 20, 2018 - Hospital-readmission risk--isolating hospital effects from
patient effects.
August 20, 2018
Krumholz HM, Wang K, Lin Z, et al. Hospital-Readmission Risk - Isolating Hospital Effects from Patient
Effects. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(11):1055-1064. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1702321.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-readmiss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44974/psn-pdf
April 12, 2019 - Medicare letters to curb overprescribing of controlled
substances had no detectable effect on providers.
April 12, 2019
Sacarny A, Yokum D, Finkelstein A, et al. Medicare Letters To Curb Overprescribing Of Controlled
Substances Had No Detectable Effect On Providers. Health Aff (Millwood). 2016;35(3):471-9.
doi:10.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46807/psn-pdf
July 02, 2019 - Communication failure: analysis of prescribers' use of an
internal free-text field on electronic prescriptions.
July 2, 2019
Ai A, Wong A, Amato MG, et al. Communication failure: analysis of prescribers’ use of an internal free-text
field on electronic prescriptions. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018;25(6):709-714. doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46910/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - Taking the heat or taking the temperature? A qualitative
study of a large-scale exercise in seeking to measure for
improvement, not blame.
January 23, 2019
Armstrong N, Brewster L, Tarrant C, et al. Taking the heat or taking the temperature? A qualitative study of
a large-scale exercise in seeking to measure for i…