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PSNet encourages healthcare-related organizations to help make care safer by submitting a Patient Safety Toolkit to support the implementation of products, services, processes, systems, policies, organizational stru…
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March 13, 2013 - The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged
for adoption now.
March 13, 2013
Shekelle PG, Pronovost P, Wachter R, et al. The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged for
adoption now. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):365-8. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-158-5-201303051-00001.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events
October 28, 2020 - Government Resource
Adverse Events.
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Adverse Events. Washington State Department of Health.
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January 15, 2025 - Press Release/Announcement
Request for Information Regarding the Impact of Ageism in Healthcare.
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Request for Information Regarding the Impact of Ageism in Healthcare. Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research. Fed Register. December 27, 2024. 89:105605-105606.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-0
December 24, 2008 - Multi-use Website
Health Literacy.
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Health Literacy. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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June 14, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Complicated Course: Severe Alcohol Withdrawal with Dexmedetomidine Infusion
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Duong T, Boctor N, Bourgeois JA. A Complicated Course: Severe Alcohol Withdrawal with Dexmedetomidine Infusion.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicide-risk-hospital
November 01, 2011 - Suicide Risk in the Hospital
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Mills PD. Suicide Risk in the Hospital. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
April 21, 2015 - Air on the Side of Caution
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Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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May 01, 2014 - Discontinued Medications: Are They Really
Discontinued?
May 1, 2014
Mankey CG, Varkey P. Discontinued Medications: Are They Really Discontinued? PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discontinued-medications-are-they-really-discontinued
The Case
A 69-year-old man with a history of chronic atrial f…
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March 01, 2015 - Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety
Measurement Program?
March 1, 2015
Scott IA. Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? PSNet [internet].
2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/where-does-risk-adjusted-mortality-fit-safety-measurement-program
Perspective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
February 01, 2007 - Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH | January 22, 2014
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Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/intubation-mishap
April 26, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Intubation Mishap
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Weinger MB, Blike G. Intubation Mishap. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/spotlight_case_stable_airway_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
A Stable Airway? Fatal Airway Occlusion After Inadequate Post-Tracheostomy Care
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the May 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/procedure-complications-who-responsible-follow
July 31, 2023 - Procedure Complications – Who is Responsible for Follow up?
Citation Text:
Chalupsky M, Wei H, Marquet E. Procedure Complications – Who is Responsible for Follow up?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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January 29, 2020 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture
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Doernberg S. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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June 01, 2014 - May I Have Another?—Medication Error
June 1, 2014
Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/may-i-have-another-medication-error
The Case
A 40-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after having a seizure. Upon admission, the patient, a
pharmacology-tra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49676/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Death by PCA
February 1, 2013
Hicks RW. Death by PCA. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/death-pca
The Case
A healthy 21-year-old pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby via Caesarean section after an
uncomplicated pregnancy. Two hours after delivery, the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse …
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October 27, 2022 - False Assumptions Result in a Missed Pneumothorax
after Bronchoscopy with Transbronchial Biopsy.
October 27, 2022
Kuhn BT, Chau-Etchepare F. False Assumptions Result in a Missed Pneumothorax after Bronchoscopy
with Transbronchial Biopsy. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/false-assumptions-resul…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49645/psn-pdf
February 01, 2012 - E-prescribing: E for error?
February 1, 2012
Ashton EW. E-prescribing: E for error? PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/e-prescribing-e-error
Case Objectives
Define e-prescribing.
Describe ways in which e-prescribing can reduce health care costs.
State how commonly prescription errors occur wit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49799/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture
July 1, 2017
Doernberg S. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-recognition-positive-blood-culture
The Case
A 58-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer recently treated with immunosuppress…