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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34859/psn-pdf
November 11, 2015 - Patient Safety.
November 11, 2015
Minnesota Department of Health
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-0
This site reports the results of Minnesota's annual review of reported error in their hospitals statewide and
provides additional materials on the state's incident reporting program.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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May 21, 2008 - Safety and satisfaction: where are the connections?
May 21, 2008
Wolosin RJ.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-and-satisfaction-where-are-connections
This article links efforts to improve patient safety with opportunities to increase patient satisfaction in
hospital settings and provides a brief review of recent…
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January 20, 2010 - At VA hospital, a rogue cancer unit.
January 20, 2010
Bogdanich W.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/va-hospital-rogue-cancer-unit
Flawed safety standards, including a lack of peer review and oversight, led to a series of errors in a cancer
unit at a Philadelphia Veterans Affairs hospital.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34021/psn-pdf
March 07, 2005 - Focusing on Medical Errors.
March 7, 2005
Temple WJ, ed. J Surg Oncol. 2004;88(3):111-199.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/focusing-medical-errors
This issue provides a review of medical error from a variety of perspectives, including pediatrics,
anesthesiology, pharmacy, pathology, laboratory medicine, and insurers.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33941/psn-pdf
October 11, 2016 - BMJ Quality & Safety.
October 11, 2016
Franklin BD, Thomas E, eds. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the Health Foundation. ISSN: 2044-5415.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bmj-quality-safety
A monthly peer-reviewed journal that reports research, initiatives, and viewpoints in the growing area of
safety and quality improv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41998/psn-pdf
January 30, 2013 - Involving Patients in Improving Safety.
January 30, 2013
London, UK: The Health Foundation; January 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/involving-patients-improving-safety
This review analyzes research on engaging patients in safety improvement and details which strategies are
most effective.
https://psnet.ahrq.go…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36248/psn-pdf
September 13, 2006 - Regulating compensation for injuries associated with
medical error.
September 13, 2006
Corbett A. Sydney Law Review. 2006;28(2):259-296.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/regulating-compensation-injuries-associated-medical-error
The author discusses developing "no-fault" systems of compensation for victims of medical e…
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June 16, 2019 - ISMP medication error report analysis.
June 16, 2019
Cohen MR.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-medication-error-report-analysis-6
This monthly selection of medication error reports provides examples of nimodipine administration
mishaps, a lithium overdose, and suggested adopted drug names for review.
https://ps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-matthew-weinger-md
August 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… Matthew Weinger, MD
August 1, 2018
Also Read an Essay
Citation Text:
In Conversation With… Matthew Weinger, MD. 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/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism
December 31, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism
Citation Text:
McCallum W, Barnes DK. Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Qu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39681/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - Do no harm: hospital care in Las Vegas.
July 14, 2010
Allen M; Richards A.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-no-harm-hospital-care-las-vegas
This news series reports on an investigation that included hospital record review and interviews with
stakeholders to explore the quality and safety of health care in Las Vegas…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40971/psn-pdf
June 01, 2012 - Iatrogenic psychological harm.
June 1, 2012
Rees C. Iatrogenic psychological harm. Arch Dis Child. 2012;97(5):440-6. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-
300362.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iatrogenic-psychological-harm
This review discusses iatrogenic psychological harm, including how it may occur and how to prevent i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42725/psn-pdf
November 13, 2013 - Audit of missed or delayed antimicrobial drugs.
November 13, 2013
Wright J.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/audit-missed-or-delayed-antimicrobial-drugs
This record review study found that omitted doses of antimicrobial medications occur frequently in hospital
settings in the United Kingdom.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38703/psn-pdf
June 10, 2009 - Reduce medication errors through following metrics.
June 10, 2009
Drug Formulary Review. June 1, 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reduce-medication-errors-through-following-metrics
This news piece discusses how using measurement tools in the pharmacy setting could help reduce
medication errors.
https://psnet.a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-patient-wrong-sample
June 01, 2004 - Right Patient, Wrong Sample
Citation Text:
Astion ML. Right Patient, Wrong Sample. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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April 01, 2015 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation
Citation Text:
Paski SC, Dominitz JA. Pseudo-obstruction But a Real Perforation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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July 31, 2023 - In Conversation with... Regina Hoffman about Building
Capacity for Patient Safety
July 31, 2023
In Conversation with.. Regina Hoffman about Building Capacity for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-regina-hoffman-about-building-capacity-patient-safety
Editor’s no…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49675/psn-pdf
February 01, 2013 - Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to
Significant Complications
February 1, 2013
Shapiro DS. Delay in Treatment: Failure to Contact Patient Leads to Significant Complications. PSNet
[internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-treatment-failure-contact-patient-leads-significant-complicat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/slippery-slide-life
January 21, 2017 - Slippery Slide Into Life
Citation Text:
Halamek LP. Slippery Slide Into Life. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Postop Cervical Hematomas_12.15.2022 FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Respiratory Distress after Neck Surgery: Two
Cases of Post-Operative Cervical Hematoma
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• This presentation is based on the January 2023 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
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