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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49550/psn-pdf
December 01, 2007 - Deaths Not Foretold: Are Unexpected Deaths Useful
Patient Safety Signals?
December 1, 2007
Shojania KG. Deaths Not Foretold: Are Unexpected Deaths Useful Patient Safety Signals? PSNet
[internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deaths-not-foretold-are-unexpected-deaths-useful-patient-safety-signals
The Case
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854848/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures
October 31, 2023
Mieu H, Olson KA. Delay in Malignancy Diagnosis Reflects Systemic Failures. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-malignancy-diagnosis-reflects-systemic-failures
The Case
A 32-year-old man presented to the hospital with…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49543/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
September 1, 2007
Poon EG. Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-whose-job-it
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence and impact of medication discrepancies at times of transition in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846768/psn-pdf
March 29, 2023 - Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe
Obesity During Eye Surgery.
March 29, 2023
Bohringer C. Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery. PSNet
[internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/endotracheal-tube-fallout-patient-severe-obesity-during-eye-surgery
The Ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73456/psn-pdf
June 30, 2021 - Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult
Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia
June 30, 2021
Bohringer C. Inadequate Anesthesia Preparation Leading to Difficult Intubation and Severe Hypoxemia.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadequate-anesthesia-preparation-leading-difficult-intubat…
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November 01, 2023 - Inadequate Preanesthetic Evaluation, Airway Trouble
Citation Text:
Blitz J. Inadequate Preanesthetic Evaluation, Airway Trouble. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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June 01, 2007 - Advancing Patient Safety Through State Reporting
Systems
June 1, 2007
Rosenthal J. Advancing Patient Safety Through State Reporting Systems. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/advancing-patient-safety-through-state-reporting-systems
Perspective
Seven years ago, the Institute of Medicine (I…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49606/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Weighing In on Surgical Safety
August 1, 2010
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
Case Objectives
Identify the comorbidites associated with obesity that place patients at higher risk for surgical
complications.
Un…
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April 09, 2014 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes
Citation Text:
Easty AC. The Hazards of Distraction: Ticking All the EHR Boxes. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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March 13, 2013 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Missed Appendicitis
Citation Text:
Adams JG. Missed Appendicitis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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March 01, 2025 - Toolkits
Patient safety toolkits provide practical applications of PSNet research and concepts for front line providers to use in their day to day work. These toolkits contain resources necessary to implement patient safety systems and protocols.
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Has your organization deve…
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February 26, 2025 - Patient and Family Centered I-PASS (Family-Centered Communication Program to Reduce Medical Errors and Improve Family Experience and Communication Processes)
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October 04, 2023 - From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a Pediatric Patient
Citation Text:
Markham K, Usui M, Smith C. From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a Pediatric Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72563/psn-pdf
December 07, 2020 - In Conversation With... Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS
December 7, 2020
In Conversation With.. Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-katie-j-suda-pharmd-ms
Editor’s Note: Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mitigating-risk-intrahospital-transport-pediatric-patients-risk-physiologic-instability
May 27, 2020 - Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability
Citation Text:
Semkiw K, Anderson D, Natale JA. Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Heal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33692/psn-pdf
February 01, 2010 - practicing physicians hand off patient care
to other practicing physicians as part of the natural call schedules
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72613/psn-pdf
December 22, 2020 - They may use computers for
scheduling an appointment, but not much yet for charting and writing notes
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837958/psn-pdf
December 01, 2021 - At this same
appointment, the patient complained of pain and swelling in his right shoulder. … found
to be acutely inflamed; 10 cc of purulent fluid was aspirated from his shoulder during that appointment … limited scope of practice and are typically transporting
stable, low acuity patients to pre-scheduled appointments … listed in
documentation approved by the governing body of the hospital, not by “informal personnel appointments
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/direct-oral-anticoagulants-are-high-risk-medications-potentially-complex-dosing
August 21, 2005 - patient-friendly terms
Dosing instructions for the patient-specific indication, including taper schedule
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/evolution-patient-safety-surgery
August 01, 2017 - The attending back-up schedule should be appropriately staffed and accessible to everyone.