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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.398_slideshow.ppt
February 01, 2017 - She left the hospital and went directly to a previously scheduled positron emission tomography CT scan
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41028/psn-pdf
May 14, 2018 - Health care worker fatigue and patient safety.
May 14, 2018
Sentinel Event Alert. December 14, 2011;(48):1-4. (addendum May 14, 2018).
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-care-worker-fatigue-and-patient-safety
The Joint Commission issues sentinel event alerts to emphasize pressing safety issues and provide
guideli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39283/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing
instruments and health literacy.
December 21, 2014
Yin S, Mendelsohn A, Wolf MS, et al. Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments
and health literacy. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164(2):181-6. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.26…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43593/psn-pdf
May 06, 2015 - Reducing the Risks of Wrong-Site Surgery: Safety
Practices from The Joint Commission Center for
Transforming Healthcare Project.
May 6, 2015
Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association, Health Research and Educational Trust, and Joint
Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare; 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47313/psn-pdf
September 12, 2018 - The Lawrence D. Dorr Surgical Techniques &
Technologies Award: "Running two rooms" does not
compromise outcomes or patient safety in joint
arthroplasty.
September 12, 2018
Hamilton WG, Ho H, Parks NL, et al. The Lawrence D. Dorr Surgical Techniques & Technologies Award:
"Running Two Rooms" Does Not Compromise Out…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39232/psn-pdf
February 14, 2011 - Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient
comprehension.
February 14, 2011
Wolf MS, Davis TC, Bass PF, et al. Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient
comprehension. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170(1):50-6. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.454.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-prescripti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.206_slideshow.ppt
October 01, 2009 - Spotlight Case
Spotlight Case
Difficult Encounters:
A CMO and CNO Respond
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the October 2009
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Ernie Ring, MD; Jane Hirsch, RN, MS
UCSF Medical Cen…
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August 11, 2025 - Swiss Cheese Model
Reason developed the "Swiss cheese model" to illustrate how analyses of major accidents and catastrophic systems failures tend to reveal multiple, smaller failures leading up to the actual hazard. In the model, each slice of cheese represents a safety barrier or precaution relevant to a particular …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47491/psn-pdf
November 07, 2018 - Integrating patient safety education into early medical
education utilizing cadaver, sponges, and an inter-
professional team.
November 7, 2018
Kutaimy R, Zhang L, Blok D, et al. Integrating patient safety education into early medical education utilizing
cadaver, sponges, and an inter-professional team. BMC Med Ed…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46567/psn-pdf
January 24, 2019 - Association of overlapping surgery with increased risk for
complications following hip surgery.
January 24, 2019
Ravi B, Pincus D, Wasserstein D, et al. Association of Overlapping Surgery With Increased Risk for
Complications Following Hip Surgery: A Population-Based, Matched Cohort Study. JAMA Intern Med.
2018;17…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49438/psn-pdf
March 05, 2004 - OR Peeping
March 1, 2004
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
The Case
A healthy unmarried woman was undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) following an incomplete
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
At this community hospital, a new operating room (OR) su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38674/psn-pdf
February 17, 2011 - Cost implications of reduced work hours and workloads
for resident physicians.
February 17, 2011
Nuckols TK, Bhattacharya J, Wolman DM, et al. Cost implications of reduced work hours and workloads for
resident physicians. N Engl J Med. 2009;360(21):2202-15. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa0810251.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40239/psn-pdf
February 23, 2011 - Randomized trial of a warfarin communication protocol
for nursing homes: an SBAR-based approach.
February 23, 2011
Field T, Tjia J, Mazor KM, et al. Randomized trial of a warfarin communication protocol for nursing homes:
an SBAR-based approach. Am J Med. 2011;124(2):179.e1-7. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.09.017.
htt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40393/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching
unit: improving patient safety.
December 21, 2014
O'Leary KJ, Buck R, Fligiel HM, et al. Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching unit:
improving patient safety. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171(7):678-684. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.128.
http…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38077/psn-pdf
January 31, 2011 - Building physician work hour regulations from first
principles and best evidence.
January 31, 2011
Volpp KG, Landrigan CP. Building physician work hour regulations from first principles and best evidence.
JAMA. 2008;300(10):1197-9. doi:10.1001/jama.300.10.1197.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/building-physician-work-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33574/psn-pdf
March 15, 2025 - Ambulatory Care Safety
March 15, 2025
Ambulatory Care Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/ambulatory-care-safety
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. Las…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/seasonal-care-transition-failure
June 01, 2016 - These patients should be scheduled proactively by the clinic for longer appointments during the first
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46843/psn-pdf
June 21, 2018 - Electronic health record reviews to measure diagnostic
uncertainty in primary care.
June 21, 2018
Bhise V, Rajan SS, Sittig DF, et al. Electronic health record reviews to measure diagnostic uncertainty in
primary care. J Eval Clin Pract. 2018;24(3):545-551. doi:10.1111/jep.12912.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/elect…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45255/psn-pdf
January 23, 2017 - Provider risk factors for medication administration error
alerts: analyses of a large-scale closed-loop medication
administration system using RFID and barcode.
January 23, 2017
Hwang Y, Yoon D, Ahn EK, et al. Provider risk factors for medication administration error alerts: analyses
of a large-scale closed-loop m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/systems-approach
June 15, 2024 - The procedure was the surgeon's last of six scheduled procedures that day, and delays in the outpatient