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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/resuscitate-or-not
November 01, 2011 - To Resuscitate or Not?
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Wu AW, Pronovost P. To Resuscitate or Not?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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September 01, 2005 - Flying Object Hits MRI
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Gosbee JW, Gosbee LL. Flying Object Hits MRI. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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September 30, 2015 - Is It Safe to Be Direct?
Citation Text:
Kulkarni NS, Williams M. Is It Safe to Be Direct?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
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November 01, 2018 - Written Signout: It Only Works If You Use The Right One
November 1, 2018
Lewis K, Rosenbluth G. Written Signout: It Only Works If You Use The Right One. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/written-signout-it-only-works-if-you-use-right-one
The Case
A 75-year-old man was hospitalized due to a stro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49502/psn-pdf
February 01, 2006 - Deciphering the Code
February 1, 2006
Goldstein MK. Deciphering the Code. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deciphering-code
The Case
An 85-year-old man with advanced oxygen-dependent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
presented to the emergency department (ED) with increasing shortn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2011 - Risk Management and Patient Safety
December 1, 2010
Manuel BM, McCarthy JL, Berry WR, et al. Risk Management and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/risk-management-and-patient-safety
Perspective
In 1990, a Harvard-based research team reported the incidence of medical errors …
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January 07, 2022 - The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to
Prevent Missteps
January 7, 2022
Sauder C, Kleber KT. The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to Prevent Missteps. PSNet
[internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/next-step-use-pre-operative-checklist-prevent-missteps
The Case
A 52-year-old woman w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hazards-loading-doses
December 01, 2003 - Hazards of Loading Doses
Citation Text:
Mucksavage JJ, Tesoro EP. Hazards of Loading Doses. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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September 12, 2006 - A Troubling Amine
September 1, 2006
Flynn EA. A Troubling Amine. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/troubling-amine
The Case
A 43-year-old woman was admitted to the intensive care unit for symptoms of heart and respiratory failure.
She was found to have severe mitral and tricuspid valve regurgi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841493/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Telehealth and Patient Safety.
December 14, 2022
O'Malley G, Shaikh U, Marcin JP. Telehealth and Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/telehealth-and-patient-safety
Background
In recent years, telehealth, or the delivery of healthcare over a distance using telecommunications
techno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.263_slideshow.ppt
March 01, 2012 - Spotlight Case July 2008
Spotlight Case
Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the March 2012
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Michelle Mourad, MD, and Stephanie Rennke, MD; Divi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49808/psn-pdf
October 01, 2017 - High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers
October 1, 2017
Staggers N. High-Risk Medications, High-Risk Transfers. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/high-risk-medications-high-risk-transfers
The Case
A 47-year-old woman with history of primary pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was admitted …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49572/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Mistaken Identity
October 1, 2008
Hall LW. Mistaken Identity. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-identity
The Case
An 85-year-old Cantonese-speaking woman was admitted to the medical service with altered mental status
and a reported fall. After finding tenderness in her left hip, the p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/back-basics
July 13, 2010 - Back to Basics
Citation Text:
Hellman R. Back to Basics. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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April 01, 2010 - In Conversation with…Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA
April 1, 2010
In Conversation with…Janet Corrigan, PhD, MBA. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjanet-corrigan-phd-mba
Editor's note: Janet M. Corrigan, PhD, MBA, is president and CEO of the National Quality Forum (NQF), a
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primers-0
March 15, 2025 - Primers
Guides for key topics in patient safety through context, epidemiology, and relevant AHRQ PSNet content. The Patient Safety 101 Primer provides an overview of the patient safety field and covers key definitions and concepts.
Latest Primers
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Clinical Decision Support Systems
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July 23, 2024 - System Approaches to Social Determinants of Health Screening and Intervention Innovation Summary
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March 15, 2025 - Electronic Health Records
Citation Text:
Electronic Health Records. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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August 30, 2023 - Virtual Nursing: Improving Patient Care and Meeting
Workforce Challenges
August 30, 2023
Sanford K, Schuelke S, Lee M, et al. Virtual Nursing: Improving Patient Care and Meeting Workforce
Challenges. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/virtual-nursing-improving-patient-care-and-meeting-workf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/are-residency-duty-hour-rules-improving-patient-safety
April 01, 2013 - For example, performance on cognitive tests ( 1 ) and in laparoscopic surgery skills (measured via simulation