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March 27, 2024 - Cybersecurity and How to Maintain Patient Safety
March 27, 2024
Pelletreau B, Riggi J, Gale B, et al. Cybersecurity and How to Maintain Patient Safety. PSNet [internet].
2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cybersecurity-and-how-maintain-patient-safety
Introduction
The integration of information technology (I…
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October 01, 2010 - What Makes a Good Checklist
October 1, 2010
McLaughlin AC. What Makes a Good Checklist. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-makes-good-checklist
Perspective
The use of checklists is a primitive yet remarkably effective strategy for ensuring accuracy in complex
tasks. Checklists have lo…
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June 16, 2021 - Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places
Citation Text:
Manias E. Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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July 01, 2018 - Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication
July 1, 2018
Debono D, Levett-Jones T. Primary Workaround, Secondary Complication. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/primary-workaround-secondary-complication
The Case
A young adult with a progressive neurological disorder presented to a hospital emerg…
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March 01, 2005 - Toxic Tachycardia
Citation Text:
Wartofsky L. Toxic Tachycardia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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May 01, 2013 - Don't Use That Port: Insert a PICC
May 1, 2013
Ilan R. Don't Use That Port: Insert a PICC. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dont-use-port-insert-picc
The Case
A 48-year-old woman receiving neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer was admitted to the hospital with
fever and abdominal pain. A comp…
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June 01, 2017 - Chest Tube Complications
June 1, 2017
Santhosh L, Broaddus C. Chest Tube Complications. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chest-tube-complications
The Case
A 30-year-old woman with a history of cystic fibrosis was admitted to the hospital for management of a
spontaneous left pneumothorax (coll…
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April 28, 2021 - Did We Forget Something?
Citation Text:
Gibbs VC. Did We Forget Something?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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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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February 23, 2010 - Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain
February 1, 2010
Sethi MK. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/defensive-medicine-glowing-pain
The Case
A 31-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of abdominal pain and
vomiting. The…
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February 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Joseph Britto, MD
February 1, 2007
Also Read an Essay
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In Conversation with..Joseph Britto, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2007.In Conversation with...Joseph Britto, MD. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research …
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June 14, 2023 - “A Heart-Wrenching Thing”: Hospital Bans on Visits Devastates Families. New York Times . … One thing that became apparent, unfortunately, during the pandemic was the disparity in technology access
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June 14, 2023 - One thing that became apparent, unfortunately, during the pandemic was the disparity in technology access … “A Heart-Wrenching Thing”: Hospital Bans on Visits Devastates Families. New York Times .
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delirium-or-dementia
September 27, 2023 - September 27, 2023
There is no such thing as a "nonjudgmental" debriefing: a theory and
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May 01, 2005 - to ensure that systems support clinicians and patients and make it easier for them to do the right thing
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August 02, 2015 - Ghaferi, MD, MS
The death in this case serves as an unfortunate reminder that there is no such thing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/check-anesthesia-machine
August 01, 2006 - Check the Anesthesia Machine
Citation Text:
Saddawi-Konefka D, Cooper JB. Check the Anesthesia Machine. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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February 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Joseph Britto, MD
February 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Joseph Britto, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjoseph-britto-md
Editor's Note: Joseph Britto, MD, is CEO and Co-founder of Isabel Healthcare Inc. Isabel, a clinical
decision support syste…
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October 01, 2012 - The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered
Patient Safety Tool
October 1, 2012
Joseph A, Malone EB. The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered Patient Safety Tool. PSNet
[internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/physical-environment-often-unconsidered-patient-safety-tool
Perspective
Now that…
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January 01, 2015 - Haste Makes Care Unsafe
January 1, 2015
Eichhorn JH. Haste Makes Care Unsafe. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/haste-makes-care-unsafe
The Case
An 80-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation underwent a combined
elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG…