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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.
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Clinical Decision Support Systems
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/looking-meds-all-wrong-places
June 16, 2021 - Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places
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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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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/rapid-mis-strep
February 01, 2004 - Rapid Mis-St(r)ep
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Kaplan EL. Rapid Mis-St(r)ep. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33614/psn-pdf
June 01, 2005 - to
treat acetaminophen overdoses and bronchitis.(1) When I asked a nephrologist colleague what he thought
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49547/psn-pdf
October 01, 2007 - requires that a hospital's dedicated emergency department would not only encompass
what is generally thought
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/after-visit-confusion
August 21, 2007 - After-Visit Confusion
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Ventres W. After-Visit Confusion. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/framework-assessing-reasoning-about-controversial-end-life-clinical-decisions
November 30, 2023 - A framework for assessing reasoning about controversial end-of-life clinical decisions.
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Fedyk M, Fairman N, Romano PS, et al. A framework for assessing reasoning about controversial end-of-life clinical decisions.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-katie-j-suda-pharmd-ms
December 07, 2020 - In Conversation With... Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS
December 7, 2020
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In Conversation With.. Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS . PSNet [internet]. 2020.In Conversation With... Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-blue-where
March 30, 2020 - requires that a hospital's dedicated emergency department would not only encompass what is generally thought
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/complaints-safety-surveillance
May 05, 2021 - The nurse thought it unusual to increase the pain medication so much, but she remembered that this hospitalist
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/final_feb_2021_spotlight_delay_in_appropriate_dx.pdf
January 01, 2021 - bias, occurs when a clinician fixates
on features of a specific diagnosis but fails to adjust their thinking
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-worker-presenteeism-challenge-patient-safety
November 03, 2015 - Health Care Worker Presenteeism: A Challenge for Patient Safety
Julia E. Szymczak, PhD | October 1, 2017
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Szymczak JE. Health Care Worker Presenteeism: A Challenge for Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. Rockvi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
April 21, 2015 - Air on the Side of Caution
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Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. 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/node/33625/psn-pdf
January 01, 2006 - Aviation Safety Methods: Quickly Adopted but Questions
Remain
January 1, 2006
Thomas EJ. Aviation Safety Methods: Quickly Adopted but Questions Remain. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/aviation-safety-methods-quickly-adopted-questions-remain
Perspective
On August 2, 2005, Air France flig…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49466/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Hard to Swallow
October 1, 2004
Driver J. Hard to Swallow. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hard-swallow
The Case
An elderly man underwent hernia surgery. Postoperatively, the patient developed a transient ischemic
attack (TIA) and respiratory difficulties. The nurses noted that the patient, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49625/psn-pdf
May 01, 2011 - Pocket Syringe Swap
May 1, 2011
Kulli JC. Pocket Syringe Swap. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pocket-syringe-swap
The Case
A 58-year-old man, scheduled for aortoiliac artery bypass graft, had an epidural catheter placed for
postoperative pain management. Surgery proceeded uneventfully under…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
May 01, 2015 - OR Peeping
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Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-blade-lack-familiarity-pediatric-emergency-equipment
June 01, 2018 - The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment
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Katznelson J. The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment. 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/innovation/behavioral-health-vital-signs-initiative-increases-patient-education-and-disclosure
February 26, 2025 - “Behavioral Health Vital Signs” Initiative Increases Patient Education and Disclosure about Interpersonal Violence (IPV)
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/antibiotic-and-opioid-stewardship-dentistry
December 07, 2020 - Antibiotic and Opioid Stewardship in Dentistry
December 7, 2020
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Suda KJ, Fitall E, Hall KK, et al. Antibiotic and Opioid Stewardship in Dentistry. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (M…