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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/facts-about-patient-safety
May 30, 2012 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
Facts About Patient Safety.
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The Joint Commission.
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March 6, 2005
The Joint Commission.
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February 10, 2021 - Commentary
How human factors lead to medical device adverse events.
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Rich S.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ihi-fellowship-program
December 13, 2017 - Press Release/Announcement
IHI Fellowship Program.
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Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
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May 01, 2009 - Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice
May 1, 2009
Baron RJ. Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-perspective-office-practice
Perspective
Most patient interactions with the health care system occur in the outpatien…
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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/850362/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for
Error on Discharge from the Hospital
June 14, 2023
Agrawal G, Nguyen DM. Home Medications Contribute to a Unique Opportunity for Error on Discharge from
the Hospital. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/home-medications-contribute-unique-opp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49395/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - Medication Overdose
April 1, 2003
Kaushal R. Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-overdose
The Case
A 15-year-old boy with end-stage AIDS was admitted to the pediatric ICU with mental status changes. He
was diagnosed with status epilepticus and started on a loading…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49463/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Moved Too Soon
October 1, 2004
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
The Case
A 67-year-old man was admitted to a general hospital ward after undergoing a laminectomy. Two hours
after arriving, while the patient was still groggy from anesthesia, a nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73412/psn-pdf
August 01, 2022 - “Behavioral Health Vital Signs” Initiative Increases Patient
Education and Disclosure about Interpersonal Violence
(IPV)
June 30, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/behavioral-health-vital-signs-initiative-increases-patient-education-and-
disclosure
Summary
The Behavioral Health Vital Signs (BHVS) screener i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49473/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - On O.R. Off?
March 1, 2005
Leonard M. On O.R. Off? PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or
The Case
An elderly man was admitted to the vascular surgery service with rest pain in his leg. Angiography
demonstrated peripheral artery disease with anatomy suitable for revascularization. A consulting
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49389/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve?
February 1, 2003
Gibbs VC, Leape L. Procedural Mishap: Learning Curve? PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/procedural-mishap-learning-curve
The Case
A 28-year-old multiparous obese female presented for laparoscopic tubal ligation. The patient had
undesired fert…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49826/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - Air on the Side of Caution
April 1, 2018
Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
The Case
A young woman with morbid obesity was scheduled for cardiac catheterization to evaluate shortness of
breath and chest pain. A decision was m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/another-fall
June 01, 2010 - Risk factors can be thought of as being intrinsic (eg, leg weakness, poor balance, cognitive impairment … The nurses identified him as being at “very high risk” for falls and thought the patient should be placed … Two final thoughts occur to me as I review this case.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deciphering-code
November 16, 2022 - A thought-experiment of walking through the frequently nurse-driven activation of a code—including how
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surgical-personality-threat-patient-safety
February 24, 2021 - Rather, we need to ask: Under what conditions are social arrangements once thought unassailable and uncontested
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/consequences-medical-overuse
May 05, 2021 - Decreasing the amount of overuse will require better education of clinicians in probabilistic thinking
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-breast-cancer-diagnosis-false-sense-security
May 01, 2005 - Thinking, Fast and Slow. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 2011.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ensuring-patient-and-workforce-safety-culture-healthcare
March 27, 2024 - found significant but weak correlations between participants’ emotional stability and level of abstract thinking
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865454/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - significant but weak correlations between participants’ emotional
stability and level of abstract thinking
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841467/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - A framework for assessing reasoning about controversial
end-of-life clinical decisions.
December 14, 2022
Fedyk M, Fairman N, Romano PS, et al. A framework for assessing reasoning about controversial end-of-
life clinical decisions. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/framework-assessing-reasonin…