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March 25, 2020 - Use of a checklist may be an important tool in preventing this type of error.
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April 01, 2006 - Perspectives on Safety
Annual Perspective
Technology as a Tool
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August 01, 2009 - Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors A complete, accurate, and current medication list is a critical tool
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February 26, 2025 - with an even greater sensitivity of 95% for diagnosing diverticulitis.6 This makes it an
attractive tool
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September 27, 2023 - with an even greater sensitivity of 95% for diagnosing diverticulitis. 6 This makes it an attractive tool
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April 24, 2018 - The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to Prevent Missteps
Citation Text:
Sauder C, Kleber KT. The Next Step: Use of a Pre-Operative Checklist to Prevent Missteps. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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June 14, 2023 - Advance Alert Monitor Program: An Automated Early
Warning System for Adults At Risk for In-Hospital Clinical
Deterioration
June 14, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/advance-alert-monitor-program-automated-early-warning-system-adults-
risk-hospital
Summary
To address a well-documented hospital adverse outco…
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February 01, 2013 - Waiting Too Long
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Rosen MA. Waiting Too Long. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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February 02, 2022 - Glucose Roller Coaster
Citation Text:
Sharpe B. Glucose Roller Coaster. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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February 06, 2012 - The Dropped Lung
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Heffner JR. The Dropped Lung. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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June 07, 2016 - The Forgotten Radiographic Read
Citation Text:
Coil CJ, Witt MD. The Forgotten Radiographic Read. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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August 07, 2019 - An Obstructed View
Citation Text:
Carter J. An Obstructed View. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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December 01, 2005 - Low on the Totem Pole
December 1, 2005
Wachter R. Low on the Totem Pole. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/low-totem-pole
Case Objectives
Understand the concept of authority gradient
List steps that can be taken to increase communication across an authority gradient
Consider the current cultu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49512/psn-pdf
May 01, 2006 - Right? Left? Neither!
May 1, 2006
Chassin MR, Howell EA. Right? Left? Neither!. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-left-neither
Case Objectives
Appreciate the role of Reason's Swiss Cheese Model in medical errors
Understand the process of analyzing a single error
Provide suggestions for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33697/psn-pdf
June 01, 2010 - What Do We Know About Emergency Department Safety?
June 1, 2010
Sklar DP, Crandall CS. What Do We Know About Emergency Department Safety? PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-do-we-know-about-emergency-department-safety
Perspective
Emergency medicine has evolved from a location, with var…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49640/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - The Case for Patient Flow Management
November 1, 2011
Litvak E, Bernheim SA. The Case for Patient Flow Management. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/case-patient-flow-management
The Case
A 52-year-old woman with a history of major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and alcohol abuse
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May 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...Sir Liam Donaldson, MD, MSc
May 1, 2007
In Conversation with..Sir Liam Donaldson, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withsir-liam-donaldson-md-msc
Editor's Note: Sir Liam Donaldson, MD, MSc, is England's Chief Medical Officer, a post often referre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/crossing-borderline
June 01, 2022 - Crossing the Borderline
Citation Text:
Oldham JM. Crossing the Borderline. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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December 01, 2016 - In Conversation With... James P. Bagian, MD, PE
December 1, 2016
In Conversation With.. James P. Bagian, MD, PE. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-james-p-bagian-md-pe
Editor's note: Dr. Bagian is Director of the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety at the
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October 28, 2020 - When Looks Aren’t All They Appear to Be: A Medication
Error in an Uncommon Indication
October 28, 2020
Ton K. When Looks Aren’t All They Appear to Be: A Medication Error in an Uncommon Indication . PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-looks-arent-all-they-appear-be-medication-error-uncommon-
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