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The PSNet Collection: All Content

The AHRQ PSNet Collection comprises an extensive selection of resources relevant to the patient safety community. These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. Resources are identified using the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database, various news and content aggregators, and the expertise of the AHRQ PSNet editorial and technical teams.

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    Maternal Safety
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    • September 13, 2021
    Ensuring maternal safety is a patient safety priority. This library reflects a curated selection of PSNet content focused on improving maternal safety. Included resources explore strategies with the potential to improve maternal care delivery and outcomes, such as high reliability, collaborative initiatives, teamwork, and trigger tools.
    Patient safety: it takes a team.
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    • Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
    Patient engagement is a promising strategy for error reduction and has become a priority of influential regulatory and governmental organizations. This Web site offers tips to help patients improve their safety, including bringing a friend or family member to appointments, asking questions prior to surgery, and keeping an accurate medication list.
    Ensuring Correct Surgery.
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    • National Center for Patient Safety; NCPS
    This pamphlet informs consumers on steps both patients and clinicians should take prior to surgery to ensure safety.
    Quick Tips--When Planning for Surgery.
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    • Agency for Health Care Policy and Research; AHCPR; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ.
    This AHRQ brochure provides practical advice for patients facing non-emergent surgery, to help them be generally informed about the procedure, aware of the risks, and prepared to contribute to the safety of their experience.
    20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors.
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    • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AHRQ.
    This fact sheet for patients provides recommendations to help them prevent medical errors when taking medications, during a hospital stay, and prior to having surgery.
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