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	Search Advanced Search Patient Safety Primers Patient Safety Primers guide you through key concepts in patient safety. Each Primer defines a topic, offers background information on its epidemiology and context, and highlights relevant content from both AHRQ PSNet and AHRQ WebM&M. Safety Target Handoffs and Signouts Health Care-Associated Infections Error Types Never Events Approach to Improving Safety Computerized Provider Order Entry Handoffs and Signouts Medication Reconciliation Never Events Patient Disclosure Rapid Response Systems Root Cause Analysis Note that some primers are listed under multiple elements of our patient safety taxonomy; for example, "Handoffs and Signouts" are both a safety target (mostly the handoffs) and an approach to improving safety (mostly the signouts). Produced for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality by a team of editors at the University of California, San Francisco with guidance from a prominent Editorial Board. This site was designed and implemented by Silverchair. Contact AHRQ PSNet | Copyright | AHRQ PSNet Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Help
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