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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33771/psn-pdf
August 22, 2014 - Beyond the Hospital: the New Frontier of Patient Safety
August 22, 2014
Plews-Ogan M. Beyond the Hospital: the New Frontier of Patient Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/beyond-hospital-new-frontier-patient-safety
Perspective
The frontier of patient safety outside the hospital has y…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72835/psn-pdf
March 10, 2021 - In Conversation With... Libby Hoy and Stephen Hoy
March 10, 2021
In Conversation With.. Libby Hoy and Stephen Hoy. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-libby-hoy-and-stephen-hoy
Editor’s Note: Libby Hoy, Patient Family Advisor (PFA), is the Founder and CEO of Patient Family
Cente…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50611/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - The Lost Start Date: an Unknown Risk of E-prescribing
October 30, 2019
Wright A, Schiff G. The Lost Start Date: an Unknown Risk of E-prescribing. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-start-date-unknown-risk-e-prescribing
Case Objectives
List the most common errors associated with computerized…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/navigating-chaos-fatal-iatrogenic-liver-injury-patient-admitted-leg-fractures
November 27, 2019 - Navigating Chaos: Fatal Iatrogenic Liver Injury in a Patient Admitted for Leg Fractures
Citation Text:
Loseth C. Navigating Chaos: Fatal Iatrogenic Liver Injury in a Patient Admitted for Leg Fractures. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49651/psn-pdf
May 01, 2012 - The Perils of Cross Coverage
May 1, 2012
Farnan JM, Arora V. The Perils of Cross Coverage. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/perils-cross-coverage
Case Objectives
Explain the recently instituted ACGME duty hour regulations for 2011 as they pertain to handoffs and
care transitions.
Describe ed…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49825/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages
April 1, 2018
Karliner LS. When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-patients-and-providers-speak-different-languages
Case Objectives
Understand the legal and regulatory obligations to prov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49648/psn-pdf
March 01, 2012 - Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call
March 1, 2012
Mourad M, Rennke S. Postdischarge Follow-Up Phone Call. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/postdischarge-follow-phone-call
Case Objectives
Understand why preventing readmissions through postdischarge phone calls is important.
Describe evidence su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49585/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Delirium or Dementia?
May 1, 2009
Rudolph JL. Delirium or Dementia? PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delirium-or-dementia
Case Objectives
State the key diagnostic differences between delirium and dementia.
Describe the Confusion Assessment Method for workup of suspected delirium.
Explain the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61082/psn-pdf
July 23, 2020 - Long-Term Care and the Response to COVID-19
October 28, 2020
Popejoy LL, Crecelius CA, Fitall E, et al. Long-Term Care and the Response to COVID-19. PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/long-term-care-and-response-covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching consequences on how the hea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33740/psn-pdf
November 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD
November 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Abraham Verghese, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-abraham-verghese-md
Editor's note: Abraham Verghese, MD, is Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the
Stanford University S…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836885/psn-pdf
May 16, 2022 - Management of Cardiac Arrest in Unconventional
Locations.
May 16, 2022
Agrawal G, Molla M. Management of Cardiac Arrest in Unconventional Locations. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/management-cardiac-arrest-unconventional-locations
The Case
Case #1: An 80-year-old man with history of Parkins…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49855/psn-pdf
March 01, 2019 - Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist?
March 1, 2019
Blackmore CC. Which Line: Ordering Provider or Proceduralist? PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/which-line-ordering-provider-or-proceduralist
Case Objectives
Review the role of mistake-proofing to block errors from leading to adverse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49474/psn-pdf
March 01, 2005 - Hidden Mystery
March 1, 2005
Brunette DD. Hidden Mystery. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-mystery
Case Objectives
Appreciate the challenges of caring for morbidly obese patients.
List specific interventions that can be implemented when caring for obese patients.
Develop a rational ap…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73336/psn-pdf
May 26, 2021 - The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping
Healthcare Providers
May 26, 2021
Glaser K, Vongspanich-Dray J. The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping Healthcare Providers.
PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/great-pretender-syphilis-still-stumping-healthcare-providers
The Case
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33837/psn-pdf
July 01, 2017 - In Conversation With… Michelle Mello, MPhil, JD, PhD
July 1, 2017
In Conversation With… Michelle Mello, MPhil, JD, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-michelle-mello-mphil-jd-phd
Editor's note: Michelle Mello is Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Professor of Healt…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49733/psn-pdf
May 01, 2015 - Transitions in Adolescent Medicine
May 1, 2015
Okumura MJ, Williams RG. Transitions in Adolescent Medicine. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transitions-adolescent-medicine
The Case
A 21-year-old woman with a history of Marfan syndrome complicated by aortic root dilation presented to the
emer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33784/psn-pdf
April 01, 2015 - In Conversation With… David Urbach, MD, MSc
April 1, 2015
In Conversation With… David Urbach, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-david-urbach-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. David Urbach is Professor of Surgery and Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
at the University…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/recurrent-hypoglycemia-care-transition-failure
December 23, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure?
Citation Text:
Eytan T. Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2008.
Copy Citation
Format:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33766/psn-pdf
May 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS
May 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-didier-pittet-md-ms
Editor's note: Didier Pittet, MD, MS, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Infection Control
Programme and WHO Co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72689/psn-pdf
January 29, 2021 - But See the Patient First
January 29, 2021
Sinigayan VR. But See the Patient First. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/see-patient-first
The Case
A 55-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia presented to the emergency department (ED) with a chief
complaint of fever. Five days previously, he …