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psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-334
March 31, 2022 - March 23, 2022 Weekly Issue
PSNet highlights the latest patient safety literature, news, and expert commentary, including Weekly
Updates, WebM&M, and Perspectives on Safety. The current issue highlights what's new this week in patient
safety literature, news, conferences, reports,…
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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/out-sight-out-mind-out-office-test-result-management
September 01, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Out-of-Office Test Result Management
Citation Text:
Poon EG. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Out-of-Office Test Result Management. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hidden-mystery
December 01, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Hidden Mystery
Citation Text:
Brunette DD. Hidden Mystery. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/false-assumptions-result-missed-pneumothorax-after-bronchoscopy-transbronchial-biopsy
March 15, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
False Assumptions Result in a Missed Pneumothorax after Bronchoscopy with Transbronchial Biopsy.
Citation Text:
Kuhn BT, Chau-Etchepare F. False Assumptions Result in a Missed Pneumothorax after Bronchoscopy with Transbronchial Biopsy.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transitions-adolescent-medicine
August 04, 2021 - Transitions in Adolescent Medicine
Citation Text:
Okumura MJ, Williams RG. Transitions in Adolescent Medicine. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
February 01, 2006 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Near Miss with Bedside Medications
Citation Text:
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2011.
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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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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…