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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867022/psn-pdf
October 30, 2024 - Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) defines an ineligible company as “as any entity whose primary business
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-mesenteric-ischemia
March 31, 2021 - Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines an ineligible company as “as any entity whose primary business
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/evolution-patient-safety-surgery
August 01, 2017 - We've had projects with various EHR vendors putting their best and brightest to work trying to figure
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/spotlight_nstemi.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Spotlight
The NSTEMI Curbside
Consultation
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the July 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit is available
o Commentary by: Amparo C. Villablanca, MD and Gordon Wong, MD
MBA
o AHRQ WebM&M Editors …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33809/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc
June 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-gregg-s-meyer-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. Meyer is Chief Clinical Officer of Partners Healthcare System, the large Boston-based
system tha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safety-challenges-supervision-and-night-coverage-academic-residency
February 21, 2024 - The Safety Challenges of Supervision and Night Coverage in Academic Residency
Citation Text:
Raffel K. The Safety Challenges of Supervision and Night Coverage in Academic Residency. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49705/psn-pdf
January 01, 2020 - A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care
April 1, 2014
Betjemann J, Josephson AS. A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reflexive-diagnosis-primary-care
Case Objectives
Appreciate that primary care doctors may be caring for an increasing number of patients wi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49712/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - May I Have Another?—Medication Error
June 1, 2014
Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/may-i-have-another-medication-error
The Case
A 40-year-old man was admitted to the hospital after having a seizure. Upon admission, the patient, a
pharmacology-tra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33801/psn-pdf
February 01, 2016 - In Conversation With…Christine A. Sinsky, MD
February 1, 2016
In Conversation With…Christine A. Sinsky, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withchristine-sinsky-md
Editor's note: Christine A. Sinsky, MD, is the Vice President for Professional Satisfaction at the American
Me…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/safeguarding-diagnostic-testing-point-care
September 30, 2011 - Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care
Citation Text:
Kost GJ, Ehrmeyer SS. Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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Format:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49455/psn-pdf
July 01, 2004 - The Worst Headache
July 1, 2004
Edlow JA. The Worst Headache. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/worst-headache
The Case
A 48-year-old woman with a history of migraine headaches and hypertension presented to her outpatient
clinic with a 4-day history of headache. While shopping 4 days earlier, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49600/psn-pdf
April 01, 2010 - Bad Writing, Wrong Medication
April 1, 2010
Devine B. Bad Writing, Wrong Medication. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bad-writing-wrong-medication
Case Objectives
Differentiate between a medication error and an adverse drug event.
Appreciate the system complexities involved in medication erro…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49549/psn-pdf
December 06, 2007 - Elopement
December 1, 2007
Gerardi D. Elopement. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/elopement
Case Objectives
Define elopement and differentiate it from wandering and leaving against medical advice.
Identify leading contributors to elopement events.
Describe strategies for preventing elopement…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49608/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Emergent Triage Miss
August 1, 2010
Travers D. Emergent Triage Miss. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergent-triage-miss
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to a busy urban emergency department (ED) and approached the triage
nurse. The patient told the triage nurse that she had "3 days o…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/treatment-challenges-after-discharge
January 03, 2017 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Treatment Challenges After Discharge
Citation Text:
Coffey C. Treatment Challenges After Discharge. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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Format:
Google Scholar Bib…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49573/psn-pdf
January 01, 2009 - Dangerous Shift
November 1, 2008
Patterson ES. Dangerous Shift. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/dangerous-shift
Case Objectives
Review the evidence base on erroneous actions related to shift changes.
Understand the limits of standardizing handoffs in preventing errors at shift change.
Expla…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/spotlight_case_mismanagement_of_acute_decompensated_heart_failure_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Hypertensive Emergency
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary by: Jaenic Lee, MD Josh Fernel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42010/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Impact of attending physician workload on patient care: a
survey of hospitalists.
December 21, 2014
Michtalik HJ, Yeh H-C, Pronovost P, et al. Impact of attending physician workload on patient care: a survey
of hospitalists. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173(5):375-7. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1864.
https://psnet.ahr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43563/psn-pdf
November 17, 2014 - Creating spaces in intensive care for safe
communication: a video-reflexive ethnographic study.
November 17, 2014
Hor S-Y, Iedema R, Manias E. Creating spaces in intensive care for safe communication: a video-reflexive
ethnographic study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(12):1007-13. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002835.
https://ps…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-problem-solving-lost-transcription
September 20, 2011 - August 29, 2016
What price must we pay for safety?