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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-learning-mistakes-have-be-painful-analysis-5-years-experience-leeds-radiology
April 05, 2013 - Analysis of 5 years' experience from the Leeds radiology educational cases meetings identifies common … Analysis of 5 years' experience from the Leeds radiology educational cases meetings identifies common … able to identify numerous opportunities for improving learning from error, including using positive cases … Analysis of 5 years' experience from the Leeds radiology educational cases meetings identifies common … August 9, 2011
WebM&M Cases
The Wet Read
March 1,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/systematic-review-malpractice-litigation-diagnosis-and-treatment-acute-stroke
October 19, 2022 - Analyzing nearly 300 medical malpractice cases related to acute care of stroke patients, this review … The majority of cases resulted in no payout, but those that did result in payout saw an average settlement … August 4, 2015
WebM&M Cases
Misleading Complaint … July 1, 2012
WebM&M Cases
Duty to Disclose Someone … May 1, 2011
WebM&M Cases
The Worst Headache
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-diagnosis-endocrinologic-emergencies
November 13, 2024 - The Cases
Case #1:
A 47-year-old man with a history of hyperthyroidism and hypertension presented … In a retrospective study, both factors contributed to diagnostic error in 46% of the cases.( 14 ) In … January 4, 2024
WebM&M Cases
Delay in Malignancy … Mesenteric Ischemia
August 31, 2022
WebM&M Cases … Duplicate Insulin Order
March 1, 2019
WebM&M Cases
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hastened-death-due-disease-burden-and-distress-has-not-received-timely-quality-palliative
October 31, 2023 - They highlight three cases in which patients in Canada requested medical assistance in dying (MAiD). … The patients in two of the cases were never offered palliative care services, and this could be considered … Text in the Electronic Health Records
October 31, 2023
WebM&M Cases … July 8, 2020
WebM&M Cases
The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis … February 12, 2020
WebM&M Cases
Multiple Missed Opportunities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-computerized-virtual-cases-explore-diagnostic-error-practicing-physicians
August 20, 2018 - Study
Using computerized virtual cases to explore diagnostic error in practicing … Using computerized virtual cases to explore diagnostic error in practicing physicians. … This simulation study presented virtual patient cases to practicing physicians with the aim of improving … Using computerized virtual cases to explore diagnostic error in practicing physicians. … March 13, 2019
Teaching about diagnostic errors through virtual patient cases: a pilot
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hidden-dangers-outsourcing-radiology
December 19, 2007 - July 3, 2013
WebM&M Cases
The Dropped "No"
October … 1, 2011
WebM&M Cases
Duty to Disclose Someone … May 1, 2011
WebM&M Cases
Right? Left? … May 1, 2006
WebM&M Cases
The Wet Read
March … 1, 2006
WebM&M Cases
Techno Trip
March 1,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/training-education
October 01, 2025 - In this section, you will have the opportunity to read WebM&M (Morbidity & Mortality) Spotlight Cases … Continuing Education: New Spotlight Cases
Spotlight Case and Commentaries are certified for continuing … View All Spotlight Cases
WebM&M Case Studies
WebM&M (Morbidity … Spotlight Cases include interactive learning modules available for CME (Continuing Medical Education) … Olson, MD | March 25, 2025
This pair of cases describes patients misdiagnosed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/underdiagnosis-hypertension-using-electronic-health-records
November 16, 2022 - New cases of hypertension were frequently not diagnosed in a large ambulatory health care system, despite … March 15, 2017
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It's Sarah, Not … July 26, 2011
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Bad Writing, Wrong Medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicare-failed-investigate-suspicious-infection-cases-96-hospitals
May 29, 2019 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Medicare failed to investigate suspicious infection cases … Citation Text:
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/complications-vascular-access-procedures-patients-kidney-disease
November 15, 2023 - The Cases Three patients were at the same hospital over the course of a few months for vascular access … As a result of these first two cases, system-wide changes were implemented that included standardized … The cases presented above describe situations in which additional monitoring and staff could have been … Morbidity & Mortality meetings can also be helpful to discuss difficult cases and identify additional … November 16, 2022
WebM&M Cases
Delayed Diagnosis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-communicating-diagnostic-uncertainty-safety-netting-process-insights-vignette-study
February 20, 2019 - January 10, 2024
WebM&M Cases
Paroxysmal Supraventricular … initial patient-provider encounter are a frequent source of diagnostic error among ischemic stroke cases … October 23, 2019
WebM&M Cases
Hiding in Plain Sight … August 1, 2009
WebM&M Cases
Autopsy Revelation … March 1, 2004
WebM&M Cases
Missed Appendicitis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duplicate-therapies-retail-pharmacy
August 05, 2022 - The Cases
Case 1: A middle-aged man with a past medical history of heart failure with reduced ejection … In addition to opportunities for an improved patient counseling process, both cases reflect errors that … Adequate patient/caregiver counseling in both cases may have prevented these medication discrepancies … Close follow-up with a pharmacist occurred in both cases and led to identification and correction of … May 16, 2022
WebM&M Cases
Wrong Catheter in the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/management-cardiac-arrest-unconventional-locations
June 14, 2023 - The Commentary
By Garima Agrawal, MD, MPH, and Mithu Molla, MD, MBA
Both of the cases described above … other cardiovascular emergencies through didactic instruction and active participation in simulated cases … November 15, 2018
WebM&M Cases
No BP During NIBP … March 1, 2013
WebM&M Cases
Anticoagulation … January 1, 2009
WebM&M Cases
A Mid-Summer Fog
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mortality-and-risk-factors-associated-misdiagnosis-acute-aortic-syndrome-ontario-canada
September 23, 2020 - Based on a retrospective cohort including 1,299 cases of AAS in Ontario, Canada, between 2003-2018, researchers … Mortality and surgical intervention were similar in missed and non-missed cases of AAS. … May 29, 2024
WebM&M Cases
Under Pressure: Delayed Diagnosis … April 24, 2024
WebM&M Cases
A Laceration that Needed … August 19, 2020
WebM&M Cases
The NSTEMI Curbside Consultation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-opportunities-suicide-risk-assessment
September 27, 2023 - Systems Issues: In both of these cases, the patients did not receive adequate suicide risk assessment … It is also recommended that in cases when a patient cannot respond, reliable third-party information … June 14, 2023
WebM&M Cases
A Fumbled Handoff to … Inpatient Rehab
September 1, 2015
WebM&M Cases … June 14, 2023
WebM&M Cases
Challenging Case of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadequate-preanesthetic-evaluation-airway-trouble
November 01, 2023 - The morning gynecology surgery list was overbooked with five cases, a mixture of ambulatory cases and … inpatient cases. … degree of potential difficulty with placing an endotracheal tube ( Table 2 ).( 4,5 ) In these two cases … December 14, 2022
WebM&M Cases
Open wider: Failure … December 14, 2022
WebM&M Cases
Fecal Contamination
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-10/The%20Different%20Count%20Contributions%20to%20Retention.pdf
January 01, 2024 - All RSI cases are not the same. … In 31 cases (67%) lap
pads (18x18” cotton woven surgical sponges) were retained, in 11 cases (24%) “ … ) No Count Retention Cases
and forty (87%) Correct Count Retention Cases. … or near miss cases. … factor in retained sponge cases.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-preferences-cases-inter-system-medical-error-discovery-imed
November 02, 2018 - Study
Patient preferences in cases of Inter-system Medical Error Discovery (IMED) … Patient Preferences in Cases of Inter-system Medical Error Discovery (IMED). … This study used simulated cases to explore patient preferences for error disclosure when the disclosing … Patient Preferences in Cases of Inter-system Medical Error Discovery (IMED).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hospital-acquired-diabetic-ketoacidosis
October 28, 2020 - The Cases
Case #1: A 46-year-old Hindi-speaking resident of a skilled nursing facility (SNF) with … hyperglycemia in the setting of type 1 diabetes is ineffective and can result in DKA, as these two cases … The remaining cases were caused by infection, steroid-induced hyperglycemia, acute stress from cardiac … In both the cases described above, a medical history with best possible medication history would have … In the two cases described above, reflexively testing beta-hydroxybutyrate may have triggered timelier